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New York Times, Tuesday, April 20, 1999

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
70-Across : Spring bloom
TotalDebutLatest
2197/31/19952/23/2016
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30221.541,51454%
Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 40 for Ms. Gorski. Tuesday freshness: 17%
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© 1999, The New York Times4/20/99 ( No. 18,060 )
Across
1
Apparel : GARB
5
Bowls over : AWES
9
1945 Allied conference site : YALTA
14
It makes things gel : AGAR
15
Chowderhead : DOLT
16
Messages that can arrive at any time : EMAIL
17
Start of a quote : FORYEARSI
19
Move laterally : SIDLE
20
Control ___ : FREAK
21
With 53-Across, author of the quote : MARGARET
23
Breadwinner : EARNER
25
Impeachment trier: Abbr. : SEN
26
Small amounts, as of cream : DABS
29
One who's "out" : ODDMAN
34
Restorative sites : SPAS
38
Verne captain : NEMO
40
Not a soul : NOONE
41
Part 2 of the quote : WANTEDTOBEOLDER
44
Concerning : ABOUT
45
Highlander : SCOT
46
Obscene : LEWD
47
Verboten : BANNED
49
Gambling game : KENO
51
___ judicata : RES
53
See 21-Across : ATWOOD
58
Abduct : SHANGHAI
63
Baseball manager Joe : TORRE
64
Port-au-Prince's land : HAITI
65
End of the quote : ANDNOWIAM
67
Hand out : ALLOT
68
Part : ROLE
69
___ way, shape or form : INNO
70
Spring bloom : PEONY
71
Understanding words : ISEE
72
Breakfast staple : EGGS
Down
1
Faux pas : GAFFE
2
Public square, in ancient Greece : AGORA
3
Less common : RARER
4
80's-90's singer Adams : BRYAN
5
Critic ___ Louise Huxtable : ADA
6
Tequila bottle additive : WORM
7
Noted socialite Maxwell : ELSA
8
Mixes up : STIRS
9
Noncommittal answer : YESANDNO
10
Gulf V.I.P. : AMIR
11
Put on board, as cargo : LADE
12
Pinball problem : TILT
13
Bass, for one : ALE
18
Squeaked (out) : EKED
22
Prefix with political or logical : GEO
24
South African money : RAND
27
"All ___ are off" : BETS
28
Artist's wear : SMOCK
30
G.I. Joe, basically : DOLL
31
Fashion : MODE
32
Once again : ANEW
33
Internet addict, perhaps : NERD
34
Q-Tip, for one : SWAB
35
Sunscreen additive : PABA
36
Shortly : ANON
37
Bowl over : STUN
39
Wind quintet member : OBOE
42
Designer fragrance : ETERNITY
43
Sicilian spewer : ETNA
48
Ph.D., for example : DEG
50
Composer Luening : OTTO
52
Puppeteer Lewis : SHARI
54
"Gosh, will you look at that!" : WOWIE
55
Space shuttle part : ORING
56
Quite a swinger : ORANG
57
Items sent to record companies : DEMOS
58
Real estate agent's goal : SALE
59
Hawaiian port : HILO
60
Huge amounts : ATON
61
Years in Havana : ANOS
62
Not working : IDLE
64
Accident : HAP
66
Born : NEE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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