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New York Times, Monday, December 1, 1997

Author:
Mark Danna
Editor:
Will Shortz
38-Across : Superlative suffix
TotalDebutLatest
63/29/19942/2/2003
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2310000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.554836%
Mark Danna

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Danna. Monday freshness: 89%
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© 1997, The New York Times12/1/97 ( No. 17,555 )
Across
1
Fill in at the office : TEMP
5
Manias : FADS
9
Dressed : CLAD
13
L.A.-based petroleum giant : ARCO
14
"Dies ___" (hymn) : IRAE
15
Salty : BRINY
16
Corner square in Monopoly : JAIL
17
Lounge : LAZE
18
Suddenly leap (at) : LUNGE
19
Second of two pieces of fire truck equipment : LATTERLADDER
22
Take for granted : ASSUME
25
Paragons : IDEALS
26
More drenched minister, at times : WETTERWEDDER
30
One who's out of this world? : ALIEN
31
Pays attention to : HEEDS
32
Pie holder : PAN
35
Ranges of knowledge : KENS
36
Smutty : DIRTY
37
Ending with Cine- or cyclo- : RAMA
38
Superlative suffix : EST
39
Count ___ & His Orchestra : BASIE
40
Motive questioner : CYNIC
41
Resentful auctiongoer : BITTERBIDDER
43
___-Lorraine (French region) : ALSACE
46
"Relax, soldiers!" : ATEASE
47
Murmur "a good bad-weather race horse" : MUTTERMUDDER
51
Thrown for ___ : ALOOP
52
Footnote abbr. : IBID
53
Morsel for Miss Muffet : CURD
57
Former Sen. Sam and family : NUNNS
58
Highway hauler : SEMI
59
Manipulator : USER
60
Enzyme suffixes : ASES
61
Mahogany or maple : TREE
62
Prepare, as the way : PAVE
Down
1
___ Mahal : TAJ
2
Period in history : ERA
3
AT&T alternative : MCI
4
Harms the environment : POLLUTES
5
Aquarium purifier : FILTER
6
"I smell ___!" : ARAT
7
Stun : DAZE
8
Clairvoyant : SEER
9
Less refined : CRUDER
10
Actress Hamilton or Hunt : LINDA
11
Heavenly host? : ANGEL
12
Salon professionals : DYERS
15
In-line skates, for short : BLADES
20
Prayer closer : AMEN
21
Nixon staffer G. Gordon ___ : LIDDY
22
Conscious : AWAKE
23
Tennis star with a palindromic name : SELES
24
Limited work assignment : STINT
27
Bridge precursor : WHIST
28
Strange : EERIE
29
Discourage from acting : DETER
32
Bear that's not really a bear : PANDA
33
Gallic girlfriends : AMIES
34
Mother-of-pearl : NACRE
36
Library gizmo : DATER
37
International golf competition : RYDERCUP
39
Bodybuilder's bulges : BICEPS
40
Commend officially : CITE
41
Majorettes twirl them : BATONS
42
Villain, slangily : BADDIE
43
Major oven maker : AMANA
44
Doozies : LULUS
45
Rock : STONE
48
Morning haze : MIST
49
Over, in Österreich : UBER
50
Bygone phone call cost : DIME
54
Olympics chant : USA
55
Gun, as an engine : REV
56
Rap's Dr. ___ : DRE

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4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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