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New York Times, Thursday, October 8, 1998

Author:
Alan Arbesfeld
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : 97401
TotalDebutLatest
1338/27/19814/1/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
2511253728151
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
51.59618943%
Alan Arbesfeld

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QVZ} This is puzzle # 18 for Mr. Arbesfeld. Thursday freshness: 54%
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E
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U
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R
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K
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© 1998, The New York Times10/8/98 ( No. 17,866 )
Across
1
95501 : EUREKACA
9
Smiling, for now : AMUSED
15
Topical : THEMATIC
16
Avoidance : NONUSE
17
97401 : EUGENEOR
18
16501 : ERIEPA
19
Tongue's locale : SHOE
20
Actress Thompson : EMMA
22
Dict. listing : SYN
23
Telephoned : RANG
27
Drop shot : DINK
29
Rosemary portrayer : MIA
32
54703 : EAUCLAIREWI
37
Odd : ABNORMAL
39
R. J. Reynolds brand : SALEM
40
River of Belgium : YSER
41
Theme of this puzzle? : EMAIL
44
Lover of fur? : FLEA
45
Headed off on : BEGAN
47
Very hot : ROASTING
49
80110 : ENGLEWOODCO
52
Give the once-over : EYE
53
Majestic swimmer : SWAN
54
Case for small scissors : ETUI
56
Stomach : MAW
59
Group : BLOC
61
___ Nostra : COSA
65
73701 : ENIDOK
67
08818 : EDISONNJ
71
Aplenty : GALORE
72
Madness : DEMENTIA
73
Go to : ATTEND
74
79910 : ELPASOTX
Down
1
Summers abroad : ETES
2
"Nope" : UHUH
3
___ Park, Queens : REGO
4
Arabian title : EMEER
5
Kal ___ Foods, Inc. : KAN
6
Put away : ATE
7
A.F.L.'s partner : CIO
8
Field size, maybe : ACRE
9
Lack of vitality : ANEMIA
10
Actor Rick : MORANIS
11
Prefix with directional : UNI
12
Pleads : SUES
13
Perceive : ESPY
14
___ of admissions : DEAN
21
Year in the reign of Edward VI : MDL
24
Atmosphere: Prefix : AER
25
Reputation : NAME
26
Southernmost of the Marianas : GUAM
28
Big name in cheese : KRAFT
29
Wishy-washy reply : MAYBE
30
"The Wild Duck" playwright : IBSEN
31
Lay ___ (flop) : ANEGG
33
Mild cigar : CLARO
34
"Dallas" Miss : ELLIE
35
Pipsqueak : WEENY
36
Portrait : IMAGE
38
Certain exams : ORALS
42
French antiseptic : IODE
43
Milk: Prefix : LACT
46
Recent arrival : NEWBORN
48
Trifle : SOU
50
Threw four balls at : WALKED
51
Plastic ___ Band : ONO
55
They stand for something : ICONS
56
Prefix with store : MEGA
57
Sci. course : ANAT
58
Weaken : WILT
60
Transfer : CEDE
62
Aware of : ONTO
63
Huffy state : SNIT
64
Sophocles tragedy : AJAX
66
Universal John : DOE
68
"Runaway" singer ___ Shannon : DEL
69
Mischievous one : IMP
70
Pirate's home, with "the" : SEA

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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