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New York Times, Tuesday, June 29, 1999

Author:
Arthur S. Verdesca
Editor:
Will Shortz
63-Across : "That'll Be the Day" star, 1974
TotalDebutLatest
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Arthur S. Verdesca

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJKQZ} This is puzzle # 39 for Mr. Verdesca. Tuesday freshness: 35%
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© 1999, The New York Times6/29/99 ( No. 18,130 )
Across
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What a test driver test-drives : DEMO
5
Adventuresome story girl : ALICE
10
Dutch treat : EDAM
14
Nabisco favorite : OREO
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Coup ___ : DETAT
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Balcony section : LOGE
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Founding member of a 60's-80's pop trio : GRAHAMNASH
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Santa soiler : SOOT
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Back-to-work time: Abbr. : MON
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English ___ : LIT
22
Broaden : ENLARGE
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Lad who drew a sword from a stone : ARTHUR
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Intense hatred : ODIUM
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Desktop communication : EMAIL
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Jalopies : CRATES
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Nine inches : SPAN
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"This Gun for Hire" star : LADD
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Use energetically : EXERT
39
Delta city : CAIRO
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Sgt., e.g. : NCO
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Low area of land : SWALE
43
Comic Joslyn of "The Eve Arden Show" : ALLYN
44
Actress Thompson : SADA
46
Kind of sch. : ELEM
47
Snacked : NOSHED
49
Wheel on a spur : ROWEL
51
Apartments, in real estate talk : UNITS
53
Gives as one's share : ALLOTS
57
English cheese : CHEDDAR
60
65-Down, to us : MRS
61
"You ___ There" : ARE
62
Some wines : REDS
63
"That'll Be the Day" star, 1974 : DAVIDESSEX
66
Ship that sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece : ARGO
67
Site of French learning : ECOLE
68
Split : RIVE
69
___ Mawr, Pa. : BRYN
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Asked for Friskies? : MEWED
71
Sale condition : ASIS
Down
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You'd better believe it : DOGMA
2
Miscue : ERROR
3
Intended : MEANT
4
La-la preceder : OOH
5
Large, colorful butterfly : ADMIRAL
6
Fast time : LENT
7
Call ___ day : ITA
8
Examined before robbing : CASED
9
Italian-American, say : ETHNIC
10
Old-time journalist-socialite : ELSAMAXWELL
11
"Let's Make a Deal" option : DOOR
12
In a state of excitement : AGOG
13
Distribute, with "out" : METE
18
Astringent : ALUM
23
Artificial bait : LURES
25
Half Moon captain : HENRYHUDSON
26
This puzzle's theme : OLDCARS
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Fleming and McKellen : IANS
30
Freshwater duck : TEAL
31
___ Stanley Gardner : ERLE
32
Banana stalk : STEM
33
Examination by remote camera : SCAN
34
___ Alto, Calif. : PALO
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Is unwell : AILS
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A genius? No : DODO
40
Ceaselessly : ONEND
45
Bestowed : AWARDED
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Crown : DIADEM
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Alternative word : ELSE
52
Vestige : TRACE
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Where to get a date? : OASIS
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Fountain locale : TREVI
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Male and female : SEXES
57
Grumble : CRAB
58
Mister, in Bonn : HERR
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Nervous : EDGY
60
Marathon unit : MILE
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Promise : VOW
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Mme., in Sonora : SRA

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

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