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New York Times, Friday, January 24, 1997

Author:
D. J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
42-Down : Some witchcraft
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 34 Missing: {GJQVZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 23 for Mr. Kahn. Friday freshness: 57%
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© 1997, The New York Times1/24/97 ( No. 17,244 )
Across
1
"Cowabunga!" or "23 skiddoo" : CATCHWORD
10
Formulated : DRAWN
15
Home of the Hittites : ASIAMINOR
16
Like H. P. Lovecraft stories : EERIE
17
Onetime Sting operation? : THEPOLICE
18
Go after : CHASE
19
Farm areas : STIES
20
Accepted : OKD
21
Mirrored : APED
22
Ode subject : URN
23
At all : ANY
24
Adulterate : DEBASE
26
Tao, literally : PATH
28
Letter box deposits : USMAIL
30
1963 Martin Ritt film : HUD
31
Complimentary close : YOURS
33
Kind of farming : ONECROP
35
"Who knows not where a wasp does wear his sting?" speaker : PETRUCHIO
37
Tryout : TESTRUN
39
Jewish months : ADARS
42
Census entry : SEX
43
"Skin Deep" star : RITTER
45
"Bonne ___!" : NUIT
47
Yellow fruit : PAPAYA
49
Common joiner : AND
50
Aberdeen negative : NAE
51
Satirist Idle : ERIC
52
Depression : PIT
53
Terra ___ : FIRMA
55
Disinclined : LOATH
57
Medical dissections : ANATOMIES
59
"___ luck!" : LOTSA
60
Garden bloomer : CHINAROSE
61
Campaign tactic : SMEAR
62
Volcanologist's instrument : TILTMETER
Down
1
McDonald's freebie : CATSUP
2
Where butts are parked : ASHTRAY
3
Establish a link with : TIEINTO
4
Fear is one : CAPE
5
Med. care providers : HMOS
6
Humorist Shriner : WIL
7
Salad garnish : ONIONS
8
Greetings from John Denver? : ROCKYMOUNTAINHI
9
1856 Stowe novel : DRED
10
Holiday mo. : DEC
11
Detox place : REHAB
12
Plains native : ARAPAHO
13
Finally understands, with "to" : WISESUP
14
Something nice to feel : NEEDED
23
1976 Winter Olympics host : AUSTRIA
24
Action movie series : DIEHARD
25
1961 Charlton Heston portrayal : ELCID
27
Cadence sounds : HUPS
29
Mandela's polit. party : ANC
32
Hear again : RETRY
34
Reddish-brown : ROAN
36
Groove : RUT
37
Small eatery : TEAROOM
38
Make amends for : EXPIATE
40
Grow abundantly : RUNRIOT
41
Standpipe with two openings : SIAMESE
42
Some witchcraft : SPELLS
44
Involve : ENTAIL
46
Come-on : TEASER
48
___ part (role-plays) : ACTSA
52
Alliance basis : PACT
53
Froth : FOAM
54
Hungarian patriot Nagy : IMRE
56
Kramden laugh : HAR
58
Cable letters : TNT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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