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New York Times, Tuesday, April 7, 1998

Author:
Randy Sowell
Editor:
Will Shortz
14-Across : Term of endearment
TotalDebutLatest
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Randy Sowell

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Sowell. Tuesday freshness: 31%
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© 1998, The New York Times4/7/98 ( No. 17,682 )
Across
1
Andy's pal : AMOS
5
Decent-sized diamond : CARAT
10
Latin I word : AMAS
14
Term of endearment : BABE
15
Kitchen appliance brand : AMANA
16
Shed : MOLT
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LIGHTS! : BROADWAYDISPLAY
20
Chop down : AXE
21
Actress McClurg : EDIE
22
DNA structure : HELIX
23
Carolina college : ELON
24
Bradley, the G.I.'s General : OMAR
26
Composer Gustav : MAHLER
29
Moot : ACADEMIC
33
Red as ___ : ABEET
34
___ Cove, L.I. : GLEN
35
Cotton gin maker Whitney : ELI
36
CAMERA! : SURVEILLANCEAID
40
Troupes for the troops: Abbr. : USO
41
Appearance : MIEN
42
Bisect : HALVE
43
Traitorous : RENEGADE
46
Joke that causes a belly laugh : GASSER
47
Franchise : VOTE
48
"Stop waiting around!" : DOIT
49
Heart pitapat : THROB
52
Animation frames : CELS
53
Average guy : JOE
56
ACTION! : BOOKIESOFFERING
60
French cleric : ABBE
61
Fishing craft : CANOE
62
One conquered by Pizarro : INCA
63
Unfairly deprives (of) : ROBS
64
Playful animal : OTTER
65
Big bovines : OXEN
Down
1
1970's hitmakers from Sweden : ABBA
2
"Manifesto" writer : MARX
3
Bassoon's cousin : OBOE
4
The Bering, e.g. : SEA
5
Where Duncan was done in : CAWDOR
6
Forcefully : AMAIN
7
Widemouthed Martha : RAYE
8
"What else?" : AND
9
___ chi ch'uan : TAI
10
Unit named for a French physicist : AMPERE
11
"___ Flanders" : MOLL
12
Jai ___ : ALAI
13
Crossing for Charon : STYX
18
Computer order : DELETE
19
Spawning fish : SHAD
23
Ht. : ELEV
24
Indian, e.g. : OCEAN
25
"Death in Venice" author : MANN
26
Conductor Kurt : MASUR
27
Mistreat : ABUSE
28
"Great blue" bird : HERON
29
French back street : ALLEE
30
Board : MEALS
31
"As ___ and breathe!" : ILIVE
32
Fall drink : CIDER
34
Dance move : GLIDE
37
"___ my wit's end" : IMAT
38
___ longue : CHAISE
39
Bridge seat : EAST
44
Calls forth : EVOKES
45
Asian expanse : GOBI
46
Woods, e.g., or one who uses woods : GOLFER
48
11-Down's creator : DEFOE
49
Stowe lift : TBAR
50
Tracks traveler : HOBO
51
L.B.J. in-law : ROBB
52
Serial abbr. : CONT
53
Foredoom to failure : JINX
54
Fairy tale opener : ONCE
55
Actor Richard : EGAN
57
Earth-friendly prefix : ECO
58
Used a 38-Down : SAT
59
Carnival site : RIO

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

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