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New York Times, Thursday, December 3, 1998

Author:
Cathy Millhauser
Editor:
Will Shortz
5-Across : Obi-Wan, for one
TotalDebutLatest
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211.58657442%
Cathy Allis

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 49 for Ms. Allis. Thursday freshness: 8%
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© 1998, The New York Times12/3/98 ( No. 17,922 )
Across
1
Science fiction award : HUGO
5
Obi-Wan, for one : JEDI
9
E-mail nuisance : SPAM
13
Football Hall-of-Famer ___ Page : ALAN
14
Pulls some levers : VOTES
15
Florence flooder : ARNO
16
"Alas!" sighed the jean legs, "___." : WEVEBEENLETDOWN
19
Character actor Wynn : KEENAN
20
Confirm : AVER
21
Bonkers : MAD
22
Some blues : DYES
24
Unkept yard, e.g. : EYESORE
26
Chase scene? : ATM
29
Trompe l'___ (art illusion) : OEIL
31
Minerva's symbol : OWL
32
"Big deal," said the pockets, "___." : SHETURNEDUSOUT
37
Fabled loser : HARE
38
Speak of love : COO
39
Scheme : PLOT
41
"Oh dear!" cried the waist, "___." : IVEBEENTAKENIN
46
Home in space : MIR
47
Big video game name : SEGA
48
Model-turned-actress Carol : ALT
49
1997 Spielberg movie : AMISTAD
53
Carrel filler : DESK
55
"Far out!" : RAD
56
Those of Juan's things : ESOS
58
Melodic Melba : NELLIE
62
"I hear you!" replied the seat, "___." : SHEBRUSHEDMEOFF
65
Like some antibiotics : ORAL
66
Isabel II, e.g. : REINA
67
Irk-aholic? : PEST
68
It's under layers : NEST
69
Former Orr teammate, familiarly : ESPO
70
The terrible ___ : TWOS
Down
1
Peddle : HAWK
2
1997 Peter Fonda title role : ULEE
3
Yielded : GAVE
4
Uninterruptedly : ONEND
5
"Mud" : JOE
6
1998 erupter : ETNA
7
Probe (into) : DELVE
8
Words after "peekaboo" : ISEEYOU
9
Blue : SAD
10
Look at things to come? : PROMO
11
Co-Nobelist with Menachem : ANWAR
12
Jacques Cousteau's world : MONDE
14
Plywood layer : VENEER
17
Lazy waters : BAYOU
18
Highland pants : TREWS
23
Because : SINCE
25
Incline : SLOPE
26
6-Down output : ASH
27
Spicy cuisine : THAI
28
TV's Griffin : MERV
30
Spinks and others : LEONS
33
Pours : TEEMS
34
Was sweet (on) : DOTED
35
Bone under a watch : ULNA
36
Sweat : TOIL
40
Demolitionist's supply : TNT
42
Flea or gnat : BITER
43
Start of a correction : ERASURE
44
"To do" list : AGENDA
45
Countdown deejay Casey : KASEM
49
Bad lighting? : ARSON
50
1984 skiing gold medalist : MAHRE
51
Notions : IDEAS
52
Doctor's orders : DOSES
54
Stealing: Prefix : KLEPT
57
FedEx, say : SHIP
59
M-G-M founder : LOEW
60
Assuming that : IFSO
61
Small amphibians : EFTS
63
Crispy sandwich : BLT
64
Rock's Brian : ENO

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

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