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New York Times, Wednesday, May 20, 1998

Author:
Frederick T. Buhler
Editor:
Will Shortz
6-Across : U.S.A.F. NCO
TotalDebutLatest
25/20/19981/18/1999
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.60548%
Frederick T. Buhler

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JQWXZ} Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Minimum word length: 4 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Buhler. Wednesday freshness: 89%
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© 1998, The New York Times5/20/98 ( No. 17,725 )
Across
1
Plays a round : GOLFS
6
U.S.A.F. NCO : TSGT
10
Pianist Myra : HESS
14
Sanctuaries : ASYLA
15
Subscription length, often : YEAR
16
Septi- plus one : OCTA
17
Young pig : SHOAT
18
React to yeast : RISE
19
___ Tower (San Francisco landmark) : COIT
20
Monkey business : HANKYPANKY
22
Radius neighbor : ULNA
23
Rajah's wife : RANEE
24
Churchill's trademark : VSIGN
25
Beat to a pulp : MASH
29
Open, as a bag : UNSTRAP
31
Job for TV's Quincy : AUTOPSY
33
Oater settings : SALOONS
37
Hold gently : CRADLE
38
St. Thomas à ___ (martyred archbishop) : BECKET
39
Hollow-eyed : HAGGARD
41
Place : SITUATE
42
Safeguarded : ENSURED
44
Kind of analyst: Abbr. : SYST
45
Dangle a carrot in front of : TEMPT
48
They may be fair or square : DEALS
50
Mélange : OLIO
51
Chicken Little's friend : HENNYPENNY
56
Look after : TEND
57
"Just ___!" : ASEC
58
Say "fo'c's'le," for instance : ELIDE
59
Enthralled : AGOG
60
Elephantine : HUGE
61
___ Highway (road through Ft. Nelson) : ALCAN
62
Orpheus' instrument : LYRE
63
Greystoke's foster parents : APES
64
Stinks to high heaven : REEKS
Down
1
More than a scrape : GASH
2
Watchmen's watchdog?: Abbr. : OSHA
3
"Lolita" star Sue : LYON
4
Criticism : FLAK
5
One with Don Juanism : SATYR
6
Despotism : TYRANNY
7
Tuna trappers : SEINES
8
O-rings, e.g. : GASKETS
9
Rare trick taker : TREY
10
Trickery : HOCUSPOCUS
11
Gastroenteritis cause : ECOLI
12
Entrapment : STING
13
Lucifer : SATAN
21
Hesitant ones : PAUSERS
24
Man's man : VALET
25
Speed ratio : MACH
26
Mystique : AURA
27
For guys : STAG
28
Miscellany : HODGEPODGE
30
With keen interest : RABIDLY
32
Infiltrator, perhaps : PLANT
34
Acceptable : OKAY
35
Acquires in the end : NETS
36
"Let it stand" : STET
40
Dons one's Sunday best : DUDESUP
41
Occasions for holding hands : SEANCES
43
Not do as promised : RENEGE
45
Damage beyond repair : TOTAL
46
Plaintive piece : ELEGY
47
Bush-league : MINOR
49
Bushman's weapon : SPEAR
51
"Very funny!" : HAHA
52
Glamour competitor : ELLE
53
"Well done!" : NICE
54
Neighbor of Minn. : NDAK
55
Cravings : YENS

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2 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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