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New York Times, Saturday, December 24, 1994

Author:
John Stanley
Editor:
Will Shortz
37-Across : Pulitzer-winning poet Gary et al.
TotalDebut
112/24/1994
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0000001
ScrabDebutFresh
1.36493%
John Stanley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 35 Missing: {JQWZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Stanley. Saturday freshness: 71%
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© 1994, The New York Times12/24/94 ( No. 16,482 )
Across
1
Midwest Indian : SAUK
5
One of the Seven Sages of ancient Greece : BIAS
9
Sharpener : STROP
14
Item of earthenware : OLLA
15
Yarn opener : ONCE
16
Like elm leaves : EROSE
17
Made a liar of : DISPROVED
19
Arrest : RUNIN
20
Fisherman's gear : SETLINE
21
Continuing : UNENDED
23
Put in order : NEATEN
24
Running track material : CINDERS
25
Purposeful : EARNEST
26
Motorcycle hero : EVEL
27
Kind of card : ATM
28
Yields : RELENTS
32
More saponaceous : SOAPIER
37
Pulitzer-winning poet Gary et al. : SNYDERS
38
Auto designer Maserati : ERNESTO
39
Surplus : FAT
40
It's near Piccadilly Circus : SOHO
41
Swinehulls : PIGPENS
45
Split-up of 1970 : BEATLES
48
Flirts : OGLERS
49
Large, sweet cherry : OXHEART
50
Rose : MOUNTED
52
Left : APORT
53
Brain clutter : ESOTERICA
55
1934 Douglas Freeman biography : RELEE
56
Eastern royalty : RANI
57
Mel and family : OTTS
58
Goes downhill : SLEDS
59
Chair support : SLAT
60
Gossip : DISH
Down
1
Covers some ground : SODS
2
Turnoff : ALIENATOR
3
Northern Irelander : ULSTERMAN
4
Film director Jonathan : KAPLAN
5
Pop music family of the 50's-70's : BOONES
6
Coin : INVENT
7
Close friend, in slang : ACE
8
Lotharios : SEDUCERS
9
On an even keel : SERENELY
10
Transported in wheelbarrows : TRUNDLED
11
Somewhat angular typeface : RONDE
12
Basket material : OSIER
13
Isn't finalized : PENDS
18
Sacrifice, e.g. : RITE
22
"The Guns of Navarone" star : NIVEN
25
Smooth : EASE
29
Queen with a famous bust : NEFERTITI
30
Cuts across : TRANSECTS
31
Frequent fliers : SSTS
33
Bugged : PESTERED
34
Leaves alone : ISOLATES
35
Wild blue yonder : ETHER
36
Strutters : ROOSTERS
41
Claremont, Calif., college : POMONA
42
Fielder's cry : IGOTIT
43
Stick : GLUE
44
Master Schofield of fiction : PENROD
45
Tusked animals : BOARS
46
Throw out : EXPEL
47
Sinatra film "___ in the Head" : AHOLE
51
Break into bits : DASH
54
Pharmacist's compound : SAL

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2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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