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New York Times, Tuesday, February 3, 1998

Author:
Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
5-Down : Somewhat pessimistic
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
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RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKQX} This is puzzle # 6 for Ms. Salomon. Tuesday freshness: 40%
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© 1998, The New York Times2/3/98 ( No. 17,619 )
Across
1
Irene of "Fame" : CARA
5
B.A. and B.S., e.g. : DEGS
9
Try to avoid a tag : SLIDE
14
Throat clearer : AHEM
15
Eye amorously : OGLE
16
Kitchen counter? : TIMER
17
1996 Clinton challenger : DOLE
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Stand in line : WAIT
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More slippery : ICIER
20
How to succeed as a stripper? : GRINANDBAREIT
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Opposite WNW : ESE
24
Letterman's network : CBS
25
Heir's concern : ESTATE
28
Vandalize : DEFACE
30
Start with down and out : RUB
32
Fourposter, e.g. : BED
33
Stops : CEASES
35
Areas between hills : VALES
37
How to succeed as a retailer? : HOISTTHESALES
40
Voting districts : WARDS
41
Go light (on) : EASEUP
42
Getting on in years : OLD
43
Govt. book balancers : OMB
44
Lucky plant : CLOVER
48
Puts in office : ELECTS
51
"Tsk!" : TUT
52
First lady : EVE
53
How to succeed as a demolition crew? : RAZEYOURSITES
57
Fine dinnerware : CHINA
59
Ready and willing's partner : ABLE
60
Finito : DONE
61
"Prizzi's ___" : HONOR
62
Hit alternative : MISS
63
Just in case : LEST
64
They're cutting, sometimes : EDGES
65
Sports figure? : STAT
66
Greek god of love : EROS
Down
1
Bummed : CADGED
2
What Richard III offered "my kingdom" for : AHORSE
3
Load off the mind : RELIEF
4
"You can say that again!" : AMEN
5
Somewhat pessimistic : DOWNBEAT
6
"Yikes!" : EGADS
7
Smooth-talking : GLIB
8
___ good example : SETA
9
Mudholes : STIES
10
On the up and up : LICIT
11
Worthy of copying : IMITABLE
12
"Look at Me, I'm Sandra ___" : DEE
13
Miscalculate : ERR
21
Means of approach : ACCESS
22
One of Lee's men : REB
26
Ball props : TEES
27
Asner and Begley : EDS
29
Kind of test or rain : ACID
30
Addict's program : REHAB
31
Takes advantage of : USES
34
Flower supporter : STEM
35
Jumps with a pole : VAULTS
36
Brand for Bowser : ALPO
37
Room connector : HALL
38
Bossing : ORDERING
39
Most safe : SECUREST
40
Grief : WOE
43
Sugar suffix : OSE
45
Presidential nixer : VETOER
46
Nonetheless : EVENSO
47
Racks the pins again : RESETS
49
Trapper transport : CANOE
50
Russian autocrats: Var. : TZARS
51
Oklahoma city : TULSA
54
Thanksgiving potatoes : YAMS
55
Passing notice : OBIT
56
In neutral : IDLE
57
___ Guevara : CHE
58
Coal carrier : HOD

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

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