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New York Times, Wednesday, December 22, 1999

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Down : Philatelist's collection
TotalDebutLatest
1821/12/197810/27/2024
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.534304631%
Richard Silvestri

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FKQ} This is puzzle # 87 for Mr. Silvestri. Wednesday freshness: 35%
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© 1999, The New York Times12/22/99 ( No. 18,306 )
Across
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"___ long story" : ITSA
5
Where the Vikings landed : MARS
9
Seder serving : MATZO
14
___-a-brac : BRIC
15
Heaps : ALOT
16
CH-, e.g. : ANION
17
Character in "The Wizard of Oz-trich"? : AUNTIEEMU
19
Nursery V.I.P. : NANNY
20
Happens repeatedly : RECURS
21
By and by : ANON
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Cowpoke's nickname : TEX
24
Scarcity : DEARTH
26
Tech course : TRIG
28
Playwright Jones : LEROI
30
Out for the night : ASLEEP
34
Tight spot : JAM
37
Sir Francis Drake's Indian ship? : GOLDENHINDU
39
Corn product : OLEO
41
June honoree : DAD
42
City on the Rhine : BONN
43
A whale of a 60's singer? : SAMTHESHAMU
48
Two cents worth : SAY
49
Rated XXX : EROTIC
50
Signs of the future : OMENS
52
As soon as : ONCE
54
Hilarious person : STITCH
57
"Sketches by ___" (1836 book) : BOZ
60
Show's partner : TELL
62
Paesano's land : ITALIA
64
African antelope : ORIBI
66
Bill of fare at Rick's? : BOGEYMENU
68
Formal fabric : SATIN
69
Wrapped up : OVER
70
Use a beeper : PAGE
71
Hoisting device : SLING
72
Sprays : WETS
73
Pun conclusion : STER
Down
1
Construction piece : IBAR
2
Made even : TRUED
3
Because : SINCE
4
Real : ACTUAL
5
Orchestra leader : MAESTRO
6
Kensington quaff : ALE
7
Capital of 62-Across : ROMA
8
Double's job : STUNT
9
Hardly feminine : MANNISH
10
Literary scraps : ANA
11
Windshield option : TINT
12
Postal delivery area : ZONE
13
Cameo stone : ONYX
18
Discount rack abbr. : IRREG
22
Algerian port : ORAN
25
Wrestler's arsenal : HOLDS
27
Smooth-tongued : GLIB
29
Spud spot : IDAHO
31
Biblical patriarch : ENOS
32
Best of the theater : EDNA
33
Insignificant : PUNY
34
Slugger Canseco : JOSE
35
Orchard no-no : ALAR
36
Staff note : MEMO
38
Dutch exports : EDAMS
40
Camp Swampy canine : OTTO
44
Suggesting indirectly : HINTING
45
"___ homo" (declaration in John 19:5) : ECCE
46
Occupations : METIERS
47
Agreement : UNITY
51
Philatelist's collection : STAMPS
53
Kind of room : ELBOW
55
Sports shoe attachment : CLEAT
56
Pivotal point : HINGE
57
Order (around) : BOSS
58
Spoken : ORAL
59
Rigatoni relative : ZITI
61
It means nothing to some people : LOVE
63
Teacher of Heifetz : AUER
65
Hopper : BIN
67
Figure out : GET

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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