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New York Times, Tuesday, February 11, 1997

Author:
P. Jordan
Editor:
Will Shortz
38-Down : Class distraction
TotalDebutLatest
163/19/19966/4/2001
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0363400
CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.635523%
Patrick Jordan

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {KQZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Jordan. Tuesday freshness: 43%
1
J
2
A
3
G
4
S
5
B
6
A
7
S
8
I
9
S
10
C
11
E
12
D
13
E
14
O
G
R
E
15
E
R
I
C
A
16
A
X
E
L
17
I
R
O
N
18
M
A
I
D
E
N
19
S
P
A
M
20
S
E
P
T
E
T
21
E
D
I
22
T
I
O
N
S
23
T
E
E
24
N
I
25
A
26
T
A
N
S
27
P
U
T
T
28
E
29
R
A
R
O
U
30
N
31
D
32
A
33
D
34
D
I
S
35
T
R
U
R
O
36
R
O
Y
37
L
I
O
N
38
D
E
R
B
Y
39
F
E
T
E
40
P
E
W
41
M
A
N
O
R
42
R
O
S
E
S
43
S
U
N
44
D
A
Y
D
R
I
45
V
E
R
46
G
O
L
D
47
C
I
A
48
E
49
S
50
C
51
S
52
O
R
C
E
R
53
E
54
R
55
S
C
56
A
M
P
I
57
T
H
A
T
58
E
L
I
59
J
A
H
W
O
O
D
60
U
N
D
O
61
A
L
O
N
G
62
E
T
R
E
63
B
O
E
R
64
M
E
T
R
E
65
S
E
E
R
© 1997, The New York Times2/11/97 ( No. 17,262 )
Across
1
Some sports cars, for short : JAGS
5
Foundation : BASIS
10
Yield : CEDE
14
Grimm villain : OGRE
15
Novelist Jong : ERICA
16
Jump at the Ice Capades : AXEL
17
British heavy metal group : IRONMAIDEN
19
Canned meat brand : SPAM
20
Disney's Dwarfs, e.g. : SEPTET
21
Printings : EDITIONS
23
Support for Tiger Woods? : TEE
24
Pop singer Peeples : NIA
26
Prepares leather : TANS
27
Do a few odd jobs : PUTTERAROUND
32
___ Ababa : ADDIS
35
Cape Cod resort town : TRURO
36
Acuff of the Country Music Hall of Fame : ROY
37
Androcles' friend : LION
38
Headgear for Hardy : DERBY
39
Celebration : FETE
40
Worshiper's seat : PEW
41
Bruce Wayne's home, for one : MANOR
42
Valentine's Day gift : ROSES
43
Inexpert motorist : SUNDAYDRIVER
46
Klondike strike : GOLD
47
Org. that advises the N.S.C. : CIA
48
Computer key abbr. : ESC
51
One who works for a spell? : SORCERER
55
Sauteed shrimp dish : SCAMPI
57
Not this : THAT
58
Huck Finn portrayer, 1993 : ELIJAHWOOD
60
Bring to ruin : UNDO
61
As a companion : ALONG
62
To be, in Tours : ETRE
63
Afrikaner : BOER
64
London length : METRE
65
Fortuneteller : SEER
Down
1
Ceiling supporter : JOIST
2
Conform (with) : AGREE
3
Search blindly : GROPE
4
E-mailed : SENT
5
"Hit the bricks!" : BEATIT
6
Jackie's second : ARI
7
Pro or con : SIDE
8
Chilled the Chablis : ICED
9
Hygienic : SANITARY
10
Dealer's employer : CASINO
11
Film box datum : EXPOSURES
12
Cain of "Lois & Clark" : DEAN
13
Stately shaders : ELMS
18
Luncheonette lists : MENUS
22
Tropical root : TARO
25
Look after, with "to" : ATTEND
27
Wrestler's goal : PIN
28
Diamond flaw? : ERROR
29
Decorative heading : RUBRIC
30
Bit of marginalia : NOTE
31
Changes color, in a way : DYES
32
European chain : ALPS
33
The Almighty, in Alsace : DIEU
34
Reduce in rank : DOWNGRADE
38
Class distraction : DAYDREAM
39
On behalf of : FOR
41
Having a Y chromosome : MALE
42
Boxer's stat : REACH
44
Alter deceptively : DOCTOR
45
Countenance : VISAGE
48
Overplay onstage : EMOTE
49
Fern fruit : SPORE
50
Autumn beverage : CIDER
51
Hit, as the toe : STUB
52
"You gotta be kidding!" : OHNO
53
Model Macpherson : ELLE
54
Very funny fellow : RIOT
56
Makes one's jaw drop : AWES
59
Dad's namesake: Abbr. : JNR

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

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