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New York Times, Tuesday, October 14, 1997

Author:
Robert Malinow
Editor:
Will Shortz
59-Across : Needle case
TotalDebutLatest
97/12/19953/14/2005
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4131000
CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.605135%
Robert Malinow

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JKQX} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Malinow. Tuesday freshness: 45%
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© 1997, The New York Times10/14/97 ( No. 17,507 )
Across
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Struck, old-style : SMIT
5
Uneven hairdo : SHAG
9
Winery in Modesto, Calif. : GALLO
14
Yesterday's dinner today : HASH
15
Smog : HAZE
16
To no ___ (futilely) : AVAIL
17
Actor John, once married to Shirley Temple : AGAR
18
Appliance on a board : IRON
19
Greene of "Bonanza" : LORNE
20
"The Lone Ranger" catch phrase : HIYOSILVERAWAY
23
Carryall : TOTE
24
"Eureka!" : AHA
25
"The Honeymooners" catch phrase : TOTHEMOONALICE
32
Monte ___ : CARLO
33
Filleted fish : SHAD
34
One with filling work?: Abbr. : DDS
35
Woodwind : OBOE
36
Ground grain : GRIST
38
Big elephant features : EARS
39
Announcer Pardo : DON
40
Chimney duct : FLUE
41
"God bless" preceder : ACHOO
42
"The Goldbergs" catch phrase : YOOHOOMRSBLOOM
46
Spanish gold : ORO
47
Rebellious one, maybe : TEEN
48
"Star Trek" catch phrase : BEAMMEUPSCOTTY
55
In concealment : DOGGO
56
Report cards' stats : GPAS
57
Pained look : MOUE
58
Writer Nin : ANAIS
59
Needle case : ETUI
60
College in New Rochelle : IONA
61
Whom Jason jilted : MEDEA
62
Part to play : ROLE
63
Hatfields or McCoys, e.g. : CLAN
Down
1
___ of Iran : SHAH
2
Travelers to Bethlehem : MAGI
3
"___, old chap!" : ISAY
4
Choke : THROTTLE
5
Many an Iranian : SHIITE
6
Home of poet Langston Hughes : HARLEM
7
Asia's Sea of ___ : AZOV
8
Trait carrier : GENE
9
Lancelot's son : GALAHAD
10
Promise : AVOWAL
11
Zhivago's love : LARA
12
Streaked : LINY
13
Matador's cheer : OLE
21
It borders Regent Street : SOHO
22
Charged : RANAT
25
Pork, to a Jew, e.g. : TABOO
26
Maine campus town : ORONO
27
Willow : OSIER
28
Circus cries : OHS
29
Popular potato : IDAHO
30
Modern "book" : CDROM
31
Where an Edsel filled up, maybe : ESSO
32
Wild West Show star : CODY
36
Despondency : GLOOM
37
___ and Coke : RUM
38
Business-related : ECONOMIC
40
Where Taipei is : FORMOSA
41
One of the Baldwins : ALEC
43
Grinder : HOAGIE
44
State capital on the Mississippi : STPAUL
45
Singer Smith : BESSIE
48
Rib, for one : BONE
49
"Heavens to Betsy!" : EGAD
50
Elbe tributary : EGER
51
___ no good : UPTO
52
Cat's-paw : TOOL
53
Cape Cod catch : TUNA
54
Bear young, as sheep : YEAN
55
Beaver's work : DAM

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