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New York Times, Saturday, February 20, 1999

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Across : Percy ___, inventor of the microwave oven
TotalDebutLatest
1894/27/19948/3/2024
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 33 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 98 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 31%
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© 1999, The New York Times2/20/99 ( No. 18,001 )
Across
1
Popular fund-raising event : CRAFTSHOW
10
High-powered language? : EMAIL
15
W.W. II British fighter plane : HURRICANE
16
Jazz composer Guaraldi : VINCE
17
Renounces : ABNEGATES
18
Actress Susan : ANTON
19
One using a cat-o'-nine-tails : FLAYER
20
Subs : STANDINS
22
Tasseled cap : FEZ
23
Mellow-toned : RICH
25
City ___ : DESK
26
Reduces gradually : ERODES
28
"Uh-uh" : NAH
31
Shares : CUTS
35
Bristle: Prefix : SETI
36
Big bill : CNOTE
38
Extremists : ZEALOTS
40
Percy ___, inventor of the microwave oven : SPENCER
42
No less than : ALLOF
43
___-shanter : TAMO
45
Scratched (out) : EKED
46
Cath. or Hind., e.g. : REL
47
Financial : FISCAL
49
Miss : OMIT
51
Shoe sound : CLOP
53
E.R. technique : CPR
56
Less forgiving : STRICTER
59
Rogue : PICARO
61
Skilled force : CADRE
62
Self-reliant : AUTONOMIC
64
"Doe, ___..." (song lyric) : ADEER
65
Deferral : RAINCHECK
66
Versifiers : BARDS
67
Stay home, maybe : PLAYHOOKY
Down
1
Refuse : CHAFF
2
Declining currency : RUBLE
3
Ball's partner : ARNAZ
4
Scandinavian god of fertility : FREY
5
Clemson athlete : TIGER
6
Most alarming : SCARIEST
7
It's sometimes passed : HAT
8
What a foul might result in : ONESHOT
9
___ Bank : WEST
10
Fade away : EVANESCE
11
Watches : MINDS
12
Like some gasolines : ANTIKNOCK
13
Garbage pail, maybe : ICON
14
Frame insert : LENS
21
Fruit drink : ADE
24
Tops : CRESTS
27
Cheerless : DISMAL
29
To ___ (exactly) : ATEE
30
Large number : HERD
31
Industry magnate : CZAR
32
River to the Ubangi : UELE
33
Lot to ask : TALLORDER
34
Pavement caution : SLO
37
Ship's hdg. : NNE
39
Kind of club : OFFICERS
41
Agile equine : POLOPONY
44
Increase : ACCRUAL
48
Sheraton Hotels owner : ITT
50
Stuck : MIRED
52
Small amount : PINCH
53
Small part : CAMEO
54
Small wound : PRICK
55
Uncertain : ROCKY
56
Sore point? : SCAB
57
"Hooray for me!" : TADA
58
1957 Lancaster role : EARP
60
Fish also called "blue jack" : COHO
63
Maria lead-in : TIA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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