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New York Times, Wednesday, April 22, 1998

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
25-Across : Like Samsung Corporation
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1938/7/199612/22/202321
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
385152119522716
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
531.631,16472%
Brendan Emmett Quigley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QWX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 17 for Mr. Quigley. Wednesday freshness: 72%
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© 1998, The New York Times4/22/98 ( No. 17,697 )
Across
1
Not for here : TOGO
5
Garfield's middle name : ABRAM
10
Use a lot : PARK
14
No longer thinking about : OVER
15
"The Lord of the Rings" character : FRODO
16
Initial, say : OKAY
17
Line of collectible 1980's cards : GARBAGEPAILKIDS
20
Sovereign : ALMIGHTY
21
Like Poe stories : EERIE
22
"Fancy ___!" : THAT
23
Broadcast snafu : DEADAIR
25
Like Samsung Corporation : KOREAN
28
Part of a screwdriver : VODKA
29
Some newspaper pages : OPEDS
30
Abbreviated version : MINI
31
Diving position : TUCK
35
G-man : FED
36
Tabloid talk shows, e.g. : TRASHTV
39
Up ___ point : TOA
40
Jockey's need : CROP
42
Sub in a tub : OLEO
43
Otherwise : IFNOT
45
Train track : RAILS
47
Grievously : SORELY
48
"Oklahoma!" choreographer : DEMILLE
51
Bash : GALA
52
In the bag : ONICE
53
Astringent's target : OILINESS
57
Ignorers of sound diet : JUNKFOODJUNKIES
60
Hurler Hershiser : OREL
61
"Romola" writer : ELIOT
62
Lollapalooza : ONER
63
Withered : SERE
64
Taylor of "The Nanny" : RENEE
65
London finales : ZEDS
Down
1
Senate attire : TOGA
2
Face shape : OVAL
3
Kind of warfare : GERM
4
Took a round trip? : ORBITED
5
Knitter's project : AFGHAN
6
A.L. batting champ in three different decades : BRETT
7
Not pouring smoothly, as a liquid : ROPY
8
Org. quoted on toothpaste tubes : ADA
9
Miss Piggy, self-referentially : MOI
10
Prodded : POKEDAT
11
Director Kurosawa : AKIRA
12
They form central angles : RADII
13
30's-40's bandleader Kay : KYSER
18
Shocked : AGHAST
19
Job for a plumber : LEAK
23
Hawaiian warbler : DONHO
24
Use a word processor, maybe : EDIT
25
Roman Catholic org. since 1882 : KOFC
26
Phone button : OPER
27
Start from scratch : REDO
28
Carpenter's clamps : VISES
30
"Atlantic City" director : MALLE
32
The ___ Reader : UTNE
33
Self-assurance : COOL
34
Stutterer's love? : KATY
37
Disturb : ROIL
38
String in a string quartet : VIOLIN
41
Sharp point : PRICKLE
44
"In & Out" director, 1997 : FRANKOZ
46
Hebrew leader : ALEF
47
Show respect to : SALUTE
48
Karate schools : DOJOS
49
Accustom : ENURE
50
Worker with a pick : MINER
51
Popular action figure : GIJOE
53
Valhalla V.I.P. : ODIN
54
German article : EINE
55
Spring purchase : SEED
56
Lat., Lith. and Ukr., once : SSRS
58
Anthem contraction : OER
59
Good ___ boy : OLE

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

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