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New York Times, Saturday, March 22, 1997

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
26-Down : Sheridan and others
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 35 Missing: {JQWXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 55 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 12%
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© 1997, The New York Times3/22/97 ( No. 17,301 )
Across
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One egoistically self-absorbed : SOLIPSIST
10
Bundle : SHEAF
15
Flood : AVALANCHE
16
"No problem" : CANDO
17
Be affected : PUTONAIRS
18
Court call : ORDER
19
James Whitcomb Riley's "___ Bull" : OLE
20
Separates : SPLITSUP
22
Letter before shin : RESH
24
Contemporaneous : SYNCHRONAL
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Whack : STAB
30
Mother's directive : EAT
31
Pop music's Plastic ___ Band : ONO
32
Auto with an acronymic name : SAAB
35
Suckers in the auto world? : SIPHONS
38
One of the Waltons : GRANDPA
41
Leave in the shade : ECLIPSE
42
They carry on : RANTERS
43
Game with matadors and schneiders : SKAT
44
"Z" preceder? : ATO
45
Often-cited ref. : OED
47
Baseball's "Walking Man" Eddie : YOST
50
Burlesque entertainers : FANDANCERS
55
Tpks. : RTES
57
Discarded : OBSOLETE
59
Like some profs: Abbr. : RET
60
Vijay of the P.G.A. : SINGH
63
#1 song of 1957-58 : APRILLOVE
65
Budget alternative : ALAMO
66
Black-capped bird : CHICKADEE
67
Fair : CLEAR
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Kind of chase : HIGHSPEED
Down
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Flavor : SAPOR
2
Plant compartments : OVULES
3
Rage : LATEST
4
Agcy. of the U.N. : ILO
5
Criticizes : PANS
6
Loses it : SNAPS
7
With aloofness : ICILY
8
Reliquary, perhaps : SHRINE
9
Roe v. Wade et al. : TESTCASES
10
Thoroughly comb : SCOUR
11
His real name was Arthur : HARPO
12
Stop : END
13
Sidewalk stand product : ADE
14
Benefitting : FOR
21
Gimmick, in slang : SHTICK
23
Lacks, briefly : HASNT
25
Informal denial : NOOP
26
Sheridan and others : ANNS
27
Suffer deprivation : LOSE
29
Adjured : BADE
33
Green perimeters : APRONS
34
First or third person : BASECOACH
36
Flexibility : PLAY
37
___-miss : HITOR
38
1991 Wimbledon champ : GRAF
39
Pro ___ : RATA
40
Not known: Abbr. : ANON
46
Ancient town near Mt. Parnassus : DELPHI
48
Went purposefully : STRODE
49
Goggle-box : TEEVEE
51
Some religious teachings : DOGMA
52
Detest : ABHOR
53
Make ready to sail again : RERIG
54
1991 Wimbledon champ : STICH
56
Mount : STEED
58
Some fraternal members : ELKS
60
Bunt, perhaps, on a scorecard : SAC
61
Unfavorably : ILL
62
Reply from Rob Roy : NAE
64
One round : LAP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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