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New York Times, Thursday, August 28, 1997

Author:
Shannon Burns
Editor:
Will Shortz
4-Across : Procrastinator's time of action
TotalDebutLatest
102/10/19972/9/2008
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0300241
ScrabDebutFresh
1.645356%
Shannon Burns

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 31 Missing: {BJQVX} This is puzzle # 5 for Ms. Burns. Thursday freshness: 53%
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© 1997, The New York Times8/28/97 ( No. 17,460 )
Across
1
Harper on the bookshelf : LEE
4
Procrastinator's time of action : LASTMINUTE
14
Trouble : AIL
15
Some Pythagoreans : ASTRONOMERS
17
Certain ed. of the Bible : STD
18
Festive : CHRISTMASSY
19
Midgard serpent's slayer : THOR
21
Cafeteria-goers : EATERS
22
Salt : TAR
23
"If I ___ Rich Man" : WEREA
25
It comes easily to hand : YOYO
26
Abominable Snowman : YETI
27
Rigorous tests : ORALS
28
Advantages : INS
29
Gibbons on TV : LEEZA
30
Roscoe : ROD
31
Georgia ___ : PINE
33
___ de mer : MAL
34
Going on and on and... : DRONING
36
Jack and Jill's burden : PAILFUL
40
Annoy : IRK
41
Put out : IRED
42
Taking after : ALA
43
Candied : GLACE
46
1969 Three Dog Night hit : ONE
47
Is not on the level : TILTS
49
Genre of 46-Across : ROCK
50
Slays, in slang : OFFS
51
Beginning : ONSET
52
"Lady ___ Train" (1945 film) : ONA
53
Cream puff : ECLAIR
55
"Coming Home" co-star : DERN
56
Sneaky : UNDERHANDED
59
Member of the familia : TIA
60
They may make you feel 18-Across : POINSETTIAS
61
Mr. Cat : TOM
62
Desperate strategy : LASTRESORT
63
Stuff of mine : ORE
Down
1
Definitive statement : LASTWORD
2
"Take your choice" : EITHEROR
3
Pizarro's quest : ELDORADO
4
Fond du ___, Wis. : LAC
5
Gentleman of the court : ASHE
6
In need of repentance : STRAYING
7
Musical interval : TRITONE
8
Saunters : MOSEYS
9
Prologue : INTRO
10
Annuaire listings : NOMS
11
Actress Thurman : UMA
12
Guinea pig, in a way : TESTEE
13
Synthetic : ERSATZ
16
Site of ancient Palmyra : SYRIA
20
Luth. teaching, e.g. : REL
24
Yearn : ASPIRE
26
Cry out loud : YELL
29
Docked : LAIDTO
32
Publicity : INK
33
West of Hollywood : MAE
35
Shaving wound : NICK
36
1988 Connery film, with "The" : PRESIDIO
37
Unnatural high : FALSETTO
38
Intentionally concealed : ULTERIOR
39
1-Across or 55-Across, e.g. : LASTNAME
41
Babies : INFANTS
43
Get together : GROUP
44
1970's Cambodian leader : LONNOL
45
___ National Park, Maine : ACADIA
46
Recently : OFLATE
48
Perot follower: Abbr. : IND
50
Yellowish : OCHER
53
Formerly, formerly : ERST
54
Caboose, figuratively : REAR
57
Print measures : ENS
58
August hrs. : DST

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

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