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New York Times, Monday, November 20, 1995

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Will Shortz
Remains of an ancient statue, maybe
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Sidney L. Robbins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQWXYZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 188 for Mr. Robbins. Monday freshness: 13%
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© 1995, The New York Times11/20/95 ( No. 16,813 )
Across
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Late tennis V.I.P. Arthur : ASHE
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Drying oven : OAST
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Sammy Davis Jr. book "Yes ___" : ICAN
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Karate blow : CHOP
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___ bodied seaman : ABLE
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Window cover : DRAPE
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Stable diet? : HORSEFEED
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Fix deep and tight : EMBED
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Approved : ENDORSED
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White House's ___ Office : OVAL
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Considers : DEEMS
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Mr. Onassis : ARI
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Immature salamander : EFT
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Outbursts : TIRADES
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Sticky stuff : GOO
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Little troublemakers : IMPS
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Stepson of Emperor Claudius : NERO
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Ballplayer's bobble : ERROR
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___ John of "Tommy" : ELTON
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Dictator Idi : AMIN
43
"___ Excited" (1984 hit) : IMSO
44
Aviation prefix : AER
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Worded : PHRASED
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Classic auto : REO
49
Symbol of punishment : ROD
50
Sour : ACERB
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"Get a ___ on it!" : GRIP
57
Plant cases : TERRARIA
60
The Red ___ (W.W. I ace) : BARON
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Tout's locale : RACETRACK
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Accommodate : ADAPT
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To be, in Brest : ETRE
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Words of comprehension : ISEE
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Went by taxi : RODE
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Legendary Bunyan : PAUL
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Dorm items : BEDS
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Yearned : ACHED
2
Was brilliant : SHONE
3
Multitude : HORDE
4
Downs town : EPSOM
5
Blockheads : OAFS
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Have ___ in one's bonnet : ABEE
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Winter transportation : SLED
8
Koppel or Kennedy : TED
9
La Douce : IRMA
10
Ancestor of a fax : CABLEGRAM
11
Mimic : APE
12
Actor Sparks : NED
15
Contrives : DEVISES
17
Former "formerly" : ERST
20
Silver container : ORE
22
Handsome gent : ADONIS
24
Pays, as the bill : FOOTS
25
Remains of an ancient statue, maybe : TORSO
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Hotel : INN
28
View : REGARD
29
Fragrance : AROMA
31
"___ the worst ..." : IFEAR
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Free-for-all : MELEE
33
Russian Revolution locale : PETROGRAD
34
Pavement caution : SLO
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Reine's husband : ROI
39
Available, as a book : INPRINT
40
Opposite WSW : ENE
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50's dance : HOP
47
Pub missile : DART
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West Indies Indian : CARIB
52
Clear the board : ERASE
53
Reduced to granules : RICED
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Cooks a pie : BAKES
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Hitchcock thriller : ROPE
57
London goodbye : TATA
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Linen color : ECRU
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Movie unit : REEL
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Lawyer's ___ exam : BAR
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Fuss : ADO
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Agent, slangily : REP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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