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New York Times, Thursday, February 26, 1998

Author:
Lois Sidway
Editor:
Will Shortz
5-Across : Not on deck
TotalDebutLatest
856/30/19814/25/2002
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RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
11.551076740%
Lois Sidway

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJQVXZ} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 83 for Ms. Sidway. Thursday freshness: 63%
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© 1998, The New York Times2/26/98 ( No. 17,642 )
Across
1
Smart : CHIC
5
Not on deck : BELOW
10
Kind of truck : MACK
14
Unaffected : REAL
15
Work for Moffo or a buffo : OPERA
16
Look ___ (visit briefly) : INON
17
Name on a cornstarch box : ARGO
18
Start of a riddle : WHATDIDTHE
20
Rose-breasted bird : GROSBEAK
22
Pistons' place : ENGINE
23
Stumble : ERR
24
Hook up electronically : WIRE
25
Middle of the riddle : DOGSAYWHENITSAT
33
Miss ___ of "Dallas" : ELLIE
34
Biblical verb : HAST
35
Its hub is in St. Louis : TWA
36
Like pricier meat : LEAN
37
Scout master : TONTO
38
Cover : COAT
39
Massenet's "Le ___" : CID
40
"___ soit qui mal y pense" : HONI
41
Reinforce, with "up" : SHORE
42
End of the riddle : ONSOMESANDPAPER
46
Not deliberate : RASH
47
Noun-forming suffix : ION
48
Temp, often : TYPIST
51
Gate announcement : LASTCALL
56
Riddle answer : ROUGHROUGH
58
He was a Lamb : ELIA
59
Cultural heading : AGRI
60
Navel type : INNIE
61
Mosque V.I.P. : IMAM
62
"The one that got away," say : YARN
63
___ Grove, N.J. : PENNS
64
Camper's purchase : TARP
Down
1
Prominence : CRAG
2
Mainz Mister : HERR
3
Verdi baritone : IAGO
4
Converges (on) : CLOSESIN
5
The ___ Boys (40's-50's film group) : BOWERY
6
Biblical dry measure: Var. : EPHA
7
Betrayal of sorts : LEAK
8
Bit for the dog bowl : ORT
9
Begin, as a lot of work : WADEINTO
10
Like some racing autos : MIDGET
11
Opposed to : ANTI
12
Columbia Pictures co-founder Harry : COHN
13
Dandling area : KNEE
19
Crucifix inscription : INRI
21
Highlands hillside : BRAE
24
Hotel chain : WESTIN
25
Battery brand : DELCO
26
Liquid part of fat : OLEIN
27
Sword lilies, for short : GLADS
28
Move like a bobsled : WHOOSH
29
One of Yogi Bear's creators : HANNA
30
Lounging locale : STOOP
31
Mindful : AWARE
32
Spud : TATER
37
Touristy section of Vegas : THESTRIP
38
Take the risk : CHANCEIT
41
Detect : SPOT
43
Beginning : ORIGIN
44
Moonshine mix : MASH
45
Sink clutter : DISHES
48
Buffet aid : TRAY
49
Quiet exercises : YOGA
50
Tabby talk : PURR
51
Sally ___ (kind of teacake) : LUNN
52
11-Down, Dogpatch-style : AGIN
53
Michigan college : ALMA
54
Fibster : LIAR
55
Camper's purchase : LAMP
57
Four quarters : ONE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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