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New York Times, Tuesday, March 31, 1998

Author:
Alan Arbesfeld
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Down : "Oh, sure"
TotalDebutLatest
1338/27/19814/1/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
2511253728151
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
51.59618943%
Alan Arbesfeld

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QVZ} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Arbesfeld. Tuesday freshness: 29%
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R
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© 1998, The New York Times3/31/98 ( No. 17,675 )
Across
1
Check : REIN
5
Fill to excess : SATE
9
Country bumpkin : RUBE
13
Pretentious : ARTY
14
Deposed leader's fate, maybe : EXILE
16
Chester Arthur's middle name : ALAN
17
DIAMOND : BASEBALLINFIELD
20
Airport info, informally : ETA
21
On the safe side, at sea : ALEE
22
Math groups : COSETS
23
Here, to Henri : ICI
24
Calcutta clothing : SARI
25
33
Klingon or Vulcan : ALIEN
34
Women's group? : HAREM
35
Coach Parseghian : ARA
36
Buster Brown's dog : TIGE
37
Central points : GISTS
38
First governor of Alaska : EGAN
39
Loser to R.M.N. in '68 : HHH
40
Numbers game : LOTTO
41
Sharp : ACUTE
42
45
One who's on your side : ALLY
46
London lav : LOO
47
Bother : HASSLE
50
In a frenzy : AMOK
52
Take a part : ACT
55
TRIANGLE : ORCHESTRAMEMBER
58
Lago contents : AGUA
59
Seasonal visitor : SANTA
60
Efficient : ABLE
61
Actress Schneider : ROMY
62
Hoot : JEER
63
Not a hit or an out : WALK
Down
1
"Streamers" playwright David : RABE
2
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
3
Frank Capra's "___ Wonderful Life" : ITSA
4
Bill ___, the Science Guy : NYE
5
Protect, as freshness : SEALIN
6
Bridge toll unit : AXLE
7
Floor unit : TILE
8
Actor Wallach : ELI
9
Kind of bread : RAISIN
10
1997 Peter Fonda title role : ULEE
11
Latvian, e.g. : BALT
12
Volumes A and Z in an encyclopedia : ENDS
15
Boxes : ENCASES
18
Part of a hearty breakfast : BACON
19
Discussion medium : FORUM
23
"Mm-hmm!" : ISEE
24
Somewhat : SORTOF
25
Prefix with logical : PATHO
26
Peace Nobelist Root : ELIHU
27
"Oh, sure" : RIGHT
28
Yankee Hall-of-Famer Ford : WHITEY
29
Must : HASTO
30
International court site, with "The" : HAGUE
31
Plenty sore : IRATE
32
Jury : PANEL
37
Atheistic : GODLESS
38
Return to the Alps? : ECHO
40
French textile city : LILLE
41
Came to : AWOKE
43
Square dance move : SASHAY
44
Baseball's Roberto : ALOMAR
47
Frost : HOAR
48
Jason's ship : ARGO
49
Refuse : SCUM
50
"Rule, Britannia" composer : ARNE
51
"G'day" recipient : MATE
52
Palindromic pop group : ABBA
53
It makes a bit of a stir : CELL
54
Hard journey : TREK
56
___ Mahal : TAJ
57
Stomach : MAW

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

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