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New York Times, Tuesday, May 27, 1997

Author:
Stephanie Spadaccini
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Across : Doc from the Old Line State?
TotalDebutLatest
441/27/197710/5/1999
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.54126814%
Stephanie Spadaccini

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJKQZ} This is puzzle # 27 for Ms. Spadaccini. Tuesday freshness: 62%
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© 1997, The New York Times5/27/97 ( No. 17,367 )
Across
1
27, to 3 : CUBE
5
Virgule : SLASH
10
St. Nick accessory : PIPE
14
The top : APEX
15
"Remember the ___!" : MAINE
16
"Ars Amatoria" poet : OVID
17
Surgical site in the Beaver State? : PORTLANDOR
19
Kid's phrase of request : CANI
20
Chang's Siamese twin : ENG
21
Itch : URGE
22
Full moon color : ORANGE
24
Commedia dell'___ : ARTE
25
Rapper who co-starred in "New Jack City" : ICET
26
Le Carre character George : SMILEY
29
Methodology : PROCESS
32
Estate papers : WILLS
33
Gunk : GOOP
34
Champagne Tony of golf : LEMA
36
___ vera : ALOE
37
Middays : NOONS
38
Money to tide one over : LOAN
39
It's west of N.C. : TENN
40
Just : ONLY
41
"What ___ I do?" : COULD
42
Nielsen stats : RATINGS
44
Comic Charles Nelson ___ : REILLY
45
Unpleasant task : ONUS
46
Hospital unit : WARD
47
Declarer : AVOWER
50
Swiss river : AARE
51
"___ is me!" : WOE
54
Glitzy sign : NEON
55
Doc from the Old Line State? : BETHESDAMD
58
Cartoonist Al : CAPP
59
Chorus girls? : ALTOS
60
The first: Abbr. : ORIG
61
Fashion's Klensch : ELSA
62
1956 Four Lads hit "___ Much!" : NONOT
63
It's just for openers : ANTE
Down
1
Supergarb : CAPE
2
"___ the housetop..." (Christmas lyric) : UPON
3
Arctic Ocean sighting : BERG
4
Phone line abbr. : EXT
5
___-pants (wise guy) : SMARTY
6
Jessica of "Frances" : LANGE
7
Right-hand person : AIDE
8
___-cone : SNO
9
Decorated officers : HEROCOPS
10
Driver's license in the Gem State? : POCATELLOID
11
Russian "John" : IVAN
12
Engine knock : PING
13
Actress McClurg : EDIE
18
Fishing gear : LURES
23
___ room : REC
24
Sound system in the Keystone State? : ALLENTOWNPA
25
Humor not for dummies : IRONY
26
Quite a hit : SWAT
27
Distance runner : MILER
28
Actress Massey : ILONA
29
Chlorinated waters : POOLS
30
1988 Olympics site : SEOUL
31
Inconsequential : SMALL
33
Pagoda sounds : GONGS
35
"Handy" man : ANDY
37
Rural : NONURBAN
41
Goddess of agriculture : CERES
43
Suffix with elephant : INE
44
Least cooked : RAREST
46
"Yippee!" : WAHOO
47
Suffix with utter : ANCE
48
___ piccata : VEAL
49
Kin of "Uh-oh!" : OOPS
50
Envelope abbr. : ATTN
51
Alert : WARN
52
Leave off : OMIT
53
Periphery : EDGE
56
"Strange Magic" rock band : ELO
57
1988 Dennis Quaid remake : DOA

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