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New York Times, Wednesday, February 9, 1994

Author:
Randolph Ross
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : 1978 Yankee hero
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Randolph Ross

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Ross. Wednesday freshness: 98%
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T
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B
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© 1994, The New York Times2/9/94 ( No. 16,164 )
Across
1
Funny pages favorite : THEFARSIDE
11
Composer Satie : ERIK
15
Exciting adventure : HAIRRAISER
16
"I came," to Caesar : VENI
17
Recruiter's objective : ENLISTMENT
18
Professional suffixes : ISTS
19
Three after B : CDE
20
Cousin of "Eureka!" : OHO
21
Shows how : TEACHES
23
Stout : ALE
24
Hawaii's state bird : NENE
26
Screen's partner : STAGE
27
Post : SEND
29
Show anger, in away : REARUP
32
According to : PER
33
They make a bloom blossom : ESSES
35
Satisfied subscribers : RENEWERS
37
Profligate : LIBERTINE
40
Tubular pasta : RIGATONI
43
Victoria's Secret selection : SLIPS
47
Blown-up photo: Abbr. : ENL
48
Discovery of 1781 : URANUS
51
Stevedore's, e.g. : KNOT
52
Philatelist's item : STAMP
54
Little pest : GNAT
56
One over due : TRE
57
Shade maker : PARASOL
60
Twosome : DUO
61
Season in St.-Lo : ETE
62
Turner and Pappas : IKES
63
Way back : RETURNTRIP
66
Furniture wood : TEAK
67
Crudity : INELEGANCE
68
Guinness Book suffixes : ESTS
69
Creator of 1-Across : GARYLARSON
Down
1
Start of a Gardner title : THECASE
2
C.B.ers' names : HANDLES
3
Brennan and Ford : EILEENS
4
Calendar abbr. : FRI
5
Match play? : ARSON
6
Chung's partner : RATHER
7
Singer Nina : SIMONE
8
Real ending in London : ISE
9
1978 Yankee hero : DENT
10
Renowned costume designer : ERTE
11
Bounce : EVICT
12
Amend : RESHAPE
13
Whole amount : INTEGER
14
"Pow!" places : KISSERS
22
Quakers : ASPENS
25
Loop for a lobe : EARRING
28
Oscar ___ Renta : DELA
30
Like Gen. Schwarzkopf : RET
31
Prefix with cycle or sex : UNI
34
Gym exercises : SITUPS
36
TV host, 1955-82 : WELK
38
N.Y.C. div. : BOR
39
Bambi's aunt : ENA
40
Break : RESPITE
41
Pipe openings : INTAKES
42
Show anger, in away : GLAREAT
44
Hospital personnel : INTERNS
45
Feature of many court buildings : PORTICO
46
Increase the angle of elevation : STEEPEN
49
Without cause : UNDULY
50
Long, bony fish : SAUREL
53
Mardi Gras sights : MASKS
55
Friendly Islands : TONGA
58
First ed. : ORIG
59
Actress Olin : LENA
64
Dutch painter Gerard ___ Borch : TER
65
Thrash : TAR

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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