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New York Times, Tuesday, November 4, 1997

Author:
Thomas W. Schier
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Down : Debt markers
TotalDebutLatest
2810/23/196710/18/2000
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
4646242
CircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
11.59791148%
Thomas W. Schier

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {FJKQZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 22 for Mr. Schier. Tuesday freshness: 81%
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© 1997, The New York Times11/4/97 ( No. 17,528 )
Across
1
Shopaholic's hangout : MALL
5
Out-and-out : UTTER
10
Way to go : ROAD
14
Pacific Rim locale : ASIA
15
Shoe material : SUEDE
16
As a result : ERGO
17
Part of a popular song lyric : THEBRONXISUPBUT
20
Actress-skater Sonja : HENIE
21
Chinese restaurant flowers : TEAROSES
22
Suffix with idiom : ATIC
25
Open, as an envelope : SLIT
26
Old-fashioned illumination : GASLIGHT
30
Monticello, for one : ESTATE
34
1970's discipline : EST
35
Bête ___ : NOIRE
37
Book after Gen. : EXOD
38
More of the song's lyric : THEBATTERYSDOWN
42
Do-well starter : NEER
43
Anteater's feature : SNOUT
44
Actress Peeples : NIA
45
Not asea : ONLAND
48
Supporters of Ivan and Nicholas : TSARISTS
50
Sells (for) : GOES
52
Onetime Spanish queen and namesakes : ENAS
53
Draws : TIEGAMES
57
Midafternoon : THREE
61
Statement describing the subject of the song : ITSAHELLUVATOWN
64
Nectar flavor : PEAR
65
Microwave brand : AMANA
66
Gave the boot : AXED
67
Censor's target : SMUT
68
Where Durban is : NATAL
69
Baseball's Sandberg : RYNE
Down
1
It takes figuring : MATH
2
U.S. Open stadium name : ASHE
3
Property encumbrance : LIEN
4
Of the lips : LABIAL
5
G.I. entertainment grp. : USO
6
Large cask : TUN
7
Sermon basis : TEXT
8
Newswoman Magnus et al. : EDIES
9
Secondhand transaction : RESALE
10
Did a horticulturist's job : REPOTTED
11
Planets and such : ORBS
12
Malarial fever : AGUE
13
Children's connectibles : DOTS
18
Eye layer : RETINA
19
"Trinity" author : URIS
23
"___ a Name" (Jim Croce hit) : IGOT
24
Debt markers : CHITS
26
"I can't ___ satisfaction" (1965 lyric) : GETNO
27
Visibly frightened : ASHEN
28
Shipment to Detroit : STEEL
29
E. C. Bentley detective : TRENT
31
Impulse transmitters : AXONS
32
Namely : TOWIT
33
Author Ferber and others : EDNAS
36
Jagged : EROSE
39
Exaggerator : BRAGGART
40
Chinese dollar : YUAN
41
Geologic layers : STRATA
46
One noted for bringing couples together : NOAH
47
Abase : DEMEAN
49
Babylonian love goddess : ISHTAR
51
1965 march site : SELMA
53
Rewards for waiting : TIPS
54
News bit : ITEM
55
Son of Rebekah : ESAU
56
Mattress support : SLAT
58
Classic theater name : ROXY
59
Gershwin biographer David : EWEN
60
"Momo" author Michael : ENDE
62
Actress Merkel : UNA
63
Actor Kilmer : VAL

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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