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New York Times, Tuesday, April 27, 1999

Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
46-Across : Disappearing communication device
TotalDebutLatest
15411/22/19939/1/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1425262552948
RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.5550233%
Fred Piscop

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 59 for Mr. Piscop. Tuesday freshness: 16%
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© 1999, The New York Times4/27/99 ( No. 18,067 )
Across
1
Back tooth : MOLAR
6
Clash of clans : FEUD
10
Coal-rich German region : SAAR
14
Pueblo home : ADOBE
15
Bullets : AMMO
16
Disassemble : UNDO
17
Traveler's purchase, maybe : ROUNDTRIPTICKET
20
Art Deco notable : ERTE
21
Not 'neath : OER
22
Draws with acid : ETCHES
23
Hamelin critter : RAT
25
What's more : ALSO
26
Playwright Burrows : ABE
29
Workshop machine : CIRCULARSAW
35
Soap brand since 1899 : LUX
36
Projector items : REELS
37
Raines of filmdom : ELLA
38
Slightest evidence : TRACE
40
Camp sight : COT
41
Einstein : BRAIN
42
Eyebrow shape : ARCH
43
Skylit courts : ATRIA
45
"___ been had!" : IVE
46
Disappearing communication device : ROTARYPHONE
49
Nancy Drew's beau : NED
50
Inlets : RIAS
51
Major defense corp. : TRW
53
Spanking spot : BOTTOM
56
Prospector's find : ORE
58
Way out there : AFAR
62
NASA scientist's concern : ORBITALVELOCITY
65
Capture electronically : SCAN
66
Obey : HEED
67
Where Goodyear's headquarters are : AKRON
68
Puppeteer Tony : SARG
69
Part of A.D. : ANNO
70
French river to the English Channel : SOMME
Down
1
Stallion's mate : MARE
2
Polecat's defense : ODOR
3
Oaf : LOUT
4
One of the Yokums : ABNER
5
Cincy player : RED
6
Hack's customer : FARE
7
Kuwaiti bigwig : EMIR
8
Diamond authority : UMP
9
"Go on!" : DOTELL
10
Giver of relief : SUCCORER
11
Egyptian cross : ANKH
12
"Zip-___-Doo-Dah" : ADEE
13
Goes to waste : ROTS
18
Comic Fields : TOTIE
19
"___ wrap!" : ITSA
24
Vineyard measure : ACRE
25
The ___-Prussian War (1866 conflict) : AUSTRO
26
Wedding site : ALTAR
27
Pack animal : BURRO
28
Right on : EXACT
30
Summaries : RECAPS
31
Linen or denim : CLOTH
32
Assassinated : SLAIN
33
Still in the game : ALIVE
34
Tapered off : WANED
39
Explorer's activity : CHARTING
41
30's boxing champ Max : BAER
44
Silicon Valley giant : INTEL
47
Run amok : RIOT
48
Popular motorcycle : YAMAHA
52
Nutcase : WACKO
53
Order (around) : BOSS
54
Killer whale : ORCA
55
Skier's transport : TBAR
56
Baker's need : OVEN
57
Overhaul : REDO
59
Al dente : FIRM
60
Molecule part : ATOM
61
Baseball's Sandberg : RYNE
63
Novelist Deighton : LEN
64
Western treaty grp. : OAS

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

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