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New York Times, Thursday, December 24, 1998

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Across : Carving, e.g.
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Jim Page

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {KQZ} This is puzzle # 110 for Mr. Page. Thursday freshness: 12%
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© 1998, The New York Times12/24/98 ( No. 17,943 )
Across
1
How-to stuff : ABCS
5
Toasted food : EGGO
9
"Watership Down" author Richard : ADAMS
14
Say quickly : SNAP
15
The art of weaving : LOOM
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Remains in Red Square? : LENIN
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Sign of goodness : HALO
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Holder of combs, perfumes, etc. : ETUI
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Espresso order : LATTE
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With 34-Across, a child's 12/24 lament : IFORGOTTOWRITE
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Gift in Maui : LEI
24
One of the Kennedys : TED
25
Pecs' kin : ABS
28
Schmooze : GAB
30
Worse than poor : PITIFUL
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See 20-Across : SANTACLAUS
37
Chow chow chow : ALPO
38
Not carrying a heater : CLEAN
39
Barley beard : AWN
40
Carving, e.g. : CRAFT
41
"Family Ties" son : ALEX
42
With 51-Across, Ma Bell's response : THENWHYNOT
44
Brass-yellow minerals : PYRITES
46
"Yeah, ___!" : YOU
47
Like a hit show : SRO
48
It adjoins une côte : MER
49
Big Band ___ : ERA
51
See 42-Across : GIVEHIMAJINGLE
59
Agglomerate : UNITE
60
Exploits : USES
61
Auto dealer's deal : LOAN
63
The Louvre, par exemple : MUSEE
64
Object of gossip : ITEM
65
Snake, so to speak : OGRE
66
Locks horns (with) : SPARS
67
Lifeguard's equipment : ROPE
68
Whimpered : WEPT
Down
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It may be cast in a flick : ASH
2
___ B'rith : BNAI
3
Baby whale : CALF
4
Embroiderer's purchase : SPOOL
5
Melancholy : ELEGIAC
6
Computer command : GOTO
7
Problem in the joints : GOUT
8
Drop : OMIT
9
Idiotically wrong : ALLWET
10
Journal opening : DEARDIARY
11
Dead against : ANTI
12
Burn protection : MITT
13
Snicker-___ : SNEE
21
Daughter of King Lear : REGAN
22
Singer Redding : OTIS
25
Record label acronym : ASCAP
26
Big name in pinball : BALLY
27
Scrooge's look : SNEER
29
Despondency, with "the" : BLAHS
30
Producing groans, maybe : PUNNY
31
Custard pies : FLANS
32
___ grabs : UPFOR
33
Kind of ticket : LOTTO
35
It runs while you ride : TAXIMETER
36
Bowl over : AWE
40
Agitate : CHURN
42
Garr of "Mr. Mom" : TERI
43
"Oh, what am I to do?" : WOEISME
45
Tiny laughs : TEHEES
50
Lit : AGLOW
51
Canine holders : GUMS
52
___ to one's ears : INUP
53
Traveler's need, maybe : VISA
54
"Steep Trails" author : MUIR
55
About : ASTO
56
Army wheels : JEEP
57
Theater area : LOGE
58
Foe of the Clantons : EARP
62
Circus catcher : NET

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

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