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New York Times, Thursday, January 29, 1998

Author:
Frances Hansen
Editor:
Will Shortz
46-Down : Mandela portrayer in a 1987 film
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Frances Hansen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 97 for Ms. Hansen. Thursday freshness: 31%
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© 1998, The New York Times1/29/98 ( No. 17,614 )
Across
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Platters : DISCS
6
Waveless : CALM
10
Bidder's option : PASS
14
"Racy" neckwear : ASCOT
15
Rink jump : AXEL
16
District : AREA
17
President who married in office : GROVERCLEVELAND
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Kind of control : REMOTE
21
Military acronym : NORAD
22
What you stand to lose? : LAP
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Erwin of 50's TV : STU
25
Group of whales : POD
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Dug into : ATE
28
Beckett award : OBIE
30
"The African Queen" writer : CSFORESTER
33
Swift boats : PROAS
35
Tin Pan Alley org. : ASCAP
36
1962 Robert Frost collection : INTHECLEARING
41
Fungus, in Falmouth : MOULD
42
Hearty entree : STEAK
44
1997 Masters winner : TIGERWOODS
49
Mistress in a Thomas Mann novel : ZAZA
50
Photographer's abbr. : ENL
51
"Brat Farrar" mystery writer : TEY
52
"Rocks" : ICE
54
Be worthwhile : PAY
55
In agreement : ATONE
57
Relative of 14-Across : CRAVAT
59
C.I.A. undertaking : COVERTOPERATION
64
Salt Lake City players : UTES
65
Word said with a tear : ALAS
66
Canio's wife in "Pagliacci" : NEDDA
67
Larboard : PORT
68
Vanquish : BEST
69
Down at the heels : SEEDY
Down
1
First name at the U.N., 1953-61 : DAG
2
Neighbor of Syr. : ISR
3
Stinger : SCORPION
4
Sheltered nook : COVE
5
Dams up : STEMS
6
Prickly pear, e.g. : CACTUS
7
Car bar : AXLE
8
Nautical side : LEE
9
XI years before the Battle of Hastings : MLV
10
___ Alto : PALO
11
Mountain whose name means "holy ground" : ARARAT
12
Ratifying body : SENATE
13
Not so sunny : SADDER
18
College org. : ROTC
19
Makes beloved : ENDEARS
22
Chop off : LOP
23
Archeological shelter : ABRI
25
Assert : POSE
26
Bo Derek's whale of a film : ORCA
29
Words on a Wonderland cake : EATME
31
1996 Masters winner : FALDO
32
Thick-coated dog : SPITZ
34
More succinct : SHORTER
37
World chess champ, 1935-37 : EUWE
38
Pall : CLOY
39
Sea current : NEAPTIDE
40
Where Samson ground meal : GAZA
43
King Arthur's foster brother : KAY
44
China piece : TEACUP
45
Entirely : INTOTO
46
Mandela portrayer in a 1987 film : GLOVER
47
Most dreadful : DIREST
48
Dueling memento, maybe : SCAR
53
Editor Harold : EVANS
56
"___-ce pas?" : NEST
57
Their days are numbered : CPAS
58
To ___ (exactly) : ATEE
60
Bar bill : TAB
61
Cheer for Escamillo : OLE
62
Outlandish : ODD
63
Dissenting vote : NAY

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

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