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New York Times, Wednesday, August 19, 1998

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Portico
TotalDebutLatest
1024/26/19702/19/2004
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
431112121383
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
91.51399144%
Alfio Micci

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 41 This is puzzle # 99 for Mr. Micci. Wednesday freshness: 78%
1
G
2
O
3
L
4
D
5
WATER
6
H
7
O
8
T
9
WATER
10
L
11
O
12
W
13
WATER
14
E
N
E
R
O
15
B
A
R
B
16
O
V
A
L
17
L
T
G
O
V
18
O
R
E
O
19
N
E
R
O
20
D
O
O
M
E
21
D
22
S
P
Y
23
E
N
D
O
24
E
R
R
25
M
A
S
26
K
S
27
A
28
B
29
S
30
T
O
31
T
E
N
32
N
O
33
T
34
T
35
O
36
D
E
I
37
H
O
R
N
38
I
M
E
A
N
39
M
A
N
40
D
E
L
A
41
O
42
F
F
E
N
S
E
43
I
N
K
E
D
44
B
R
I
E
45
P
T
A
46
T
O
S
C
A
47
T
E
R
R
I
48
M
E
L
49
E
M
50
B
E
R
51
E
N
52
D
53
S
54
T
55
O
A
56
A
R
M
57
S
T
E
58
E
59
P
60
S
61
E
R
G
S
62
T
R
U
63
E
64
H
A
D
U
P
65
A
I
R
E
66
H
O
D
S
67
E
L
I
Z
A
68
WATER
B
E
D
69
WATER
R
A
T
70
WATER
S
T
O
N
© 1998, The New York Times8/19/98 ( No. 17,816 )
Across
1
Noted Presidential loser : GOLDWATER
6
Serious trouble : HOTWATER
10
Kind of mark : LOWWATER
14
Start of an año : ENERO
15
Stinging remark : BARB
16
Derby track : OVAL
17
Statehouse official: Abbr. : LTGOV
18
It may get a good licking : OREO
19
Pianist Peter : NERO
20
On the way to oblivion : DOOMED
22
Peek in (on) : SPY
23
Opposite of ecto- : ENDO
24
Make a misstep : ERR
25
Disguises : MASKS
27
Tummy muscles : ABS
30
On a scale of one ___ : TOTEN
32
Words before mention or worry : NOTTO
36
Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, etc. : DEI
37
Loudspeaker, informally : HORN
38
"Y'know what ___?" : IMEAN
39
De Klerk's successor : MANDELA
41
Violation : OFFENSE
43
Like printing presses : INKED
44
Soft cheese : BRIE
45
Educ. group : PTA
46
Opera about an opera singer : TOSCA
47
Country music singer Gibbs : TERRI
48
Funnyman Brooks : MEL
49
Live coal : EMBER
51
Windup : END
53
Portico : STOA
56
Leg's partner : ARM
57
Soaks : STEEPS
61
Divisions of joules : ERGS
62
Quiz answer : TRUE
64
Entertained in one's apartment : HADUP
65
Suffix with concession : AIRE
66
Masons' burdens : HODS
67
She wants to "talk proper...like a lye-dy" : ELIZA
68
It may rock you to sleep : WATERBED
69
Web-footed rodent : WATERRAT
70
Actor Sam : WATERSTON
Down
1
Neuter : GELD
2
Catch ___ : ONTO
3
Kind of blocks : LEGO
4
Suffix with hippo- : DROME
5
History that no longer matters : WATEROVERTHEDAM
6
Modern movie initials : HBO
7
Regatta crew : OARSMEN
8
Boring tool : TREPAN
9
Team helpers : WATERBOYS
10
In need of company : LONESOME
11
Pizzeria feature : OVEN
12
Precinct : WARD
13
Defeat : WATERLOO
21
Salivate : DROOL
26
1962 Polanski Oscar nominee : KNIFEINTHEWATER
27
Concede (to) : ADMIT
28
Minor betting game : BEANO
29
Scuttles : SINKS
31
La-la lead-in : TRA
33
Curfew time, maybe : TENPM
34
Sample : TASTE
35
Ryan or Tatum : ONEAL
40
Late : DECEASED
41
Hockey's Bobby : ORR
42
Cans : FIRES
44
Kind of onion : BERMUDA
47
Fright : TERROR
50
Tub filler : BATHWATER
52
Gives a hand : DEALS
53
Brine : SEAWATER
54
Windy City paper, with "The" : TRIB
55
Meanie : OGRE
58
Take out or put in, e.g. : EDIT
59
"The Sicilian" author : PUZO
60
Cross : SPAN
63
French direction : EST

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

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