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New York Times, Thursday, December 18, 1997

Author:
Cathy Millhauser
Editor:
Will Shortz
22-Across : Lateness in performing a trick?
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Cathy Allis

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 38 for Ms. Allis. Thursday freshness: 20%
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© 1997, The New York Times12/18/97 ( No. 17,572 )
Across
1
Painter Bonheur : ROSA
5
Big name in comedy : LENO
9
Experience : HAVE
13
Jack-in-the-pulpit, e.g. : ARUM
14
Neatnik's opposite : SLOB
15
"Unforgettable" singers : COLES
16
Smart trick? : WISEGUISE
18
Modules : UNITS
19
20's-30's actress Hyams : LEILA
20
Caffè order : ESPRESSO
22
Lateness in performing a trick? : SLEIGHTDELAY
25
Using clippers? : ASEA
26
Make off with : ABDUCT
30
One of the states seen from Lookout Mtn. : ALA
33
They're unreturnable : ACES
36
"Vive ___!" : LEROI
37
Minor trick? : JUSTALITTLEWILE
41
Scrub at NASA : ABORT
42
Cambodian's neighbor : THAI
43
Long-faced : SAD
44
Does new tailoring : REFITS
46
Mlle., in Mallorca : SRTA
49
Like some tricksters? : FEINTHEARTED
55
Fake : IMPOSTOR
58
Break down, in a way : PARSE
59
Slam on the brakes, e.g. : REACT
60
Rate for cheap tricks? : BUCKARUSE
63
Earth bound? : ATLAS
64
Son of Jacob and Leah : LEVI
65
Composer Khachaturian : ARAM
66
Carter of "Gimme a Break" : NELL
67
Serve Time? : EDIT
68
Some are tops : TOYS
Down
1
Singer Lou : RAWLS
2
Projecting window : ORIEL
3
"Calvin and Hobbes" girl : SUSIE
4
Eponymous Bloomer : AMELIA
5
Fighting Tigers' sch. : LSU
6
Letter "Y" wearer : ELI
7
Pried : NOSED
8
Wide-bodied : OBESE
9
Cantaloupe alternative : HONEYDEW
10
First word of Oregon's motto : ALIS
11
Annual paraders : VETS
12
Old Shell rival : ESSO
15
Having a good prognosis : CURABLE
17
Comic's material : GAGS
21
Mao's group: Abbr. : PLA
23
Knit, e.g. : HEAL
24
Unspoken : TACIT
27
"Trinity" author : URIS
28
Caffeine source : COLA
29
Pulled some strings : TIED
30
Like some doors : AJAR
31
Oil, in mechanic-speak : LUBE
32
Up to, temporally : ASOF
34
Ordinal suffix : ETH
35
Secret supply : STASH
38
Lens type : TRIFOCAL
39
Bears witness : ATTESTS
40
Sicilian dough : LIRE
45
Lab order? : SIT
47
Pre-paella bite : TAPA
48
Genesis high point : ARARAT
50
Titled : NOBLE
51
Aligned : TRUED
52
Town near Cape Cod's tip : TRURO
53
Lamb product : ESSAY
54
Judges : DEEMS
55
Imperial Guard's home : IRAN
56
Ration (out) : METE
57
Gloomy atmosphere : PALL
61
Year Trajan conquered Dacia : CVI
62
Hobby shop buy : KIT

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

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