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New York Times, Wednesday, January 10, 1996

Author:
M. Gaffney
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Tales of woe
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
587/24/19949/6/20001
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1401615157
ScrabDebutFresh
1.6152461%
Matt Gaffney

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 18 for Mr. Gaffney. Wednesday freshness: 59%
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© 1996, The New York Times1/10/96 ( No. 16,864 )
Across
1
Stir-fry need : WOK
4
Angelic headwear : HALOES
10
Saudi Arabia neighbor : OMAN
14
Nigerian language : IBO
15
Country on Lake Victoria : UGANDA
16
Baseball squad : NINE
17
Tales of woe : SOBSTORIES
19
Delivery vehicles : VANS
20
Command to Spot : HEEL
21
Noble name part : VON
22
Cap : LIMIT
23
Ottoman dynasty founder : OSMAN
26
Organizations : BODIES
27
In : ATHOME
30
Moolah : KALE
31
Bowed tree : WEEPINGWILLOW
35
Polar worker : ELF
36
Purchasing option : LAYAWAY
37
Holed up : HID
40
Best Picture nominee of 1992 : THECRYINGGAME
43
"Gotcha" : ISEE
44
Opera set around Seville : CARMEN
45
Lite-rock radio fare : BALLAD
48
1941 Leningrad event : SIEGE
50
X-rated : ADULT
51
Autograph seeker's accessory : PEN
52
O.K. Corral fighter : EARP
56
Linda Ellerbee's "And___Goes" : SOIT
57
"Terms of Endearment" e.g. : TEARJERKER
60
Therefore : ERGO
61
What bargain hunters look for : ASTEAL
62
Altar Words : IDO
63
Impertinent one : SNIP
64
Harrelson and Woodpecker : WOODYS
65
Doze (off) : NOD
Down
1
What precedes a blowout? : WISH
2
Melancholy instrument : OBOE
3
1995 earthquake site : KOBE
4
Pizza___ : HUT
5
In the past : AGO
6
Baby bug : LARVA
7
Garden item appropriate for this puzzle : ONION
8
Jeannie portrayer : EDEN
9
KLM rival : SAS
10
Taped, in a way : ONVIDEO
11
Dolphin home : MIAMI
12
Andrea McArdle Broadway role : ANNIE
13
Branch headquarters? : NESTS
18
Single-masted vessel : SLOOP
22
Goof off : LOLLYGAG
24
Is friendly to : SMILESAT
25
Terrorized : MENACED
26
Checkbook column : BALANCE
27
Wow : AWE
28
___Aviv : TEL
29
Weight : HEFT
30
New Zealander : KIWI
32
Circular motion : GYRE
33
Give___(yield) : WAY
34
Kapow! : WHAM
38
"___Mine" (Beatles song) : IME
39
Reading room : DEN
41
Castle site, often : HILLTOP
42
"Mrs. Miniver" star Garson : GREER
45
Diamond corners : BASES
46
Festoon : ADORN
47
One of the Mario Brothers : LUIGI
48
Bygone pact : SEATO
49
1935 hit "The Lady___" : INRED
51
South-of-the-border money : PESO
53
Related : AKIN
54
Make over : REDO
55
Encourage : PROD
57
Playing marble : TAW
58
Rival of Dave : JAY
59
Chicago trains : ELS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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