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New York Times, Saturday, July 26, 1997

Author:
Richard Hughes
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Across : Make ___ in (begin)
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Richard Hughes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 31 Missing: {FJQWY} This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Hughes. Saturday freshness: 16%
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O
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N
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A
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© 1997, The New York Times7/26/97 ( No. 17,427 )
Across
1
For fun : ONALARK
8
Stinker : SOANDSO
15
Time trials winner at Indy : POLECAR
16
Chinese, e.g. : TAKEOUT
17
Where Tony Bennett hails from : ASTORIA
18
Largest seaport on the Adriatic : TRIESTE
19
Literary ___ : LION
20
Soupcon : DASH
22
Drag one's feet : STALL
23
"...is sad and dreary ev'rywhere ___": Stephen Foster : IROAM
25
Parts of handwriting : LOOPS
27
Take shape : GEL
28
Indonesian money : SEN
29
Brag sheet : RESUME
31
Round number : ZERO
32
Moors : HEATHS
34
It's at the top of some columns : ACROSS
36
Handles for a client company : REPS
38
Scrape : SKIN
39
1944 Sartre play : NOEXIT
41
Opposed : AVERSE
45
Stick : CANE
46
Thiss and thaat : ERRATA
49
___-Locka, Fla. : OPA
50
Put away : ATE
51
Make ___ in (begin) : ADENT
52
Gets licked : LOSES
54
Suffuse : BATHE
56
Zsa Zsa's real first name : SARI
58
Hide : PELT
59
Smith and Jones, often : ALIASES
61
Authorize : ENTITLE
63
Porous iron ore : LIMNITE
64
Less plentiful : SCANTER
65
Steams : SEESRED
66
Duds : THREADS
Down
1
Somewhat iridescent : OPALISH
2
"Far from it" : NOSIREE
3
City near the Horseshoe Curve : ALTOONA
4
Harry's wife : LEONA
5
Height: Prefix : ACR
6
All bets are off after this : RAID
7
South African villages : KRAALS
8
Caribbean getaway : STTHOMAS
9
Bowman's need : OAR
10
Words after "You must remember this" : AKISS
11
Brand of depilatory : NEET
12
Therapeutic index data : DOSAGES
13
Army provisioners of old : SUTLERS
14
Opera set in Cyprus : OTELLO
21
5-centime piece : SOU
24
1946 Bowery Boys movie : MRHEX
26
Eat like a bird : PECKAT
30
Spotted : ESPIED
31
Belt : ZONE
33
Corner : TREE
35
Competing : RIVAL
37
Played up : STRESSED
39
Merchant of music : NATALIE
40
Past : ONETIME
42
Famous town on the Nile : ROSETTA
43
Relieved : SPELLED
44
Some strong winds : EASTERS
45
Intrigues : CABALS
47
Retrovirus material : RNA
48
Still : ATREST
51
Norse pantheon : AESIR
53
Hazard a guess : OPINE
55
"The Captain and the Kids" kid : HANS
57
Narrow margin : INCH
60
Somme time : ETE
62
Pitch : TAR

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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