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New York Times, Monday, September 15, 1997

Author:
Stephanie Spadaccini
Editor:
Will Shortz
59-Across : Part of the pelvis
TotalDebutLatest
441/27/197710/5/1999
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1.54126814%
Stephanie Spadaccini

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 31 for Ms. Spadaccini. Monday freshness: 53%
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© 1997, The New York Times9/15/97 ( No. 17,478 )
Across
1
Amo, ___, amat (Latin practice) : AMAS
5
College prep exam : PSAT
9
Thin and bony : GAUNT
14
Singer-actress Lorna : LUFT
15
"Picnic" playwright : INGE
16
Daddy Warbucks's little girl : ANNIE
17
Prefix with phobia : ACRO
18
Years and years : EONS
19
Get together : UNITE
20
Demonstrate affection like a plumber? : SHOWERWITHLOVE
23
Saharalike : DRY
24
___ Khan (ex of Rita Hayworth) : ALY
25
Place to park a car : GARAGE
29
French cheese : BRIE
31
Krazy ___ of the comics : KAT
34
"Tiny" Albee character : ALICE
35
Tugboat sound : TOOT
36
Prefix with dynamic : AERO
37
What a plumber says to noisy kids? : PIPEDOWNWILLYOU
40
Days before big events : EVES
41
Bands' bookings : GIGS
42
Preferred invitees : ALIST
43
TV room : DEN
44
Therefore : ERGO
45
Vertebral columns : SPINES
46
Exploit : USE
47
Gloomy guy : GUS
48
Declines, as a plumber? : SINKSTOANEWLOW
56
Where Leonardo was born : VINCI
57
Oklahoma city : ENID
58
Atmosphere : AURA
59
Part of the pelvis : ILIUM
60
Sicilian blower : ETNA
61
Ribald : RACY
62
"E pluribus unum," e.g. : MOTTO
63
Like a busybody : NOSY
64
Dummies' replies : DUHS
Down
1
"Woe is me!" : ALAS
2
Lots of : MUCH
3
60's hairdo : AFRO
4
Put away : STOW
5
South Dakota's capital : PIERRE
6
Very white : SNOWY
7
Lambs: Lat. : AGNI
8
Experiment : TEST
9
Charles de ___ : GAULLE
10
Bother : ANNOY
11
Purdue, e.g.: Abbr. : UNIV
12
Evening, informally : NITE
13
Golfer's gadget : TEE
21
Made a border : EDGED
22
Port-au-Prince's land : HAITI
25
Stared openly : GAPED
26
Breathing : ALIVE
27
Get ready to be picked : RIPEN
28
One-spots : ACES
29
Beatnik's drum : BONGO
30
Paddles : ROWS
31
Enter, as computer data : KEYIN
32
Got up : AROSE
33
Praises loudly : TOUTS
35
Branch offshoot : TWIG
36
"___ Wanna Do" (Sheryl Crow hit) : ALLI
38
Monsters : OGRES
39
Run out, as a subscription : LAPSE
44
Igloo dweller : ESKIMO
45
Half a weekend : SUNDAY
46
Not abridged : UNCUT
47
Procures : GAINS
48
Where fodder is stored : SILO
49
Monogram unit: Abbr. : INIT
50
High schooler : TEEN
51
"I'm ___ you!" : ONTO
52
Voting district : WARD
53
Meal on Maui : LUAU
54
Mezz. alternative : ORCH
55
Paths : WAYS
56
Energy : VIM

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

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