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New York Times, Wednesday, December 16, 1998

Author:
Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
70-Across : Span. misses
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 41 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 20 for Ms. Salomon. Wednesday freshness: 16%
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© 1998, The New York Times12/16/98 ( No. 17,935 )
Across
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Compact data holders : DISKS
6
Do something : REACT
11
Highest deg. : PHD
14
Work ___ (code of the dedicated) : ETHIC
15
Causing goose bumps : EERIE
16
Bud's buddy : LOU
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Fashion designer's work? : CLOTHESLINE
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Total idiot : ASS
20
One way to cook spaghetti : ALDENTE
21
Drill master? : DENTIST
23
Wife of Charlie Chaplin : OONA
25
A billion years : EON
26
Sequel writer's work? : SECONDSTORYJOB
33
Clock sound : TICK
34
Something to shoot for : PAR
35
It'll drop your jaw : AWE
36
Just says no : RESISTS
39
Changed from green to red : RIPENED
42
Common lunch time : ONE
43
"Lid" : RUG
45
Heater : OVEN
46
Animal lab technician's work? : MONKEYBUSINESS
51
Went underground : HID
52
Fountain order : MALT
53
Frost-free zone : TROPICS
57
Three-masted ship : CLIPPER
62
Wet behind the ears : RAW
63
Cake maker's work? : BAKERSFIELD
65
Well-kept secret, for some : AGE
66
Cleo of jazz : LAINE
67
Gal's guy : FELLA
68
Each : PER
69
Wrapped up : ENDED
70
Span. misses : SRTAS
Down
1
Ten, for openers : DECA
2
"___ be a cold day..." : ITLL
3
Like Clydesdales : SHOD
4
Wind instrument? : KITE
5
Dopes : SCHNOOKS
6
Forward : RESEND
7
Electrifying swimmer : EEL
8
Rainless : ARID
9
Movie theater : CINE
10
High schooler : TEENER
11
Hardly beauty pageant types : PLAINJANES
12
"Bonanza" brother : HOSS
13
Run a cloth over : DUST
18
Kind of collar : ETON
22
Delivery from Santa : TOY
24
Nile biter : ASP
26
Dictation taker : STENO
27
50's leader : EISENHOWER
28
201, classically : CCI
29
Black gunk : TAR
30
"...___ shall die" ("It Must Be Him" lyric) : ORI
31
1936 track gold medalist : OWENS
32
Night spot : BED
36
Neighbor of Bulg. : ROM
37
Crack, so to speak : TRY
38
Hero : SUB
40
Vatican figures : PONTIFFS
41
First lady : EVE
44
Filling danger : GUM
47
One of the buddies of "Bosom Buddies" : KIP
48
Safe to consume : EDIBLE
49
Like some vows : SACRED
50
Troubles : ILLS
53
Green flanker : TRAP
54
Vogue : RAGE
55
"The Godfather" co-star : CAAN
56
Veer out of control : SKID
58
Place on piles : PIER
59
Bombard : PELT
60
Scat artist Fitzgerald : ELLA
61
Vitamin bottle info : RDAS
64
Vane dir. : ENE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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