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New York Times, Friday, February 21, 1997

Author:
C. E. Gersch
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Down : Ointment ingredient
TotalDebutLatest
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Charles E. Gersch

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 31 Missing: {FJQUVX} This is puzzle # 39 for Mr. Gersch. Friday freshness: 11%
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© 1997, The New York Times2/21/97 ( No. 17,272 )
Across
1
Certain pitch : HARDSELL
9
Bills : CASH
13
White House lectern adornment : GREATSEAL
15
Are expecting : AWAIT
17
Desert : WASTELAND
18
Capital of Western Australia : PERTH
19
Host : EMCEE
20
Emphatic denial : NOSIR
22
Public order : ALE
23
It's spoken in Vientiane : LAO
24
One of the leagues: Abbr. : NATL
26
Bus stations? : TABLES
28
100 kurus : LIRA
30
Racket : NOISE
32
Sammy Davis's "___ Can" : YESI
33
Picturesque : SCENIC
35
How some shall remain : NAMELESS
37
Waxed : GREW
39
Polynesian pendant : TIKI
40
"Little Claus and Big Claus" writer : ANDERSEN
44
Babbitt's home town : ZENITH
48
Rod's companion : REEL
49
Loin steak : TBONE
51
Welland Canal outlet : ERIE
52
Sun Bowl site : ELPASO
54
Carnival attraction : RIDE
56
Pac.'s counterpart : ATL
57
Barcelona bear : OSO
58
Best rate : PRIME
60
Hardly scintillating : BANAL
62
Schlemiel : LOSER
64
1942 Jimmy Dorsey hit : TANGERINE
66
"West Side Story" role : ANITA
67
Harbor, as thoughts : ENTERTAIN
68
Command to Spot : STAY
69
It could be several years : SENTENCE
Down
1
"The Food of the Gods" novelist : HGWELLS
2
Language spoken by Jesus : ARAMAIC
3
Do the tally again : RESCORE
4
Prom partner : DATE
5
One of the Dutch Masters : STEEN
6
Immigrant's course: Abbr. : ESL
7
Shed : LEANTO
8
Ointment ingredient : LANOLIN
9
Three-time Oscar-winning director : CAPRA
10
Thunderstruck reaction : AWE
11
Nobody doesn't like her : SARALEE
12
Like some wonders : HITLESS
14
The Mormons, initially : LDS
16
Master's requirement, usually : THESIS
21
Used Schedule A : ITEMIZED
25
Forebear : ANCESTOR
27
Cub reporter's dream : BYLINE
29
Jessica's longtime portrayer : ANGELA
31
Served on a jury : SAT
34
Clothing tag abbr. : IRR
36
___ out a living : EKE
38
The Internet, familiarly : WEB
40
Anatomical ring : AREOLA
41
1950's TV family : NELSONS
42
Plant : DEPOSIT
43
1066 battlers : NORMANS
45
Farsi speaker : IRANIAN
46
Capt. E. J. Smith's command, with "the" : TITANIC
47
Greek : HELLENE
50
This means nothing in Napoli : NIENTE
53
Floral arrangement : SPRAY
55
Man who's all thumbs? : EBERT
59
Mineral suffix : ITE
61
"Vissi d'___" : ARTE
63
J.F.K. info : ETA
65
Col.'s superior : GEN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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