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New York Times, Saturday, November 15, 1997

Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
41-Down : Debate anew
TotalDebutLatest
15411/22/19939/1/2024
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.5550233%
Fred Piscop

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 26 Missing: {BJQWZ} This is puzzle # 37 for Mr. Piscop. Saturday freshness: 85%
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© 1997, The New York Times11/15/97 ( No. 17,539 )
Across
1
Tapioca source : CASSAVA
8
High-elevation areas : UPLANDS
15
Most desirable : OPTIMAL
16
Horseshoe locale : NIAGARA
17
Blue prints? : EROTICA
18
Of the blood : HEMATIC
19
Strictness : RIGOR
20
The Mustangs, for short : SMU
22
Narc's find : STASH
23
Conflict resolver, at times : COIN
24
Of ___ (alike) : AKIND
26
City near Padua : ESTE
27
Poetic preposition : ERE
28
Part of a nuclear research facility : SMASHER
30
It may be curried : HAM
31
Kind of broker : DISCOUNT
33
Worshipers at the church of Santa Maria della Spina : PISANS
35
Beat around the bush : PUSSYFOOT
37
Examine closely : PERUSE
40
Like jet streams : EASTERLY
44
Old greeting : AVE
45
Diamond displayers : ARGYLES
47
Some M.I.T. grads : EES
48
Jambalaya need : RICE
50
Looks : SEEMS
51
Word before 1 or 2 : MACH
52
Girl's name in a 1990 Billy Joel title : ALEXA
54
When doubled, a David Merrick musical : IDO
55
Della ___ (St. Peter's architect) : PORTA
56
"Ulysses" hero Stephen : DEDALUS
58
Depleting : USINGUP
60
Narrowest of victory margins : EYELASH
61
You can feel it : TEXTURE
62
Verse form used by Dante : SESTINA
63
Hick : HAYSEED
Down
1
Involuntary : COERCED
2
Based on hypothesis : APRIORI
3
Smelly smokes : STOGIES
4
Suppress : SITON
5
Mideast ruler : AMIR
6
Hoover, informally : VAC
7
Tlingits and others : ALASKANS
8
Slangy answer : UNHUNH
9
Amount to be divided : PIE
10
Whales the tar out of : LAMS
11
Steelie alternative : AGATE
12
Bullwinkle archenemy : NATASHA
13
Popular cold remedy : DRISTAN
14
Indian chiefs : SACHEMS
21
Ready to cry : MISTYEYED
24
They make you laugh : AMUSERS
25
Kicks out : DEPOSES
28
March man : SOUSA
29
Rebels : RIOTS
32
I.B.M. "brain" : CPU
34
Abbr. in many Paris street names : STE
36
Cape Cod town : FALMOUTH
37
Mardi Gras highlights : PARADES
38
Curse, of sorts : EVILEYE
39
Moves back : RECEDES
41
Debate anew : REARGUE
42
Stern reprimand : LECTURE
43
Like a slingshot : YSHAPED
46
Professional companion : GEISHA
49
Praise : EXALT
51
Alpes, e.g. : MONTS
53
Part of a court game name : ALAI
55
Fairy : PIXY
57
Swabs' grp. : USN
59
One of seven : SEA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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