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New York Times, Saturday, October 29, 1994

Author:
Frank A. Longo
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Across : Plot
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
9110/29/199411/24/20192
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
150137142922
RebusScrabDebutFresh
41.4868687%
Frank Longo

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 26 Missing: {JKQWXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Longo. Saturday freshness: 95%
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© 1994, The New York Times10/29/94 ( No. 16,426 )
Across
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Luminesced : SHIMMERED
10
Course : CLASS
15
Fatalness : LETHALITY
16
J.P. Donleavy novel : LEILA
17
Kudos : ACCOLADES
18
Like many teacups : EARED
19
Ultimate : NTH
20
Tropical fruit tree : ATES
21
Spread : PARTED
22
Most newspapers : DAILIES
24
Plot : CONNIVE
25
Sea eagles : ERNES
26
Search party members : POSSEMEN
27
Backsliding : REGRESSIVE
30
1981 Beatty-Keaton epic : REDS
31
Mountaineers : SCALERS
33
Canine cries : ARFS
37
Hires too many employees : OVERSTAFFS
42
Spayed : NEUTERED
44
Lofty nest: Var. : EYRIE
45
Snubbed : IGNORED
46
Bygone empress : TSARINA
48
City on the Bay of Bengal : MADRAS
49
Nectar flavor : PEAR
50
Male cat : GIB
51
Nom de guerre : ALIAS
52
Chew : MASTICATE
54
Shade : TINGE
55
Linked in a series : CATENATED
56
Fired up : EAGER
57
Vulgarity : CRASSNESS
Down
1
Throw dirt on : SLANDER
2
2.471 acres : HECTARE
3
Restless : ITCHING
4
Conductance unit : MHO
5
Feeling of discomfort : MALAISES
6
Cheer : ELATE
7
Disneyland attractions : RIDES
8
Parisian summers : ETES
9
Functional prefix : DYS
10
Absterges : CLEANS
11
Student : LEARNER
12
TV show's spot : AIRTIME
13
Having protective wrapping : SLEEVED
14
Dispirits : SADDENS
21
Brainteasers : POSERS
23
Manannan's father, in myth : LER
24
Stand in (for) : COVER
26
Aheap : PILED
28
Makes baskets : SCORES
29
Made a copy on a floppy : SAVED
32
Candle-wax compounds : STEARINS
33
Vivify : ANIMATE
34
King's privileges : REGALIA
35
Financial support : FUNDING
36
Safekeeping : STORAGE
38
Burgh on the Firth of Clyde : AYR
39
Aircraft carrier escort : FRIGATE
40
Sets that have limits : FINITES
41
Ocean floors : SEABEDS
43
Pencil topper : ERASER
46
Seed coat : TESTA
47
Overindulges : SATES
49
Famous name in TV talk : PAAR
52
Year in King John's reign : MCC
53
Hoosegow : CAN

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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