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New York Times, Saturday, December 27, 1997

Author:
Martin Ashwood-Smith
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Down : Down Under soldier
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Martin Ashwood-Smith

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 32 Missing: {BFKQ} Spans: 3, (1 triple stack) This is puzzle # 24 for Mr. Ashwood-Smith. Saturday freshness: 3%
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© 1997, The New York Times12/27/97 ( No. 17,581 )
Across
1
Groomed : READIED
8
Change in Toledo : PESETAS
15
World War I battle site : ARGONNE
16
Part of a table? : ELEMENT
17
Demand : STANDON
18
1987 Daryl Hannah title role : ROXANNE
19
Bug's bugbear : PESTICIDE
21
___ a secret : INON
22
Jerk : SCHMO
23
"Christ of St. John of the Cross" artist : DALI
25
Germane : APT
27
Don't go : WAIT
29
Rapid transit? : SST
32
Sleeping aid? : CLEARCONSCIENCE
37
Bunkers : AIRRAIDSHELTERS
38
Latvia and Estonia, once : SATELLITESTATES
39
Hair color : ASH
40
Director Wertmuller : LINA
41
Literary inits. : TSE
42
"___ Prayer" (1990 hit) : SAYA
44
Major Czech export : GLASS
48
Dear guy? : JOHN
50
Thick fog : PEASOUPER
54
Popular retirement destination : ARIZONA
57
Plot : CONNIVE
58
Protective wall : PARAPET
59
Gas guzzlers : ENGINES
60
Office holder : ELECTEE
61
Final order : DESSERT
Down
1
Croak : RASP
2
Romain de Tirtoff's nom d'art : ERTE
3
Foreign military leaders : AGAS
4
Cousin of "It's rude to point!" : DONTSTARE
5
Sanskrit's language group : INDIC
6
Cain's eldest : ENOCH
7
Casual attire : DENIM
8
II, to III, par exemple : PERE
9
"Turn to Stone" grp. : ELO
10
Kind of symbol : SEX
11
PC post : EMAIL
12
Lets touch these : TENNISNETS
13
Part of a cornerstone inscription : ANNO
14
Gun that uses nine-millimeter ammo : STEN
20
Actor's area : DOWNSTAGE
23
Cubes : DICES
24
Not straight : ATILT
25
The Jackal, e.g. : ALIAS
26
Former county in central Scotland : PERTHSHIRE
28
1968 U.S. Open champ : ASHE
30
Detritus on the side of a mountain : SCREE
31
"Red River" woman ___ Millay : TESS
32
Huelva house : CASA
33
Bull's delight : RALLY
34
Eyelashes : CILIA
35
Frigg's husband : ODIN
36
Amérique : ETATSUNIS
43
Down Under soldier : ANZAC
45
Added a wallop to : LACED
46
United : ASONE
47
Donne's "___ and Sonnets" : SONGS
48
Quip : JAPE
49
Mouthy? : ORAL
50
Head : PATE
51
Air freshener option : PINE
52
Relentlessly : EVER
53
Quietus : REST
55
Stop waffling : OPT
56
Name tag? : NEE

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

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