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New York Times, Friday, May 5, 1995

Author:
Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Across : Lack
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Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 22 for Mr. Estes. Friday freshness: 33%
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© 1995, The New York Times5/5/95 ( No. 16,614 )
Across
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Holiday companion : WYATTEARP
10
Hacks : CABS
14
Lucky charm : HORSESHOE
15
Sister ___ of "Guys and Dolls" : SARAH
16
Plan of action : INTENTION
17
Painter Franz : KLINE
18
Practitioners, for short : MDS
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Puff : PANT
20
Enlarge : DILATE
21
Catwoman of 60's TV : KITT
22
Dresses to the nines : DOLLSUP
23
Kind of skating : INLINE
26
Syrup source : MAPLE
27
Callisto and Ganymede : MOONS
28
Tireless tire maker : FIRESTONE
32
Walk wearily : PLOD
33
Threescore : SIXTY
34
Pistol, in gang slang : TOOL
35
Dramatist from Colonus : SOPHOCLES
37
Neighbor of Tibet : NEPAL
38
Student stumpers : EXAMS
39
"Night, Mother" playwright Norman : MARSHA
40
Falls on : ASSAILS
43
Brother of Poseidon : ZEUS
44
Stalwart : STURDY
45
Roll at a hole : PUTT
46
Go to pieces : ROT
49
Cheap jewelry : PASTE
50
"My Land and My People" author : DALAILAMA
52
Prestigious schools : IVIES
53
She played Jane to Weissmuller's Tarzan : OSULLIVAN
54
Lack : NEED
55
Kaffeeklatsch activity : GOSSIPING
Down
1
Fancy : WHIM
2
Over there, archaically : YOND
3
PBS topics : ARTS
4
Philosopher Lao ___ : TSE
5
Bowling : TENPINS
6
All you own : ESTATE
7
"I can take ___" : AHINT
8
Fundamental : ROOT
9
Cooler for cons : PEN
10
WKRP, e.g. : CALLLETTERS
11
Libretto features : ARIAS
12
African tribesman : BANTU
13
Followers : SHEEP
15
Gifts : SKILLS
20
Silent dwarf : DOPEY
21
Capable of compassion : KINDHEARTED
22
Dodge cars : DARTS
23
Misbehavers : IMPS
24
Beginning of a plea : NOLO
25
In the ___ (informed) : LOOP
26
Bakers' shortcuts : MIXES
28
Rolls the tape : FILMS
29
Cousin of "uh-oh" : OOPS
30
Nautical zookeeper : NOAH
31
Actress Raines : ELLA
33
Like serpent skin : SCALY
36
Rust and others : OXIDES
37
Spiral shell dwellers : NAUTILI
39
Silver and gold : METALS
40
Whirling : ASPIN
41
Song verse : STAVE
42
"Wake Up Little ___" (1957 hit) : SUSIE
43
Z's, in code : ZULUS
45
El trailer : PASO
46
Sitarist Shankar : RAVI
47
Muscat's country : OMAN
48
Surprise for the taste buds : TANG
50
Follow around : DOG
51
Sass : LIP

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

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