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New York Times, Tuesday, September 23, 1997

Author:
Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Dieter's credo?
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Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 35 Missing: {QXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Salomon. Tuesday freshness: 69%
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© 1997, The New York Times9/23/97 ( No. 17,486 )
Across
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Catherine who survived Henry VIII : PARR
5
Eden dweller : ADAM
9
___-ski : APRES
14
Theater award : OBIE
15
Timber wolf : LOBO
16
Fit to be tied : IRATE
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Dieter's credo? : LIGHTENUP
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One of Lear's daughters : REGAN
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French farewell : ADIEU
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Program airing : TELECAST
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State of high alarm : REDALERT
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Praiseful poem : ODE
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Dieter's credo? : TAKEALOADOFF
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Pitcher's pride : ARM
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First name in scat : ELLA
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Flood embankment : LEVEE
37
Hi-jinks in a stolen car : JOYRIDE
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Determines limits in advance : PRESETS
42
Had title to : OWNED
43
Regarding : ASTO
45
Realize : NET
46
Dieter's credo? : BEAGOODLOSER
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Calamity : ILL
51
Comic musical work : OPERETTA
55
Mt. Rainier's site, with "the" : CASCADES
59
"___ Pretty" (song for Maria) : IFEEL
60
Anticipate : AWAIT
61
Dieter's credo? : THINKFAST
64
It results from work well done : PRIDE
65
Gamblers' mecca : RENO
66
This, in Mexico : ESTO
67
Polk's predecessor : TYLER
68
Dutch cheese : EDAM
69
Bygone Tunisian V.I.P.'s : DEYS
Down
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Kind of bear : POLAR
2
Stand for : ABIDE
3
Unbending : RIGID
4
Fix, as leftovers : REHEAT
5
Draught, maybe : ALE
6
Mafia boss : DON
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Act of touching : ABUTTAL
8
Wear a long face : MOPE
9
Terrier type : AIREDALE
10
Comes before : PRECEDES
11
Indian music style : RAGA
12
Greek H's : ETAS
13
On its way, as a message : SENT
18
Noted site of ancient Mexican ruins : TULA
22
British john : LOO
24
Managed, with "out" : EKED
25
Take the reins again : RELEAD
28
Portable PC : LAPTOP
29
Place to broil : OVEN
30
Lavish party : FETE
31
Suffix with gab or slug : FEST
32
"Get ___" (1958 hit) : AJOB
33
English poet laureate Nicholas : ROWE
34
Popular pet bird : MYNA
38
Killing of a king : REGICIDE
39
Blind worshiper : IDOLATER
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Banned Pete : ROSE
44
Stinko : SLOSHED
47
Like the gray mare : OLD
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Actor Estrada : ERIK
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Officiated a game : REFFED
52
Rib : TEASE
53
Irascible : TESTY
54
Choir voices : ALTOS
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Nemo, e.g.: Abbr. : CAPT
56
Not straight : AWRY
57
Leave dock : SAIL
58
To be, in France : ETRE
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One-million link : INA
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___ de guerre : NOM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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