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New York Times, Saturday, July 24, 1999

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Across : Gobbles
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1894/27/19948/3/2024
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31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JKQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 107 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 35%
1
F
2
L
3
I
4
M
5
F
6
L
7
A
8
M
9
S
10
C
11
A
12
R
13
F
14
S
15
L
I
V
E
W
I
R
E
16
C
A
C
H
E
T
17
A
B
A
N
D
O
N
S
18
A
S
S
U
R
E
19
R
E
N
D
20
N
O
S
21
A
L
E
22
B
R
R
23
E
L
I
24
L
A
R
D
25
L
A
I
N
26
S
E
I
27
S
28
E
D
G
E
29
C
A
R
T
E
30
D
I
A
31
N
A
32
E
N
33
C
U
M
B
E
R
34
V
E
R
35
I
T
A
B
L
E
36
R
37
O
38
D
E
I
N
T
O
39
E
T
N
40
A
41
S
42
E
N
R
O
L
43
A
G
44
E
R
45
T
R
E
46
S
47
S
E
A
N
48
F
L
A
X
49
M
R
T
50
H
A
Y
51
P
O
O
R
A
52
T
53
R
A
V
I
54
I
C
A
55
R
U
S
56
C
L
O
57
S
E
D
I
N
58
P
A
G
E
R
S
59
I
T
S
A
F
A
C
T
60
S
T
E
E
L
E
61
A
S
S
E
S
S
E
S
© 1999, The New York Times7/24/99 ( No. 18,155 )
Across
1
Trick : FLIMFLAM
9
Gobbles : SCARFS
15
Dynamo : LIVEWIRE
16
Seal : CACHET
17
Gives up : ABANDONS
18
Give one's word : ASSURE
19
Divide : REND
20
Key phrase : NOSALE
22
Cold call? : BRR
23
1951 play by Literature Nobelist Nelly Sachs : ELI
24
Enrich : LARD
25
Stretched out : LAIN
26
Spanish half-dozen : SEIS
28
Skirt : EDGE
29
Bistro offering : CARTE
30
1957 #1 song : DIANA
32
Retard : ENCUMBER
34
Genuine : VERITABLE
36
Entered, oater-style : RODEINTO
39
Lab equipment : ETNAS
42
Join : ENROL
43
"Happy Days Are Here Again" composer : AGER
45
Number of film caballeros : TRES
47
Actress Young : SEAN
48
Raw material for Rumpelstiltskin : FLAX
49
80's celeb known for his gold chains : MRT
50
Source of allergens : HAY
51
Not skilled in : POORAT
53
A teacher of John, Paul and George : RAVI
54
Asteroid with the closest approach to the sun : ICARUS
56
Claustrophobic : CLOSEDIN
58
Items on belts : PAGERS
59
"No kidding" : ITSAFACT
60
"The Christian Hero" author, 1701 : STEELE
61
Fixes, in a way : ASSESSES
Down
1
Some warnings : FLARES
2
Victimized by the press, say : LIBELED
3
Russian Grand Duke, 1462-1505 : IVANIII
4
Make sound : MEND
5
N.B.A. position: Abbr. : FWD
6
Symbol on an English coat of arms : LION
7
"Happy Days" malt shop owner : ARNOLD
8
Elbert Hubbard work, with "A" : MESSAGETOGARCIA
9
Blast : SCALD
10
Matter of grammar : CASE
11
Some auto options, briefly : ACS
12
Spat : RHUBARB
13
Compound in computer memory cores : FERRITE
14
Less forgiving : STERNER
21
Playground : ARENA
25
Threnody : LAMENT
27
Get for less : SAVEON
28
Make : EARN
29
Kind of film : CULT
31
Diamond of note : NEIL
33
Handle holder? : CBER
35
Nationality prefix : ITALO
36
Sends along : RESHIPS
37
Game with two bases : ONEACAT
38
Transportation charge : DRAYAGE
40
Some forces : ARMADAS
41
Court opening : SERVICE
44
Praises : EXALTS
46
Is frugal : STINTS
48
Steamy 1998 Broadway revue : FOSSE
51
Small loop : PURL
52
Deep-six : TOSS
53
Some whistle blowers : REFS
55
Riddle-me-___ (children's book catchword) : REE
57
Ed.'s request : SAE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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