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New York Times, Tuesday, October 28, 1997

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Down : Take ___ breath
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Bernice Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKQZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 135 for Ms. Gordon. Tuesday freshness: 22%
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© 1997, The New York Times10/28/97 ( No. 17,521 )
Across
1
Lots : GOBS
5
Desert streambed : WADI
9
Tennis great Rod : LAVER
14
"Are you some kind of ___?" : ANUT
15
Black : EBON
16
"___ at the office" : IGAVE
17
Vidal's Breckinridge : MYRA
18
Roar at the shore : SURF
19
Count with an orchestra : BASIE
20
1989 Madonna hit : EXPRESSYOURSELF
23
Churchill's sign : VEE
24
Basic college degrees : BAS
25
Summit : VERTEX
29
___-Jo (1988 Olympics name) : FLO
31
Mosque V.I.P. : IMAM
35
Live, in a TV studio : ONAIR
36
Like Britain : GREAT
38
Poetic palindrome : ERE
39
It may be used in minor surgery : LOCALANESTHESIA
42
Quattro minus uno : TRE
43
Freshman, sophomore, etc. : YEARS
44
Revolving machine part : ROTOR
45
Reply to "Are not!" : AMSO
47
I-80, e.g.: Abbr. : RTE
48
Item in a Mexican fiesta : PINATA
49
Luau dish : POI
51
Sound from Sandy : ARF
52
Bibliophile's treasures : LIMITEDEDITIONS
61
Belief in sorcery and magic : OBEAH
62
Pre-tractor farmer's need : OXEN
63
Plummet : DROP
64
"À votre ___!" : SANTE
65
Grp. affecting gas prices : OPEC
66
Go gently (into) : EASE
67
More correct : TRUER
68
Brood : MOPE
69
"Jeopardy!" host Trebek : ALEX
Down
1
Charades, e.g. : GAME
2
Cameo stone : ONYX
3
Pat on the back, as a baby : BURP
4
Asterisk : STAR
5
Setting for Thomas Hardy novels : WESSEX
6
Maltreatment : ABUSE
7
Boat with oars : DORY
8
Data : INFO
9
Astrologically, the thoughtful, diplomatic type : LIBRA
10
Tennis great Andre : AGASSI
11
Bouquet site : VASE
12
Satanicalness : EVIL
13
Sailor's peril : REEF
21
Don or Phil of 50's-60's pop : EVERLY
22
W.W. II menace : UBOAT
25
Physicist Alessandro : VOLTA
26
Vast, old-style : ENORM
27
Regattas : RACES
28
Spanish aunt : TIA
29
French brother : FRERE
30
Minus : LESS
32
Acclaimed "Hostess with the Mostes'" : MESTA
33
Unrestrained : ARIOT
34
Stiller's comedy partner : MEARA
36
Buzzing pest : GNAT
37
Savings and loan : THRIFT
40
Condor's home : AERIE
41
Long time : EON
46
Narcotic : OPIATE
48
William or Harry, e.g. : PRINCE
50
Word with woman or worldly : OTHER
51
Take ___ breath : ADEEP
52
Bewildered : LOST
53
Construction support : IBAR
54
Maître d's offering : MENU
55
Condemn : DOOM
56
Montreal player : EXPO
57
Bright thought : IDEA
58
Spoken : ORAL
59
Winning margin, maybe : NOSE
60
Glasses, in ads : SPEX

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

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