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New York Times, Tuesday, July 22, 1997

Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Across : Orbital point
TotalDebutLatest
15411/22/19939/1/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1425262552948
RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.5550233%
Fred Piscop

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKX} This is puzzle # 34 for Mr. Piscop. Tuesday freshness: 60%
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S
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M
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C
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H
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L
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B
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B
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M
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B
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G
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R
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© 1997, The New York Times7/22/97 ( No. 17,423 )
Across
1
N.B.A.'s O'Neal, familiarly : SHAQ
5
Nicklaus's org. : PGA
8
Orbital point : APSIS
13
Cape Canaveral grp. : NASA
14
E.T. vehicles : UFOS
15
The Beatles' "You Won't ___" : SEEME
16
Santa checks it twice : LIST
17
Popular adhesive : SCOTCHTAPE
19
Facility : EASE
21
Egg ___ yung : FOO
22
And others: Abbr. : ETAL
23
Canasta relative : GINRUMMY
26
Cash register key : NOSALE
28
___ trick (three goals) : HAT
29
It kept a princess up : PEA
30
Dallas player, for short : MAV
31
Small island : CAY
32
"Oh, ___ kind of guy..." : IMTHE
34
Score in horseshoes : LEANER
37
New Orleans hot spot : BOURBONSTREET
41
Edits : EMENDS
42
Overindulgent parent, e.g. : DOTER
44
"Meet the Press" network : NBC
47
Actress Sue ___ Langdon : ANE
48
Feather source : EMU
50
___-Magnon : CRO
51
Conditioning, as leather : OILING
53
Ham holder : RYEBREAD
55
Golfer's pocketful : TEES
56
Cool ___ cucumber : ASA
58
Future atty.'s exam : LSAT
59
1777 battle site : BRANDYWINE
62
Worst possible score : ZERO
65
Role player : ACTOR
66
Athlete with a statue in Richmond, Va. : ASHE
67
Hydrox rival : OREO
68
Villa ___ (Italian site) : DESTE
69
Hair goo : GEL
70
Highway entrance : RAMP
Down
1
Variety show since 1975, briefly : SNL
2
"Bali ___" : HAI
3
O.K. : ASSENTTO
4
Persian Gulf nation : QATAR
5
Army rank E-3 : PFC
6
Disney star : GOOFY
7
Regarding : ASTO
8
Campfire remnant : ASH
9
"For ___ sake!" : PETES
10
Washington State airport : SEATAC
11
Relative of a gazelle : IMPALA
12
Old vaudeville actress Blossom : SEELEY
14
1972 Bill Withers hit : USEME
18
Longtime Harvard president James Bryant ___ : CONANT
20
Second-biggest movie hit of 1978 : SUPERMAN
23
Touch-tone 4 : GHI
24
Poetic foot : IAMB
25
"Cheers" bar owner Sam : MALONE
27
Recording studio add-ins : OVERDUBS
30
Raymond of "East of Eden" : MASSEY
33
Shade : HUE
35
Tackle's neighbor : END
36
Custom Royale of old autodom : REO
38
Popular pain relief cream : BENGAY
39
And so on : ETCETERA
40
Trillion: Prefix : TERA
43
Engine part : ROD
44
So-so : NOTBAD
45
Writer Ambrose : BIERCE
46
Footballer's footwear : CLEATS
49
Free-for-all : MELEE
52
"Once ___ Enough" : ISNOT
53
Pay boost : RAISE
54
Shadow eliminator? : RAZOR
57
Booty : SWAG
60
Rap's Dr. ___ : DRE
61
Devils' org. : NHL
63
Dream period, for short : REM
64
Alley ___ : OOP

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

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