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New York Times, Friday, December 26, 1997

Author:
Bob Sefick
Editor:
Will Shortz
30-Down : Illegal diamond delivery
TotalDebutLatest
108/7/19928/3/2000
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1.4544264%
Bob Sefick

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 33 Missing: {FJQXZ} This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Sefick. Friday freshness: 25%
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© 1997, The New York Times12/26/97 ( No. 17,580 )
Across
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Afghan's cover : BEDSPREAD
10
Patient remarks : AHS
13
Secretaries : AMANUENSES
15
Hold on : WAIT
17
19 years, roughly : LUNARCYCLE
18
Director Kenton : ERLE
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Made a comeback? : RETORTED
21
Nice attraction : MER
22
References, often : TOMES
25
Skip a dinner date : EATALONE
27
Ancient mount now called Psiloriti : IDA
28
Band member : TUBA
31
Supplicant representations : ORANTS
32
Leg up : EDGE
34
Copycat's request : SAME
36
One of Chekhov's Three Sisters : IRINA
37
Half a TV duo : SISKEL
39
Marine food fish : BONACI
41
Catch, in a way : LASSO
42
1980 Chrysler debut : KCAR
44
Epiphany figures : MAGI
46
Records : ENTERS
48
Latin quarter word? : UNUM
50
Howe'er : THO
51
West German Chancellor, 1949-63 : ADENAUER
53
Tobacco kilns : OASTS
55
___ Alte (51-Across) : DER
56
The Cartwrights, e.g. : NEVADANS
59
Bit of stitching: Abbr. : INIT
61
Take it from the top? : DECAPITATE
65
Site of Theo. Roosevelt Natl. Park : NDAK
66
Purges : ERADICATES
67
Sign of caution : SLO
68
Play catch, with "around" : TOSSABALL
Down
1
Débutante's affair : BAL
2
Bird that lays dark green eggs : EMU
3
Martial arts degree : DAN
4
Take in : SNARE
5
Least tainted : PUREST
6
Prefix with angle : RECT
7
Greek war goddess : ENYO
8
Really funny : ASCREAM
9
It's found around the mouth : DELTA
10
Bowl over : AWE
11
"Peg o' My Heart" hitmakers, 1947 : HARMONICATS
12
Song that ends "Full of heavenly joy!" : SILENTNIGHT
14
Handle : SEETO
16
Mother who's missed : TERESA
20
Best New Artist of 1959 : DARIN
22
Link : TIE
23
Scraps : ODDSANDENDS
24
Authoritative : MAGISTERIAL
26
Deacon Jones, notably : LARAM
29
Walk all over : USE
30
Illegal diamond delivery : BALK
33
Scene of W.W. II aerial attacks : ESSEN
35
"Israel in the World" author : EBAN
38
Text of 114 suras : KORAN
40
Tulsa initials : ORU
41
Segue : LEADIN
43
Cordial place : CURACAO
45
One of the Cyclades : IOS
47
Kid's relative : SUEDE
49
"Touched by an Angel" angel : MONICA
52
"The Ice Maiden" : EVERT
54
Take ___ at : ASTAB
57
Many Little League coaches : DADS
58
Idol in Memphis : APIS
60
Match end, maybe : TKO
62
One-time link : ATA
63
Monthly bill: Abbr. : TEL
64
Subj. for new citizens : ESL

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

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