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New York Times, Monday, April 21, 1997

Author:
Patrick Jordan
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Down : Term of address in "Roots"
TotalDebutLatest
163/19/19966/4/2001
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0363400
CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.635523%
Patrick Jordan

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JKQ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Jordan. Monday freshness: 98%
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G
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A
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R
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B
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O
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Y
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N
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© 1997, The New York Times4/21/97 ( No. 17,331 )
Across
1
Greta who never actually said "I vant to be alone" : GARBO
6
Howled like a hound : BAYED
11
This instant : NOW
14
Extraterrestrial : ALIEN
15
Popeye's sweetie : OLIVE
16
Gardner of Tinseltown : AVA
17
Restaurant gadabout : TABLEHOPPER
19
Blend : MIX
20
Pesky insects : GNATS
21
Christians' ___ Creed : NICENE
23
Surfeit : SATIETY
26
Made fractions : DIVIDED
27
Fold, as paper : CREASE
28
One-dimensional : LINEAR
29
Forebodings : OMENS
30
Zippy flavors : TANGS
31
Uneaten morsel : ORT
34
Chaney Jr. and Sr. : LONS
35
Hats' stats : SIZES
36
Fencing blade : EPEE
37
Dehydrated : DRY
38
Star-to-be : COMER
39
Montreal baseballers : EXPOS
40
Held responsible (for) : BLAMED
42
"Accept the situation!" : FACEIT
43
Bing Crosby or Rudy Vallee, e.g. : CROONER
45
Penny-pinching : MISERLY
46
Coarse-toothed tool : RIPSAW
47
Stun gun : TASER
48
Egyptian snake : ASP
49
Dazzling performer : SHOWSTOPPER
54
Victory sign : VEE
55
Cassettes : TAPES
56
Speak : UTTER
57
Be mistaken : ERR
58
Bewildered : ATSEA
59
Former Russian sovereigns : TSARS
Down
1
Gangster's gun : GAT
2
Chicken ___ king : ALA
3
Barbecued treat : RIB
4
Antwerp residents : BELGIANS
5
Unity : ONENESS
6
Pirates' plunder : BOOTY
7
Zurich's peaks : ALPS
8
Sharp bark : YIP
9
Periods just past sunset : EVENINGS
10
Infers : DERIVES
11
Egotistical conversationalist : NAMEDROPPER
12
Sheeplike : OVINE
13
Like shiny floors : WAXED
18
Despise : HATE
22
Spy org. : CIA
23
Chide, as a child : SCOLD
24
Knight's protection : ARMOR
25
Adolescent rock fan : TEENYBOPPER
26
Mel's on "Alice," for one : DINER
28
Lolled : LAZED
30
Track official : TIMER
32
Try to stop a squeak again : REOIL
33
Snappish : TESTY
35
To an extent : SOMEWHAT
36
Quotes in book reviews : EXCERPTS
38
Rummy variation : CANASTA
39
Depose gradually and politely : EASEOUT
41
___ Angeles : LOS
42
Pugilist's weapon : FIST
43
Desire deeply : CRAVE
44
Part of a stairway : RISER
45
Term of address in "Roots" : MASSA
47
Overly precious, to a Briton : TWEE
50
Photo ___ (pol's news events) : OPS
51
Local educ. support group : PTA
52
Always, in verse : EER
53
Southern Pacific and others: Abbr. : RRS

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

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