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New York Times, Tuesday, March 28, 1995

Author:
Christopher Page
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Across : Visit to the Serengeti
TotalDebutLatest
173/6/19879/16/1997
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ScrabblePre‑WSFresh
1.44950%
Christopher Page

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {CJQVYZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Page. Tuesday freshness: 44%
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© 1995, The New York Times3/28/95 ( No. 16,576 )
Across
1
Overfill : SATE
5
Attorney ___ : ATLAW
10
Gulf of Aden vessel : DHOW
14
Don of talk radio : IMUS
15
Dade County city : MIAMI
16
Appian Way terminus : ROME
17
Trivial pests? : NITS
18
Jockey Cordero : ANGEL
19
Normandy river or department : ORNE
20
Superlative suffix : EST
21
Diminutive suffix : ETTE
22
Nikita's successor : LEONID
24
Nocturnal bird with an onomatopoeic name : WHIPPOORWILL
27
Cottonseed product : OIL
28
"Like wow!" : AWESOME
32
Swedish toast : SKAL
35
State of India : ASSAM
37
Baseball's Brock : LOU
38
"Mikado" refrain : WILLOWTITWILLOW
42
Coach Parseghian : ARA
43
Mythical weeper : NIOBE
44
Salary : WAGE
45
Arcade game : PINBALL
47
"Tea for ___" (1925 hit) : TWO
49
Chimera : WILLOTHEWISP
55
Visit to the Serengeti : SAFARI
58
Trim : PARE
59
___ es Salaam : DAR
60
All-comers' tournament : OPEN
61
Cordial flavor : ANISE
63
Skirt style : MINI
64
Carpal or physical beginning : META
65
Skate's cousin : MANTA
66
___-Rooter : ROTO
67
Returnees from Reno, maybe : EXES
68
Keanu Reeves thriller : SPEED
69
Lead : STAR
Down
1
Resilient strength : SINEW
2
Lancaster County group : AMISH
3
___-frutti : TUTTI
4
Road twist : ESS
5
Explosive compound : AMATOL
6
Deep red Spanish wine : TINTO
7
Pilsner : LAGER
8
Soul: Fr. : AME
9
Violent squall in the near-polar regions : WILLIWAW
10
Slobbers : DROOLS
11
___ of plenty : HORN
12
Atlanta arena, with "The" : OMNI
13
Pull dandelions, e.g. : WEED
21
Prefix with center : EPI
23
Fragrant resin : ELEMI
25
Pre-election product : POLL
26
Fritter away : WASTE
29
___ podrida : OLLA
30
Synthesizer : MOOG
31
30's chess champ Max : EUWE
32
Trade : SWAP
33
Dame ___ Te Kanawa : KIRI
34
Paton of "Cry, the Beloved Country" fame : ALAN
35
Bikini, e.g. : ATOLL
36
Bro. or sis. : SIB
39
Walking ___ (elated) : ONAIR
40
John of the Boston Pops : WILLIAMS
41
Former Polish city : LWOW
46
Masters, in Africa : BWANAS
47
Filament : THREAD
48
Small : WEE
50
Suppose : OPINE
51
Savor : TASTE
52
___ savant : IDIOT
53
Sleigh driver : SANTA
54
Before, with "to" : PRIOR
55
A few : SOME
56
Top : APEX
57
Gala : FETE
62
Forty winks : NAP
63
___ Butterworth : MRS

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

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