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New York Times, Tuesday, July 6, 1999

Author:
Arthur P. Stoliar
Editor:
Will Shortz
31-Across : Trigonometry ratio
TotalDebut
17/6/1999
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0010000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.43227%
Arthur P. Stoliar

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Stoliar. Tuesday freshness: 51%
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© 1999, The New York Times7/6/99 ( No. 18,137 )
Across
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Etcher's need : ACID
5
Cut and paste : EDIT
9
Liniment user : ACHER
14
"Bet you can't...," e.g. : DARE
15
Fisher's plug : LURE
16
New, to Neruda : NUEVO
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Bartender? : DRAFTSMAN
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Food writer Claiborne : CRAIG
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California giants : SEQUOIAS
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Fritter (away) : PIDDLE
22
Petitions : SUES
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"Bravo, torero!" : OLE
24
It's observed in Jan. in the Rockies : MST
25
Modern surgical tool : LASER
28
Dian Fossey's home : RWANDA
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Wood for a 61-Down : ASH
31
Trigonometry ratio : SECANT
34
Employs : USES
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Put in the hold : STOW
39
Painter of water lilies : MONET
40
R.&B. singer James : ETTA
41
Location : SITE
42
North, perhaps : BIDDER
44
Immeasurable period : EON
45
Lustrous : PEARLY
47
Makes : EARNS
49
Sigma's follower : TAU
51
Fleur-de-___ : LYS
52
Kind of tide : NEAP
54
From A to Z : INTOTO
56
Upright, in football : GOALPOST
60
Saltpetre : NITRE
61
Bartender? : BELTMAKER
62
Exonerate : CLEAR
63
Pot builder : ANTE
64
What you might buy a Gucci bag in? : LIRE
65
Sea swallows : TERNS
66
Freshman, probably : TEEN
67
Onion's cousin : LEEK
Down
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Throws in : ADDS
2
Kind of package : CARE
3
Land of the Tigris and Euphrates : IRAQ
4
Render harmless : DEFUSE
5
Beast of Borden : ELSIE
6
Alexandre, père ou fils : DUMAS
7
Nest eggs, for short : IRAS
8
Lacrosse team : TEN
9
Old, in France : ANCIEN
10
Bean ___ (tofu) : CURD
11
Bartender? : HEADMASTER
12
Pandora released them : EVILS
13
Standard word reference : ROGET
18
Guided trips : TOURS
21
Missouri River tributary : PLATTE
23
Possessed : OWNED
25
Lad's love : LASS
26
Piedmont wine center : ASTI
27
Bartender? : SHOTPUTTER
28
Libidinous : RANDY
29
Payable : DUE
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It's in development : EMBRYO
33
Spring features : COILS
35
Prince's school : ETON
36
___ serif : SANS
38
Like Burns's tim'rous beastie : WEE
43
Domain : REALM
46
Changes : ALTERS
48
Horrify : APPALL
49
Coloring : TINCT
50
Old womanish : ANILE
52
Actor Nick of "Affliction" : NOLTE
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"Have you ___?" : EATEN
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Algerian seaport : ORAN
56
Trait carrier : GENE
57
30's migrant : OKIE
58
Withered : SERE
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Arduous journey : TREK
61
Louisville Slugger : BAT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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