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New York Times, Tuesday, September 15, 1998

Author:
Gilbert H. Ludwig
Editor:
Will Shortz
31-Across : Fairly
TotalDebutLatest
185/29/19977/21/2008
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0123552
ScrabDebutFresh
1.589863%
Gilbert H. Ludwig

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Ludwig. Tuesday freshness: 60%
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© 1998, The New York Times9/15/98 ( No. 17,843 )
Across
1
Green stuff : MOOLA
6
On ___ (without assurance of payment) : SPEC
10
Fivesome on a five : PIPS
14
Kind of committee : ADHOC
15
Spanish snack : TAPA
16
Org. protecting workers : OSHA
17
"Some Like It Hot" co-star : TONYCURTIS
19
Innocent : NAIF
20
Like a hit B'way show : SRO
21
Mex. neighbor : USA
22
Filler of holes : SPACKLE
24
Make ___ for it : ARUN
25
Mrs. Addams, to Gomez : TISH
26
1990's boxing champion : OSCARDELAHOYA
31
Fairly : PRETTY
32
Actor Cariou : LEN
33
Little worker : ANT
35
Worker's demand : RAISE
36
Bro's kin : SIS
37
Housing unit : CONDO
39
Extra-play periods: Abbr. : OTS
40
Essen exclamation : ACH
41
TV cop Chris : CAGNEY
42
Country star who sang "Roses in the Snow" : EMMYLOUHARRIS
46
"Othello" role : IAGO
47
Commedia dell'___ : ARTE
48
Level, in taxes : BRACKET
51
Columnist Marilyn ___ Savant : VOS
52
Triangular sail : JIB
55
Music genre since the 50's : ROCK
56
Onetime winner of all the awards in this puzzle's theme : RITAMORENO
59
Raison d'___ : ETRE
60
Privy to : INON
61
Intensely hot : FIERY
62
Treat for Little Miss Muffet : WHEY
63
Taj Mahal city : AGRA
64
Ruffled : FAZED
Down
1
They may be left at one's doorstep : MATS
2
Whiff : ODOR
3
"Curses!" : OHNO
4
Actress Myrna : LOY
5
On target : ACCURATE
6
Leave high and dry : STRAND
7
Frisk, with "down" : PAT
8
Formal correspondence : EPISTLES
9
Sea north of Iran : CASPIAN
10
Blanket wrap : PONCHO
11
Writer Dinesen : ISAK
12
Rizzuto or Collins : PHIL
13
Protected : SAFE
18
Great deal of interest : USURY
23
Blonde shade : ASH
24
Takes steps : ACTS
26
Take to the soapbox : ORATE
27
Earthquake : SEISM
28
Friend of Job : ELIHU
29
One-named New Age musician : YANNI
30
Aconcagua and environs : ANDES
31
Old hand : PRO
34
Trifle : TOY
36
Darting : SCOOTING
37
Hauls away : CARTSOFF
38
Grimm figure : OGRE
40
Camus's birthplace : ALGERIA
41
Rebound shot : CAROM
43
It's a knockout : MICKEY
44
Jabber : YAK
45
Castro's capital : HAVANA
48
Suds : BREW
49
"Portnoy's Complaint" author : ROTH
50
Bit of a spread : ACRE
52
Minced oath : JEEZ
53
Start of a legal memo : INRE
54
"Cheers" bartender Woody ___ : BOYD
57
Rocky peak : TOR
58
Estuary : RIA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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