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New York Times, Friday, October 3, 1997

Author:
Martin Ashwood-Smith
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : Item of biblical attire
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Martin Ashwood-Smith

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {Q} Spans: 4, (1 triple stack) This is puzzle # 22 for Mr. Ashwood-Smith. Friday freshness: 8%
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© 1997, The New York Times10/3/97 ( No. 17,496 )
Across
1
It works like a charm : TALISMAN
9
Undertone : MURMUR
15
Former Big Apple mayor : ABEBEAME
16
Drill bit? : ATEASE
17
Saskatchewan city : MOOSEJAW
18
Item of biblical attire : SANDAL
19
Touchdown point?: Abbr. : ETA
20
Porgy and bass : FISH
22
Foreign V.I.P. : AGA
23
Recreation center staple : PIANO
26
Loudness unit : SONE
27
Ariz. neighbor : NMEX
28
Music sheet abbr. : ARR
29
Seal : SHUT
30
Comedian Howard : MOE
31
37
An angry speaker might make it : ANIMATEDGESTURE
38
Two-time Masters champ : SEVEBALLESTEROS
39
Palindromist's preposition : ERE
40
Old Dodge : DART
41
Bank accrual: Abbr. : INT
42
More than a miss : LADY
44
Marshlands : FENS
45
Baltimore team, in sportspeak : THEOS
47
Large copier : APE
48
Hirsch of "Taxi" : JUDD
49
Actress Meyers : ARI
50
Polar wear : PARKAS
52
Christopher Marlowe drama : EDWARDII
57
Game keeper? : ARCADE
58
Western Sahara, once : RIODEORO
59
They're great on Triple Letter Scores : ZTILES
60
Drummer : SALESMAN
Down
1
Skye cap : TAM
2
Blood letters : ABO
3
Constellation near Hydra : LEO
4
"Ghosts" writer : IBSEN
5
Mind : SEETO
6
Goya depiction : MAJA
7
Health-care lobby grp. : AMA
8
St. John's people : NEWFOUNDLANDERS
9
Billiard stroke : MASSE
10
1945 Roy Rogers-Dale Evans western : UTAH
11
Half a cartoon duo : REN
12
1943 Greer Garson title role : MADAMECURIE
13
Lexicographer's concert : USAGE
14
"Chill!" : RELAX
21
Calculator display : INTEGERS
23
See 24-Down : PAPAS
24
With 23-Down, "Zorba the Greek" actress : IRENE
25
"See ya!" overseas : ARRIVEDERCI
26
Out of harm's way : SHIELDED
27
"Q & A" star : NOLTE
29
Sp. title : SRTA
30
Trestletree site : MAST
32
Filer : EMERY
33
Kotter of "Welcome Back, Kotter" : GABE
34
Ending with song : FEST
35
Town NE of Bangor : ORONO
36
Coveys : NESTS
42
Two-mile-high capital : LAPAZ
43
Not counting, with "from" : APART
44
They may be blown in boxes : FUSES
45
Calling : TRADE
46
Dad's rival : HIRES
48
Nephrite : JADE
49
In trouble, in the Army : AWOL
51
___ Kan : KAL
53
Cinco de Mayo, e.g. : DIA
54
Monk's title : DOM
55
"Ça ___" (French revolutionary song) : IRA
56
Charged bit : ION

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

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