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New York Times, Saturday, March 13, 1999

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
47-Down : None too challenging courses
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQV} This is puzzle # 48 for Mr. Kahn. Saturday freshness: 31%
Jim Horne notes:

In this Prohibition puzzle, various sorts of alcohol are missing from the theme answers, but only in one direction. So, TNEDPLANE becomes T[WINE]EN[GIN]EDPLANE, XANDERNOY is [ALE]XANDER[PORT]NOY, DSTICKS is D[RUM]STICKS, MAXBOHM is MAX[BEER]BOHM, and HAIRDRS is HAIRD[RYE]RS.

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© 1999, The New York Times3/13/99 ( No. 18,022 )
Across
1
Small coin : CENT
5
Racing car product : STP
8
Some Iranians : KURDS
13
Part of a chorus : ALTO
14
Word with strings or horns : SHOE
15
"Do I ___ you?" (line from "GoodFellas") : AMUSE
16
BEECHCRAFT BARON OR CESSNA 310 : TWINENGINEDPLANE
18
Clobber : PASTE
19
Atomic energy source : FISSION
20
More, musically : PIU
22
Sellout : HIT
23
Bond accrual: Abbr. : INT
24
Division : SEGMENT
26
Modern prefix with friendly : ECO
27
See 32-Down : TOSCA
29
Mischief : HARM
30
Kind of boot : SKI
31
Take off the rolls : UNTAX
33
Outfielder's throw, maybe : ASSIST
36
Bygone era, which will help answer the five capitalized clues : PROHIBITION
38
Boss, slangily : CHEESE
40
Without a break : ONEND
41
Granary grain : OAT
42
___ scale : MOHS
44
Monthly bill : CABLE
48
Invention, so to speak : LIE
49
Woodworker? : TERMITE
51
New Deal prog. : REA
52
Audible warning : GRR
53
Suffix with theatrical : ITY
54
Ones taking orders : GARCONS
56
Moderate brown : ADOBE
58
PHILIP ROTH PROTAGONIST : ALEXANDERPORTNOY
60
More literal : TRUER
61
Protection: Var. : EGIS
62
Book of Artaxerxes : EZRA
63
50's political name : ESTES
64
It may be Red, White...and blue : SEA
65
Forks in the road : WYES
Down
1
Conniption : CATFIT
2
Weather whipping boy : ELNINO
3
Outlawed blasts : NTESTS
4
Wool weights : TODS
5
Carry away, in a way : SHANGHAI
6
Short ___ : TON
7
Eye : PEEPER
8
On the fritz : KAPUT
9
Ralph's "The Avengers" co-star, 1998 : UMA
10
Acts impatiently : RUSHESIN
11
CHICKEN LEGS : DRUMSTICKS
12
Make sure : SEETOIT
14
Fruit used for preserves : SLOE
17
Noted family of Italian sculptors : PISANOS
21
Con : INMATE
25
EDWARDIAN WIT WHO WROTE "THE HAPPY HYPOCRITE" : MAXBEERBOHM
28
Quinine, for malaria : CURE
32
Place where 27-Across is sung : THEMET
34
Undissembling : SINCERE
35
Counter offer? : SODA
36
Fade gradually : PETEROUT
37
Badges : INSIGNIA
38
1950's TV variety show sponsor : COLGATE
39
SALON FIXTURES : HAIRDRYERS
43
African antelopes : ORYXES
45
Nicely sun-tanned : BRONZY
46
Poe poem : LENORE
47
None too challenging courses : EASYAS
49
Echelons : TIERS
50
Young 'uns : TADS
55
All hands : CREW
57
Class competition : BEE
59
Sensitive subject, to some : AGE

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

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