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New York Times, Tuesday, February 2, 1999

Author:
Norma Steinberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
35-Across : Drives off
TotalDebutLatest
5212/7/19824/11/2005
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
7141210351
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.57473513%
Norma Steinberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JX} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 48 for Ms. Steinberg. Tuesday freshness: 28%
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© 1999, The New York Times2/2/99 ( No. 17,983 )
Across
1
Con game : SCAM
5
Given an R or PG : RATED
10
60's do : AFRO
14
Standard : NORM
15
Elicit : EVOKE
16
It may be entered in a court : PLEA
17
Request for artist Georgia's forbearance? : OKEEFFEMEABREAK
20
___ Tin Tin : RIN
21
Enticed : LURED
22
Washing jobs : LOADS
23
They're apt to get into hot water : TEABAGS
25
Sweetie : HON
26
1952 and '56 campaign name : IKE
27
Grand : THOUSAND
32
Like ___ out of hell : ABAT
35
Drives off : SHOOS
36
Of the congregation : LAY
37
Mexico City portrait painter? : HALSOFMONTEZUMA
41
Behave : ACT
42
Western "necktie" : NOOSE
43
Revival meeting cry : AMEN
44
Deficiency : SHORTAGE
46
Pale : WAN
48
OPEC export : OIL
49
Filled in : BRIEFED
53
"Beat it!" : SCRAM
56
Plait : BRAID
58
Eggs : OVA
59
"Georges paints as he pleases"? : QUESEURATSEURAT
62
Exploit : FEAT
63
Appropriate : RIGHT
64
Marquis de ___ : SADE
65
Recipe amts. : TSPS
66
Schnozzes : NOSES
67
Ogled : EYED
Down
1
[Hmmph!] : SNORT
2
Newswoman Roberts : COKIE
3
Scene of the action : ARENA
4
Lady de la maison: Abbr. : MME
5
Sanctuary : REFUGE
6
Swears : AVERS
7
Heavy reading : TOME
8
___ out a living (scraped by) : EKED
9
Org. involved in raids : DEA
10
Blacksmiths' wear : APRONS
11
Kind of market : FLEA
12
Study : READ
13
Slow-growing trees : OAKS
18
Antiaircraft fire : FLAK
19
It may be worn under a sweater : BLOUSE
24
Bridle parts : BITS
25
Catcall : HOOT
27
Them there : THOSE
28
Sharpen : HONE
29
Astringent : ALUM
30
Specify : NAME
31
Actress Cannon : DYAN
32
Epiphanies : AHAS
33
"Art of the Fugue" composer : BACH
34
Choir part : ALTO
35
Air apparent? : SMOG
38
Punctual : ONTIME
39
Farm delivery : FOAL
40
Author Grey : ZANE
45
Lies in the summer sun : ROASTS
46
Places for watches : WRISTS
47
Adjutant : AIDE
49
Shower : BATHE
50
Incursion : FORAY
51
Skirt : EVADE
52
Saw : DATED
53
Room meas. : SQFT
54
They're waited for at a theater : CUES
55
Glean : REAP
56
Vivacity : BRIO
57
Tatters : RAGS
60
Ashes holder : URN
61
"___ as directed" : USE

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