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New York Times, Wednesday, September 8, 1999

Author:
Holden Baker
Editor:
Will Shortz
42-Across : Midafternoon
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1611/17/199711/1/20102
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0842110
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
111.535228%
Holden Baker

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJQX} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Baker. Wednesday freshness: 41%
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© 1999, The New York Times9/8/99 ( No. 18,201 )
Across
1
Pitcher Hershiser : OREL
5
Worse for winter driving : ICIER
10
Peddle : SELL
14
Hamlet, for one : DANE
15
Actress Shearer : NORMA
16
Inter ___ : ALIA
17
Breakfast order : EGGSOVEREZ
19
Cousin of a milkshake : MALT
20
Tranquil : SERENE
21
Not in the least difficult : EZASPIE
23
Inflame : ANGER
26
What counters count : NOSES
27
The Eagles' first hit, 1972 : TAKEITEZ
31
"You can believe me!" : HONEST
32
Pull nigh to : ANEAR
33
Wrinkle-resistant fabric : ORLON
35
Sauce brand : RAGU
36
Fifth-century date : CDIII
37
Place for a flowerpot : SILL
41
Lists of basics : NEEDS
42
Midafternoon : THREE
43
Where to hear "Tit-Willow," with "The" : MIKADO
47
"Relax!" : EZDOESIT
49
Tiny organism : AMEBA
50
Garden products brand : ORTHO
51
Password site, once : SPEAKEZ
53
Sliders on stream banks : OTTERS
58
Silver prizes : CUPS
59
Nice to look at : EZONTHEEYE
62
Ally of the Missouri : OTOE
63
Japanese-American : NISEI
64
"There oughta be ___!" : ALAW
65
Take care of : TEND
66
Good news from loan officers : YESES
67
Figure skater Janet : LYNN
Down
1
Keats specialties : ODES
2
More than fume : RAGE
3
M.I.T. grad: Abbr. : ENGR
4
___-majesté : LESE
5
Think up : INVENT
6
Runner Sebastian : COE
7
Sale tag abbr. : IRR
8
Arab chieftain : EMEER
9
Tease : RAZZ
10
He had a bad hair day : SAMSON
11
Pass by : ELAPSE
12
"Consider the ___ of the field": Matthew 6:28 : LILIES
13
Gossip, with "the" : LATEST
18
Studio sign : ONAIR
22
Untraceable, for short : ANON
24
Crystal-bearing rock : GEODE
25
Classic 1969 youth film : EZRIDER
27
Partner of feathers : TAR
28
"Gimme ___!" (Auburn cheer) : ANA
29
Gunpowder holder : KEG
30
Artesian water : EAU
31
___ polloi : HOI
34
"Hungaria" composer : LISZT
36
Corp. bigshot : CEO
37
Any boat : SHE
38
Org. with many inspectors : IRS
39
Hilo garland : LEI
40
Authorize : LET
41
Minn. neighbor : NDAK
42
Kind of fairy : TOOTH
43
Navy's goat, e.g. : MASCOT
44
Ascribe : IMPUTE
45
Continue doing : KEEPON
46
Humbled : ABASED
48
Hindu loincloths : DHOTIS
50
Harriet's hubby : OZZIE
52
Start of a counting rhyme : EENY
54
Pond swimmer : TEAL
55
Hard to catch : EELY
56
"Saving Private ___" : RYAN
57
Embroidered : SEWN
60
C.I.A. forerunner : OSS
61
Society page word : NEE

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8 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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