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New York Times, Monday, December 21, 1998

Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Down : Gosh-awful
TotalDebutLatest
15411/22/19939/1/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1425262552948
RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.5550233%
Fred Piscop

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 51 for Mr. Piscop. Monday freshness: 26%
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S
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A
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G
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A
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R
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O
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L
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L
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B
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G
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S
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E
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M
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R
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Y
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A
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© 1998, The New York Times12/21/98 ( No. 17,940 )
Across
1
Long story : SAGA
5
Rich kid in "Nancy" : ROLLO
10
Panhandles : BEGS
14
Shangri-la : EDEN
15
Hoopster Shaquille : ONEAL
16
One of the Four Corners states : UTAH
17
Penny purchase, years ago : POSTALCARD
19
"Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves" : BABA
20
"A" or "an" : ARTICLE
21
Incomprehensible, as a message : GARBLED
23
Parasite : LEECH
24
Business bigwig : MOGUL
25
Miss Kett of old comics : ETTA
28
Liveliness : ENERGY
32
Custard dessert : FLAN
36
"Horrors!" : OHNO
38
Rocket stage : AGENA
39
Gofer : AIDE
40
Jelly fruit : GUAVA
42
E pluribus ___ : UNUM
43
Throng : CROWD
45
Seize with a toothpick : STAB
46
Forest growth : MOSS
47
Mortarboard attachment : TASSEL
49
Actress Lanchester : ELSA
51
Grand jury's activity : PROBE
53
Pueblo site : CLIFF
58
Jack of "City Slickers" : PALANCE
61
One making a medical inquiry : CORONER
63
On : ATOP
64
Penny purchase, years ago : ARCADEGAME
66
Fish entree : SOLE
67
Treasure store : TROVE
68
"This round's ___!" : ONME
69
Bridge whiz Sharif : OMAR
70
Gung-ho : EAGER
71
Poverty : NEED
Down
1
Flower part : SEPAL
2
Be wild about : ADORE
3
"Beau ___" : GESTE
4
Shenanigan : ANTIC
5
Paper towel unit : ROLL
6
"Going ___, going..." : ONCE
7
Meadow : LEA
8
Slow, in music : LARGO
9
Opposite of youth : OLDAGE
10
Penny purchase, years ago : BUBBLEGUM
11
Catchall abbr. : ETAL
12
Kotter of "Welcome Back, Kotter" : GABE
13
Certain herring : SHAD
18
Pain : ACHE
22
___ fever (be hot) : RUNA
24
Endangered Florida creature : MANATEE
26
Dress (up) : TOG
27
Therefore : THUS
29
Snap-marriage locale : RENO
30
Wildebeests : GNUS
31
Thanksgiving side dish : YAMS
32
Almanac tidbit : FACT
33
Money in Milano : LIRA
34
Fusses : ADOS
35
Penny purchase, years ago : NEWSPAPER
37
Model train layout, often : OVAL
41
Not present: Abbr. : ABS
44
Gosh-awful : DERN
48
Pinpoint : LOCATE
50
Realtor's unit : ACRE
52
Quotable catcher Yogi : BERRA
54
Access the Net : LOGON
55
Cockamamie : INANE
56
___ fatale : FEMME
57
No longer a slave : FREED
58
El ___, Tex. : PASO
59
Elementary particle : ATOM
60
"Damn Yankees" vamp : LOLA
61
Cro-Magnon's home : CAVE
62
Frankfurt's river : ODER
65
Machine tooth : COG

Answer summary:
1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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