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New York Times, Friday, April 10, 1998

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
25-Down : Fields of comedy
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 28 Missing: {JWX} This is puzzle # 73 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 25%
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© 1998, The New York Times4/10/98 ( No. 17,685 )
Across
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Reason a line didn't come out? : STAGEFRIGHT
12
13-Down and others : IDS
15
Big stick carrier : POLEVAULTER
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"I think ___" : NOT
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Very pleased with oneself : INONESGLORY
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What candles may reveal : AGE
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A or B, e.g. : TYPE
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Cable inits. : TBS
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Pamper : CODDLE
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Chop ___ : SUEY
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Listening : TUNEDIN
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Join the party : ATTEND
29
Pre-election discourse : POLEMIC
30
Ayatollah's language : FARSI
31
Bash : FETE
32
Agendum : ITEM
34
Other name indicator : AKA
35
Russian reactionary : TSARIST
38
___ hurry : INA
39
First name in 70's TV comedy : REDD
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Award for "The Curse of the Starving Class" : OBIE
42
Pauline Kael's "___ It at the Movies" : ILOST
44
Marine flier : SEAGULL
46
Pays (for) : ATONES
47
Say yes : APPROVE
48
Check up on : QUIZ
49
County in Missouri or Nebraska : PLATTE
50
String material : GUT
51
Sport in which players don't want to get tips : EPEE
55
Accident : HAP
56
Elated : ONCLOUDNINE
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Coolness : ICE
60
Round cut : FILETMIGNON
61
German article : DER
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Relaxed : FREEANDEASY
Down
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Kind of curl : SPIT
2
"West Side Story" gangleader : TONY
3
Off kilter : ALOP
4
Starting points : GENESES
5
Apple picker : EVE
6
Didn't admit anything? : FASTED
7
Ball game since 1823 : RUGBY
8
Problems : ILLS
9
Old Pontiac : GTO
10
He observed labor days : HERCULES
11
"Here!" : TRYONE
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It may help one avoid pounds : DOGLICENSE
14
"The Feast of St. Nicholas" artist : STEEN
22
Prefix with monde : DEMI
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School course part : UNIT
25
Fields of comedy : TOTIE
26
Way off : AFAR
27
Occurs : TAKESPLACE
28
Variety, e.g. : TRADEPAPER
29
Worrier's worry : PERIL
31
It's an old story : FABLE
33
Foot pads : MATS
36
Remembrance of things past? : SOUVENIR
37
Small monkey : TITI
40
Shoot : DART
43
Throat soother : LOZENGE
45
Beat the rap : GOTOFF
46
Fall : AUTUMN
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Sap sucker : APHID
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Floor or ceiling : QUOTA
50
Merriment : GLEE
52
___ cloth (lingerie fabric) : PINA
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Grandson of 5-Down : ENOS
54
One of a few "choice" parts : EENY
57
French key : CLE
58
Completed : DID

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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