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New York Times, Tuesday, September 16, 1997

Author:
Christopher Page
Editor:
Will Shortz
29-Across : Baby blues
TotalDebutLatest
173/6/19879/16/1997
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1.4423951%
Christopher Page

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJKQXZ} This is puzzle # 17 for Mr. Page. Tuesday freshness: 55%
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© 1997, The New York Times9/16/97 ( No. 17,479 )
Across
1
"Holy mackerel!" : EGAD
5
Shady lady : BAWD
9
Landscaper's tool : EDGER
14
California wine valley : NAPA
15
1847 South Seas adventure : OMOO
16
Running bowline, e.g. : NOOSE
17
Desert mount : DROMEDARY
19
7-11 game : CRAPS
20
Full up : SATED
21
Aria, usually : SOLO
23
"j" topper : DOT
24
"Yuck!" : UGH
25
Place for marbles : STATUARY
29
Baby blues : PEEPERS
31
Hillbilly TV fare : HEEHAW
35
Strait of Dover port : CALAIS
37
Got some shuteye : SLEPT
38
Hightail it : TEAR
40
New Zealand native : MAORI
43
Executive: Abbr. : PRES
44
Bit of parsley : SPRIG
46
"You've got my support" : IAGREE
48
Settles bills : PAYSUP
50
How many bouquets are made : TOORDER
53
Desperation football pass : HAILMARY
56
Native: Suffix : ITE
57
Bad Ems, e.g. : SPA
60
School sports org. : NCAA
61
Gave a ticket : CITED
63
Caterpillar, for one : LARVA
65
Irish locale of song : TIPPERARY
68
Caper : ANTIC
69
Go ___ detail : INTO
70
"The Masque of Alfred" composer : ARNE
71
Kind of answer : YESNO
72
Kind of tide : NEAP
73
Humorist Bill and others : NYES
Down
1
Finishes : ENDSUP
2
Home annex : GARAGE
3
Rx purveyor : APOTHECARY
4
Woman of distinction : DAME
5
Physique, slangily : BOD
6
Physicians' grp. : AMA
7
"What's the ___ that could happen?" : WORST
8
"___ mind?" : DOYOU
9
They follow standing ovations : ENCORES
10
Golden, in France : DOR
11
Spur : GOAD
12
Hockey great Phil, familiarly : ESPO
13
Take five : REST
18
1957 Ford debut : EDSEL
22
___-di-dah : LAH
26
Bygone London transport : TRAM
27
Part of SEATO : ASIA
28
Barker : YELPER
30
Reverend's responsibility : PARISH
32
Like many titles : HEREDITARY
33
"Tarzan" extra : APE
34
Lb. and kg. : WTS
36
___-disant (self-styled): Fr. : SOI
38
Recipe amt. : TSP
39
Emissions tester: Abbr. : EPA
41
Pro ___ : RATA
42
Operatic prince : IGOR
45
Camel's cousin : GUANACO
47
Rolls's partner : ROYCE
49
Paparazzo's prize : PIC
51
Ev'rlasting : ETERNE
52
Goes brunette this time : REDYES
54
"E pluribus unum," e.g. : LATIN
55
Bath's state : MAINE
57
Leave laughing : SLAY
58
Glazier's unit : PANE
59
Theater, opera, etc. : ARTS
62
Tabriz's land : IRAN
64
Bordeaux, e.g. : VIN
66
Educ. group : PTA
67
Top 40 music : POP

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

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