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New York Times, Tuesday, December 22, 1998

Author:
Adam Cohen
Editor:
Will Shortz
35-Down : Run of the mill
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Adam Cohen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FQX} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Cohen. Tuesday freshness: 90%
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© 1998, The New York Times12/22/98 ( No. 17,941 )
Across
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"In" : CHIC
5
Faint flicker : GLEAM
10
Hits with a ray gun : ZAPS
14
Author ___ Neale Hurston : ZORA
15
"Amazing" magician : RANDI
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Together, musically : ADUE
17
Protein components : AMINOACIDS
19
___ Strip : GAZA
20
Paraphrased : RESTATED
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Latter-day Saint : MORMON
23
Nature goddess : ISIS
24
Fruit of the Loom competitor : HANES
25
Openings : SPACES
28
Information accessed on a computer : DATABASE
31
Water sources : WELLS
32
Assumed : GIVEN
33
1968 hit "Harper Valley ___" : PTA
34
Hangover? : EAVE
35
Roebuck's partner : SEARS
36
Mimic : APER
37
Ryan's "Love Story" co-star : ALI
38
Observe Yom Kippur : ATONE
39
Speck of land in the sea : ISLET
40
Deserter : RENEGADE
42
Coat of many colors wearer : JOSEPH
43
Coeur d'___, Idaho : ALENE
44
"Stand By Me" singer ___ King : BENE
45
Beefed : GRIPED
47
Xylophone-like instruments : MARIMBAS
51
Singer Falana : LOLA
52
East African capital : ADDISABABA
54
Takes advantage of : USES
55
"Good Times" actress Esther : ROLLE
56
Stew ingredient : LEEK
57
Deli jarful : MAYO
58
Symbol of freshness : DAISY
59
Art Deco artist : ERTE
Down
1
Ivan the Terrible, e.g. : CZAR
2
"Where the heart is" : HOME
3
Eye part : IRIS
4
Biblical hymn : CANTICLE
5
Without charge : GRATIS
6
Shoestrings : LACES
7
Writer Bagnold : ENID
8
Put a wing (on) : ADD
9
Slips up, as a dating service : MISMATES
10
Croatian capital : ZAGREB
11
It might bob up in conversation : ADAMSAPPLE
12
"The Godfather" author : PUZO
13
Penn name : SEAN
18
Filling stations? : OASES
22
"Chestnuts roasting ___ open fire" : ONAN
24
Le ___, France : HAVRE
25
Take an oath : SWEAR
26
Positive thinking proponent : PEALE
27
American Dance Theater founder : ALVINAILEY
28
Steak ___ : DIANE
29
Pricey : STEEP
30
Our planet : EARTH
32
Crystal rock : GEODE
35
Run of the mill : STANDARD
36
Come together : ASSEMBLE
38
Pulitzer-winning writer James : AGEE
39
Ancient part of Asia Minor : IONIA
41
Rio Grande city : ELPASO
42
It's across the Hudson from New York : JERSEY
44
Jumps (out) : BAILS
45
Dejected : GLUM
46
Sub ___ (secretly) : ROSA
47
1551, in monuments : MDLI
48
1930's heavyweight champ Max : BAER
49
Aid in crime : ABET
50
Sushi bar drink : SAKE
53
___ 180 (turn around, in slang) : DOA

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

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