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New York Times, Thursday, March 20, 1997

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Will Shortz
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A. J. Santora

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 35 Missing: {FJQWX} This is puzzle # 221 for Mr. Santora. Thursday freshness: 63%
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© 1997, The New York Times3/20/97 ( No. 17,299 )
Across
1
Santa ___ : CRUZ
5
School subj. : HIST
9
McEntire and others : REBAS
14
He follows the news : LENO
15
Perry creator : ERLE
16
La Scala cheer : BRAVA
17
Jewish month : ADAR
18
Kind of companion : BOON
19
Minipicture, maybe : INSET
20
Gawks : RUBBERNECKS
23
Six-foot Australian : EMU
24
Brilliance : ECLAT
25
Double curve : OGEE
26
Uphill conveyance : TBAR
27
Get it : SEE
28
Jumping-off place? : SPRINGBOARD
31
Squire : GENT
32
Sylvester's co-star in "Rocky" : TALIA
33
Per ___ : CAPITA
38
Expense : OUTLAY
39
About-face : UTURN
40
Luxurious : POSH
43
A long way to go? : STRETCHLIMO
46
"Give ___ break!" : USA
49
Manual offerings : TIPS
50
Hurler Hershiser : OREL
51
Clemson athlete : TIGER
53
Indian whose tribe's name means "lovers of sexual pleasure" : OTO
54
Fastening device : ELASTICBAND
56
Thoughtful sort : MUSER
58
Slammer : STIR
59
First word in Massachusetts' motto : ENSE
60
Utopias : EDENS
61
"...___ saw Elba" : EREI
62
Gulf capital : ADEN
63
Back to zero, perhaps : RESET
64
Reddish-brown gem : SARD
65
Whipping site at sea : MAST
Down
1
Luce and others : CLARES
2
Truncate : REDUCE
3
Impotent : UNABLE
4
Anthony Quinn title role : ZORBA
5
Semitic lang. : HEBR
6
Magnetite, e.g. : IRONORE
7
Fruity liqueur : SLOEGIN
8
Like an old pay telephone call : TENCENT
9
Stat for which Cecil Fielder once led the A.L. : RBIS
10
West end? : ERN
11
Summer game : BASEBALL
12
Church recitation : AVEMARIA
13
Start of TV Guide listings : SATURDAY
21
Bug-eyed monsters : ETS
22
Stag party staple : KEG
26
In every respect : TOAT
29
Couples grp. : PGA
30
A.C. measure : BTU
33
Account, in a way : CUSTOMER
34
Disposition : ATTITUDE
35
They may be cross : PURPOSES
36
Angers : IRES
37
Demolitionist's supply : TNT
38
Its symbol is an omega : OHM
40
Expresses : PHRASES
41
Pseudo fat : OLESTRA
42
Less clear, as river water : SILTIER
44
Milit. rank : COL
45
Milit. school : OTC
46
Where Kampala is : UGANDA
47
Physiological pentad : SENSES
48
Eager : ARDENT
52
Skyscraper construction unit : IBEAM
54
Start for while : ERST
55
Crocus or freesia, e.g. : IRID
57
Wind dir. : ENE

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

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