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New York Times, Tuesday, October 27, 1998

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
64-Across : Ab strengthener
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {BFJQZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 27 for Mr. Gordon. Tuesday freshness: 4%
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© 1998, The New York Times10/27/98 ( No. 17,885 )
Across
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Wings : ALAE
5
Rick's love in "Casablanca" : ILSA
9
Carry's partner : CASH
13
One of 39-Across : GLENN
14
On toast, in diner slang : DOWN
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Commedia dell'___ : ARTE
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Intended : MEANT
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Illuminated sign : EXIT
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MTV's "The ___ World" : REAL
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One of 39-Across : SCHIRRA
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One of 39-Across : SHEPARD
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Shoebox marking : EEE
24
Sex researcher Hite : SHERE
25
"Welcome" site : MAT
28
Europe's highest active volcano : ETNA
30
Took care of : MINDED
34
Labor Dept. division : OSHA
36
Troubles : AILS
38
Practice piece : ETUDE
39
Theme of this puzzle : THEMERCURYSEVEN
42
Monopoly piece : HOTEL
43
Jazz singer James : ETTA
44
Jonathan Larson musical : RENT
45
Unwanted noise : STATIC
47
Simplicity : EASE
49
Lao-___ : TSE
50
Tackle box contents : HOOKS
52
Neighbor of Wyo. : IDA
54
One of 39-Across : SLAYTON
57
One of 39-Across : GRISSOM
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Part of 36-24-36 : HIPS
62
Whitish : PALE
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Ab strengthener : SITUP
65
Bridge position : EAST
66
Uniform : EVEN
67
What your nose knows : ODORS
68
Lover of Aphrodite : ARES
69
Actress Russo : RENE
70
Info : NEWS
Down
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One of the Baldwins : ALEC
2
Rachel's sister, in the Bible : LEAH
3
"Bull Durham" character : ANNIE
4
Main course : ENTREE
5
Brainstorm : IDEA
6
Bagel topper : LOX
7
Sound of a basket : SWISH
8
Part of a pregame ceremony : ANTHEM
9
One of 39-Across : CARPENTER
10
Calculus calculation : AREA
11
Symbol on a Cowboy's helmet : STAR
12
Remained fast : HELD
13
Baseball V.I.P.'s : GMS
20
Fix a road : RETAR
22
Some native New Yorkers : ERIES
24
Greets the general : SALUTES
25
Naphthalene repels them : MOTHS
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"___ in the Dark" : ASHOT
27
Angle symbol : THETA
29
"Good going!" : NICE
31
Comforter : DUVET
32
Perfect places : EDENS
33
Al ___ : DENTE
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February stones : AMETHYSTS
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Mlle., in Spain : SRTA
40
Untouchable Ness : ELIOT
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Mr. Arafat : YASIR
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One of 39-Across : COOPER
48
Town in central New Jersey : EDISON
51
Jack : KNAVE
53
Casual comment : ASIDE
54
It erupted on October 27, 1986 : SHEA
55
When repeated, a 1997 Jim Carrey comedy : LIAR
56
Church part : APSE
57
Kind of pool : GENE
58
Put away : STOW
59
Not theirs : OURS
60
Brit. legislators : MPS
63
Novelist Deighton : LEN

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

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