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New York Times, Monday, April 10, 1995

Author: Sidney L. Robbins
Editor: Will Shortz
Sidney L. Robbins
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Sidney L. Robbins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {KQVXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 177 for Mr. Robbins. NYT links: Across Lite
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© 1995, The New York TimesNo. 0410 ( 16,589 )
Across Down
1. Extremely unpleasant : NASTY
6. One going downhill : SLED
10. Sand : GRIT
14. Cosmetician Lauder : ESTEE
15. Peel : PARE
16. _____ Rooter : ROTO
17. With 36 Across, shirker's comment : WHENTHECATSAWAY
20. Manipulates a needle : SEWS
21. 60 minutes past 12 : ONE
22. Thrusts back : REPELS
23. _____ Glory : OLD
24. Glad rags : FINERY
25. Changed into : BECAME
29. Englsih statesman William : PITT
30. Oak-to-be : ACORN
31. _____ California : BAJA
32. Land amount : ACRE
36. See 17 Across : THEMICEWILLPLAY
39. Lays tuft : SODS
40. Biddies : HENS
41. Siouan Indian : OSAGE
42. Poses : SITS
43. Made beer : BREWED
44. Inclines : SLOPES
47. Serling of "The Twilight Zone" : ROD
48. Actor Omar : SHARIF
49. Artfully shy : COY
50. Gem : OPAL
54. Evasion and pursuit : CATANDMOUSEGAME
57. Came to earth : ALIT
58. Leave out : OMIT
59. British Museum's _____ marbles : ELGIN
60. The "B" in N.B. : BENE
61. Dig this! : MINE
62. Yorkshire city : LEEDS
 1. Front-page matter : NEWS
2. Tennis V.I.P. Arthur : ASHE
3. Goulash : STEW
4. Counting system : TENS
5. Still and all : YET
6. Disburse : SPEND
7. Spike, as the punch : LACE
8. Time for the history books : ERA
9. Of waste : DETRITAL
10. Pick of the vineyard : GRAPE
11. Oarsman : ROWER
12. Country in a grand tour : ITALY
13. Santa's bagful : TOYS
18. Bagel's middle : HOLE
19. Mailed : SENT
23. Hotel chain name : OMNI
24. South Pacific islanders : FIJIS
25. Faces the pitcher : BATS
26. Reverberate : ECHO
27. Campus lass, in old lingo : COED
28. Weaponry : ARMS
29. Dupes : PAWNS
31. Borscht ingredients : BEETS
32. Cathedral area : APSE
33. Eagle feature : CLAW
34. Latest "in" fashion : RAGE
35. Observed critically : EYED
37. Leader's office : CHIEFDOM
38. The Almighty : LORD
42. Twirl : SPIN
43. Word before and after "will be" : BOYS
44. Laminated rock : SHALE
45. Former language of 12 Down : LATIN
46. Give a keynote address : ORATE
47. Course : ROUTE
48. Sign of healing : SCAB
49. Mint : COIN
50. Leer at : OGLE
51. Senate runner : PAGE
52. In the center of : AMID
53. Camera part : LENS
55. 2,001, to Ovid : MMI
56. Slippery fish : EEL

Answer summary: 4 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.

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