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New York Times, Friday, November 28, 1997

Author:
Ed Pegg Jr.
Editor:
Will Shortz
30-Down : Made more precipitous
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Ed Pegg Jr.

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JQZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Pegg. Friday freshness: 43%
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© 1997, The New York Times11/28/97 ( No. 17,552 )
Across
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Kind of wrench : SOCKET
7
Venomous, as a snake : ASPISH
13
Do well : THRIVE
14
Not real : PHANTOM
16
Reducer : ABATER
17
Eavesdropped : LISTENED
19
With 49-Across, underlying theme of 24-Down : GOVERNMENT
21
Prefix with stasis : META
22
"___ only" : EYES
23
Appropriate, in a way : ANNEX
25
School subj. : SCI
26
Hall of fame : MONTY
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Brine-cured cheeses : FETAS
30
The skeptic : SCULLY
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Hairy-chested : VIRILE
33
With the worst consequences : FATALLY
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Convictions : BELIEFS
36
___ Foods, Inc. : OREIDA
37
Frequent 24-Down subject : ALIENS
38
Picture : SCENE
39
Public relations interpretations : SPINS
40
Undermine : SAP
41
Vituperates : RANTS
43
Gift ___ : WRAP
47
Site of temptation : EDEN
49
See 19-Across : CONSPIRACY
52
Nice work if you can get it : SINECURE
54
James Russell Lowell, for one : EDITOR
55
Freshens, in a way : AERATES
56
Bow out : RETIRE
57
Illegal race track workers : DOPERS
58
Secret fraternity : MASONS
Down
1
Put on : STAGE
2
"Goody!" : OHBOY
3
Desire : CRAVE
4
Wind-up toys? : KITES
5
Incessantly : EVER
6
Arctic ___ : TERN
7
Very much : APLENTY
8
Climb : SHINNY
9
Wallop : PASTE
10
Some investors' income: Abbr. : INT
11
Pipe part : STEM
12
Truthful qualities : HONESTIES
15
Actress Laurie of "Roseanne" : METCALF
18
Parts of meeting rooms : DAISES
20
Hairy-chested : MANLY
24
Theme of this puzzle, with "The" : XFILES
26
The believer : MULDER
27
Spanish stew : OLLA
29
Object of March celebrations : ERIN
30
Made more precipitous : STEEPENED
31
"Double Indemnity" novelist : CAIN
32
Phlebotomy target : VEIN
33
Defensive ditches : FOSSES
34
Land of peace and simplicity : ARCADIA
35
Heaven : BLISS
37
Relevance : APTNESS
39
Bothersome bedmate : SNORER
42
Critical : ACUTE
43
Fieri facias and others : WRITS
44
Statistical bit : RATIO
45
It's put away for winter : ACORN
46
Mourning sites : PYRES
48
Student of Seneca : NERO
50
Give a wave? : PERM
51
Essay's basis : IDEA
53
Kind of gun : CAP

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

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