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New York Times, Monday, October 27, 1997

Author:
Mark Gottlieb
Editor:
Will Shortz
47-Across : Invisible troublemaker
TotalDebutLatest
210/27/19971/28/1998
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.5651%
Mark Gottlieb

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {KQZ} Spans: 3 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Gottlieb. Monday freshness: 5%
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© 1997, The New York Times10/27/97 ( No. 17,520 )
Across
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"Gee whillikers!" : GOSH
5
Like a good lounge chair : COMFY
10
Go steady with : DATE
14
Follow, as orders : OBEY
15
"...like a big pizza pie, that's ___" (old song lyric) : AMORE
16
Russian river or mountain : URAL
17
"St. Elmo's Fire" actor Rob : LOWE
18
Sinks one's teeth into : BITES
19
Is sick : AILS
20
60's sitcom/90's movie : DENNISTHEMENACE
23
Aardvark's tidbit : ANT
24
Lumberjack's tool : AXE
25
Possesses : HAS
28
Shirt or dress : GARMENT
32
Monet supply? : ART
35
What to make a dep. into : ACCT
37
Dweeb : NERD
38
Allude (to) : REFER
40
60's sitcom/90's movie : THEADDAMSFAMILY
43
Individually owned apartment : CONDO
44
Opposite of a thinker : DOER
45
Airport conveyance : TRAM
46
Sweltering : HOT
47
Invisible troublemaker : GREMLIN
50
Where the iris is : EYE
51
Knot : TIE
52
"Hold on a ___!" : SEC
54
60's sitcom/90's movie : LEAVEITTOBEAVER
63
Artist's work : OPUS
64
Flip out : GOAPE
65
Jazz lingo : JIVE
66
Location : SITE
67
___ Dame : NOTRE
68
Preowned : USED
69
Kilt wearer : SCOT
70
Kills, as a dragon : SLAYS
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Emperor with a burning ambition? : NERO
Down
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Credit card color : GOLD
2
Clarinet cousin : OBOE
3
Stitched : SEWN
4
Laughing ___ : HYENA
5
Where to get a taxi : CABSTAND
6
Exclude : OMIT
7
Butterfly's cousin : MOTH
8
Liberate : FREE
9
Flunky : YESMAN
10
One of the Allman Brothers : DUANE
11
Operatic solo : ARIA
12
Baby powder ingredient : TALC
13
Otherwise : ELSE
21
Gerund's end : ING
22
Bonus : EXTRA
25
"Down the ___!" (drinker's toast) : HATCH
26
Sound before "Gesundheit!" : ACHOO
27
Bloodhound's trail : SCENT
29
English author Charles : READE
30
1983 Michael Keaton comedy : MRMOM
31
Ford flop : EDSEL
32
Flaming : AFIRE
33
Pass-the-baton race : RELAY
34
Product sample's invitation : TRYME
36
Little bit : TAD
39
CPR practitioner : EMT
41
Calf, to a cowboy : DOGIE
42
Flying toys : FRISBEES
48
Acts as king : REIGNS
49
Born as : NEE
51
Den appliance : TVSET
53
New Orleans cooking style : CAJUN
54
Any Buffalo Bills Super Bowl result : LOSS
55
Grand, as an adventure : EPIC
56
Car : AUTO
57
Hammer or sickle, e.g. : TOOL
58
"Toodle-oo" : TATA
59
Grand Ole ___ : OPRY
60
Workbench clamp : VISE
61
At any time : EVER
62
Start over : REDO

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1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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