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New York Times, Saturday, January 3, 1998

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
49-Down : Unkind
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 31 Missing: {JQWXZ} This is puzzle # 73 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 30%
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© 1998, The New York Times1/3/98 ( No. 17,588 )
Across
1
Deteriorates : GOESTOPOT
10
Like some humor : CAMPY
15
One, for some : LUNCHTIME
16
Ancient square : AGORA
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More than skeptical : ATHEISTIC
18
1972 Elton John hit : LEVON
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Some medical procedures : SCANS
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Playwright Fugard : ATHOL
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Flood insurance? : ARK
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Reasoned : SANE
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Familia members : TIAS
25
Low, in Limoges : BAS
26
PC key : ESC
27
Calling : CAREER
30
Trujillo ___ (Puerto Rican city) : ALTO
31
Like some skylines : STEEPLED
33
Big name in mail order : LLBEAN
35
Catch some ___ : RAYS
36
Animal "with bristled hair," to Shakespeare : BOAR
37
Over : ACROSS
40
Some Bach pieces : TOCCATAS
44
Porters : ALES
45
Weird : SPOOKY
47
Plumb of "The Brady Bunch" : EVE
48
Up-to-date : MOD
49
Meanies : CURS
50
Fall short : FAIL
51
Suffix in political science : IST
52
Friends in Firenze : AMICI
54
Express alternative : LOCAL
55
Sprang : LEAPT
57
Make easier to swallow : MASTICATE
59
Go for, as the heels : NIPAT
60
Strategic team athlete : PLAYMAKER
61
Opposition : ENEMY
62
Screwball : SENSELESS
Down
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They're found beside temples : GLASSES
2
Harte's John Oakhurst, for one : OUTCAST
3
Touch up : ENHANCE
4
View : SCENE
5
"___ House" (1991 hit) : THIS
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N.B.A. nail-biters : OTS
7
Sandwich choice : PITA
8
Took out : OMITTED
9
Electronics whiz : TECHIE
10
Sees : CALLS
11
Gray : AGE
12
Not fixed : MOVABLE
13
In shares : PRORATA
14
Tries to dislodge : YANKSON
21
Gunwale attachment : OARLOCK
27
Corp. treasurers, maybe : CPAS
28
Plant of the mustard family : ALYSSUM
29
Telephone book abbr. : RES
30
"East of Eden" role : ABRA
32
Dart shooter : EROS
34
Delicate : LACY
36
Cry in the dark? : BOO
37
"Toad of Toad Hall" playwright : AAMILNE
38
Surround, with "on" : CLOSEIN
39
Oval Office supplies? : REDTAPE
40
Proportionately : TOSCALE
41
Scone relative : TEACAKE
42
Plays the ace : AVIATES
43
"Murder by Death" actor : SELLERS
46
Dresses fussily : PRIMPS
49
Unkind : CATTY
50
Kind of point : FOCAL
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"This ___ outrage!" : ISAN
54
Shade of green : LIME
56
Victoria, on "Dallas" : PAM
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Actor Hardin et al. : TYS

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

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