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New York Times, Saturday, November 25, 1995

Author:
Joe DiPietro
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Across : Gives a break
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1408/26/19956/18/20231
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331.59672%
Joe DiPietro

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JXZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. DiPietro. Saturday freshness: 8%
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© 1995, The New York Times11/25/95 ( No. 16,818 )
Across
1
Lutetia's modern name : PARIS
6
Ship's pole : BOOM
10
Desert dweller : ARAB
14
Acid type : AMINO
15
So : ERGO
16
Partnership for Peace grp. : NATO
17
Kind of chest : CEDAR
18
Car dealer's wingding : SELLATHON
20
Threefold : TRINE
21
Travel at night, perhaps : SLEEPWALK
22
It's found near the toe of a boot : SICILY
24
Gives a break : SPELLS
25
Cry on the set : CUT
26
TV attachment : ADAPTER
30
"What's My Line" host John, 1950-67 : DALY
31
Missus : WIFE
32
Microsoft competitor : APPLE
36
Compass dir. : ENE
37
Din : CLATTER
39
Sibling: Abbr. : REL
40
Stew seasoning : BASIL
42
Handel opera : NERO
43
Tax : LEVY
44
Dry : SAHARAN
46
Bon ___ : AMI
47
Kind of sweater : ANGORA
50
Part of a weight lifter's routine : SQUATS
53
Art rooms : GALLERIES
57
Loosen : UNTIE
58
Michigan, e.g. : GREATLAKE
59
Extract : EDUCE
60
Rapper of note : ICET
61
___ arch : OGEE
62
A shot in the arm, maybe : SERUM
63
First word of North Carolina's motto : ESSE
64
Tennis star ___ Martin : TODD
65
Lock : TRESS
Down
1
Bonds : PACTS
2
Slice of ___ : AMERICANA
3
Ribs : RIDICULES
4
Foolishness : INANITY
5
French philosopher Georges : SOREL
6
Porgy's love : BESS
7
Turgenev's birthplace : OREL
8
Gape at : OGLE
9
Harry : MOLEST
10
City on the Scheldt : ANTWERP
11
1986 Indy winner Bobby : RAHAL
12
Former nuclear test site : ATOLL
13
Whops : BONKS
19
Show up : APPEAR
23
Two-master : YAWL
27
Tabloid favorite : DIANA
28
Following : AFTER
29
Edomites' capital : PETRA
30
Ball girl : DEB
33
Jumping the gun : PREMATURE
34
Book of laws : LEVITICUS
35
England's Isle of ___ : ELY
37
Shade of red : CLARET
38
Eternity : EONS
41
Obtain, bacteriologically : ISOLATE
43
Convert, in a way : LAUNDER
45
Tart : HARLOT
47
College Station athlete : AGGIE
48
Sniffling dogs' companions : NARCS
49
Part songs : GLEES
51
Medieval adventure : QUEST
52
Looks like : SEEMS
54
"Honest ___,/My Desdemona must I leave to thee" : IAGO
55
Made, with "out" : EKED
56
Sow : SEED

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

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