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New York Times, Wednesday, September 16, 1998

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
48-Across : Drawn-out war tactics
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Richard Silvestri

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 74 for Mr. Silvestri. Wednesday freshness: 5%
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© 1998, The New York Times9/16/98 ( No. 17,844 )
Across
1
Witty remark : JEST
5
Prince of Darkness : SATAN
10
Loot : SWAG
14
Sweet sandwich : OREO
15
Proclamation : EDICT
16
Atlantic City game : KENO
17
My fodder's place? : SILO
18
Needle point? : NORTH
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Humerus neighbor : ULNA
20
"The guy's going to shoot" : HELLFIRE
22
Set aside : ALLOT
23
Long, long time : AEON
24
Mopes : SULKS
26
One with equal billing : COSTAR
29
Approach stealthily : CREEPUP
32
None of the above : OTHER
33
Fort McHenry sight : FLAG
35
Bond foe : DRNO
36
Sault ___ Marie : STE
37
Like many martini olives : SPEARED
40
Tag players : ITS
41
Put one's cards on the table, maybe : MELD
43
"Don't rush into anything!" : EASY
44
Banks of diamond fame : ERNIE
46
Maid of ___ : ORLEANS
48
Drawn-out war tactics : SIEGES
49
Time on the job : STINT
50
Ambassadorship, e.g. : POST
51
Hurt plenty : ACHED
53
"This one's on me" : ILLTREAT
57
Day divider : NOON
58
Rot : GOBAD
60
Car bar : AXLE
61
Social asset : TACT
62
Tea party crasher : ALICE
63
Bat's home : CAVE
64
Sommer in the cinema : ELKE
65
Hologram illuminator : LASER
66
Revenuer : TMAN
Down
1
Kid : JOSH
2
Cuyahoga's outlet : ERIE
3
Order to a broker : SELL
4
Not in time : TOOLATE
5
Next year's alumnus : SENIOR
6
Grace : ADORN
7
Get bushed : TIRE
8
Play piece : ACT
9
Unspecified ordinal : NTH
10
Lay low : SKULKED
11
"You and I are about to leap" : WELLSPRING
12
Part of A.D. : ANNO
13
Barnyard butter : GOAT
21
Has apprehensions : FEARS
22
Tankard contents : ALE
24
Spine-tingling : SCARY
25
Inner drive : URGE
26
Kramer or Topper : COSMO
27
Cousin of a mink : OTTER
28
"The woman will behave outrageously" : SHELLSHOCK
30
Loosen : UNTIE
31
Sits for snaps : POSES
33
Religious observance : FEAST
34
Andalusian article : LAS
38
Famous Friend : PENN
39
Jefferson was one : DEIST
42
Diplomat's quest : DETENTE
45
Disavow : RETRACT
47
Pitch in : AID
48
Lead-tin alloy : SOLDER
50
Show topper : PLACE
51
Put up stakes : ANTE
52
Shade of black : COAL
53
Nile wader : IBIS
54
Makeup ___ : EXAM
55
Menlo Park middle name : ALVA
56
Beavis or Butt-head : TEEN
58
Guy's date : GAL
59
Pay stretcher? : OLA

Answer summary:
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