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New York Times, Saturday, November 7, 1998

Author:
Raymond Hamel
Editor:
Will Shortz
16-Across : Jacob's father-in-law
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1.6015145%
Raymond Hamel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 28 Missing: {JQXY} This is puzzle # 18 for Mr. Hamel. Saturday freshness: 35%
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© 1998, The New York Times11/7/98 ( No. 17,896 )
Across
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Risky venture : CRAPSHOOT
10
As a friend, to François : ENAMI
15
Kind of element : RAREEARTH
16
Jacob's father-in-law : LABAN
17
Exaggerate : OVERSTATE
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It may be blessed : EVENT
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Disqualification, of a sort : RECUSAL
20
Noted concerto composer : VIVALDI
22
1900's-30's Spanish queen : ENA
23
Collection agcy. : IRS
24
Filling material : AMALGAM
25
Islands dish : POI
26
Little row : SPAT
27
Constellation near Scorpius : ARA
28
House shower : CSPAN
31
Lay up : STORE
32
Oldest U.S. hoops contest : NIT
33
Attention-getter : AHEM
34
Colette novel, 1920 : CHERI
35
Unpopular spots : ACNE
36
30-Down, informally : POP
37
Nutrition units : GRAMS
38
Braid : TRESS
39
How-___ (book genre) : TOS
40
Annual horse race, with "The" : OAKS
41
B. A. Baracus portrayer on TV : MRT
42
Put into play : UTILIZE
44
1950 film noir : DOA
45
Modern collectible : CEL
48
Reeled off : RECITED
49
Quintessence : EPITOME
51
Shed crocodile tears : EMOTE
52
"Orpheus in the Underworld" composer : OFFENBACH
54
Makeshift punishment device : RULER
55
Popular lawn tool : WEEDEATER
56
W.W. II women reservists : SPARS
57
Greenhouses : NURSERIES
Down
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10,000,000 rupees, in India : CRORE
2
Deep black : RAVEN
3
Betel palm : ARECA
4
Home of the U.N.'s Javier Pérez de Cuéllar : PERU
5
Sitting : SESSION
6
1962 John Wayne film : HATARI
7
Doctorate hurdle : ORALS
8
He hit 511 career homers : OTT
9
Old cause of fainting : THEVAPORS
10
Improve spiritually : ELEVATE
11
Kind of engagement : NAVAL
12
"Napoleon" director, 1927 : ABELGANCE
13
Powerful bureaucrats : MANDARINS
14
Bosom buddies : INTIMATES
21
Imported porcelain : IMARI
25
Grier of "Jackie Brown" : PAM
26
Arrests : STEMS
28
Successful hunters : CAPTURERS
29
John Wayne film, e.g. : SHOOTEMUP
30
Product in whose ads James Dean made his first filmed appearance : PEPSICOLA
31
Gangster's practice : SHAKEDOWN
34
Many a new dance : CRAZE
35
Word before song or glass : ART
37
Neck swellings : GOITERS
38
New hire : TRAINEE
41
Lightweight road vehicles : MOPEDS
43
Measure of 30-Down : LITER
44
Pass the buck : DEFER
45
Ring-tailed animal : COATI
46
Introducer : EMCEE
47
Glassware ovens : LEHRS
50
Mountain sight : TBAR
53
Coup de ___ (gunshot) : FEU

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

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