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New York Times, Saturday, January 31, 1998

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
57-Across : Choices, figuratively
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 37 Missing: {BQZ} This is puzzle # 75 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 26%
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© 1998, The New York Times1/31/98 ( No. 17,616 )
Across
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Stuffed : JAMPACKED
10
Dodge : SHIRK
15
Cover, as text : OVERWRITE
16
Indian dignitary : RANEE
17
Followed : CAMELATER
18
Copious : AMPLE
19
Partner of plata : ORO
20
Hip ending : STER
21
Land of elves : ERIN
22
Military address : SIR
23
Actress Purviance : EDNA
25
Author Barker : CLIVE
26
Establishment of in a new environment, as a plant : ECESIS
29
City in Uttar Pradesh : AGRA
31
"The Simpsons" neighbor ___ Flanders : NED
32
Regents, e.g. : EXAM
33
Some earthenware : CLAYPOTS
35
Household chore : WASH
37
Silver holder? : REIN
38
Sycophant : HANGERON
41
Word with make or mark : TIME
44
All ___ : WET
45
Majestic : EPIC
46
Musical works : CANONS
48
Papa Bear of football : HALAS
50
1964 Elvis hit "___ a Night" : SUCH
52
Maximum : NTH
53
Some nest eggs : IRAS
54
Place : LIEU
56
SE, e.g. : DIR
57
Choices, figuratively : FORKS
59
Eschews embarrassment : SAVESFACE
61
Flies at the Forum? : FUGIT
62
Kept : PRESERVED
63
Antique guns : STENS
64
Icarus and others : ASTEROIDS
Down
1
Waggish : JOCOSE
2
Cupidity : AVARICE
3
TDK competitor : MEMOREX
4
Amble lead-in : PRE
5
Shop tools : AWLS
6
Some old cars : CRATES
7
Passed illegally : KITED
8
Kind of life : ETERNAL
9
"___ Rosenkavalier" : DER
10
Sp. title : SRA
11
"Hill Street Blues" actress : HAMEL
12
Published : INPRINT
13
Is in primal therapy, e.g. : RELIVES
14
Lamented : KEENED
24
"F Troop" corporal : AGARN
25
Heads for Hadrian? : CAPITA
27
Cut : SAWN
28
Personae : IMAGES
30
Highball ingredient : RYE
33
Comedian Rock : CHRIS
34
"Come ___!" : ONIN
36
U.S. Constitution mo. : SEP
38
Listen fully : HEAROUT
39
Loose : ATLARGE
40
Lenses : OCULARS
42
Almaden competitor : MONDAVI
43
Sucked in : ENTICED
44
Smells : WHIFFS
46
Canapé topping : CHEESE
47
Bits : SHREDS
49
Openly welcome : ASKIN
51
Musk source : CIVET
55
Web visitor, e.g. : USER
58
Map entries: Abbr. : STS
59
Masseuse employer : SPA
60
This way, or that : FRO

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

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