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New York Times, Saturday, March 7, 1998

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
6-Down : "The End of the Road" novelist
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 33 Missing: {GMQVXZ} This is puzzle # 77 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 49%
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© 1998, The New York Times3/7/98 ( No. 17,651 )
Across
1
Manual : HOWTOBOOK
10
Things : STUFF
15
Deviation : ABERRANCE
16
Adopted "My Three Sons" son : ERNIE
17
Track event : RELAYRACE
18
Deteriorates : WEARS
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Graphic ___ : ARTS
20
U.S. coin word : TRUST
22
Look out for, maybe : ABET
23
Eggs : ROE
24
Get on (it) : HOPTO
25
Depression : DALE
26
Register : ENROL
29
Geology pioneer Sir Charles ___ : LYELL
31
Gob : TAR
32
Ring up : DIAL
34
Gets back in business : REOPENS
36
Commandment word : SHALT
38
Fleming valve : DIODE
39
Be insincere, in a way : PLAYACT
41
A dog's age : EONS
42
Response to a joke on-line : LOL
43
"Yankee Doodle Dandy" songwriter : COHAN
45
Corn ___ : SYRUP
49
Marking tools : AWLS
51
Sealy competitor : SERTA
53
Photog. service : ENL
54
Bit of bar advertising : NEON
55
Solution strength, in medicine : TITER
56
Italian news agency : ANSA
57
Land of photography : EDWIN
59
Convinced of : SUREABOUT
61
Paris's ___ Rivoli : RUEDE
62
Statistical indicator : TRENDLINE
63
Bender : SPREE
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Ones doing the splits? : SODAJERKS
Down
1
City formerly called Salisbury : HARARE
2
Moon of Uranus : OBERON
3
Certain boxer, informally : WELTER
4
Skipping sounds : TRAS
5
Suffix with sens- : ORY
6
"The End of the Road" novelist : BARTH
7
Hot : ONAROLL
8
Absorb : OCCUPY
9
Duff: Var. : KEESTER
10
Wrap (up) : SEW
11
Stair part : TREAD
12
With continued force : UNABATED
13
Restricted road area : FIRELANE
14
Rankles : FESTERS
21
Holy city? : TOLEDO
27
Singer Anita : ODAY
28
Pale purple : LILAC
30
Meat cuts : LOINS
33
Not marked up : ATCOST
35
Bouquet : POSY
36
Exercised caution, in a way : SLOWEDUP
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Priest, at times : HALLOWER
39
Woodworking tools : PLANERS
40
Believers : THEISTS
41
Recorded : ENTERED
44
First name in conducting : ARTURO
46
"Woman With Fan" artist : RENOIR
47
Victorious at sea? : UNSUNK
48
Motorists' needs : PLATES
50
Insinuative : SNIDE
52
Field : ARENA
56
Equipped : ABLE
58
Old name preceder : NEE
60
Dict. label : ADJ

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

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