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New York Times, Tuesday, April 8, 1997

Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
11-Down : Lyricist Jack
TotalDebutLatest
15411/22/19939/1/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1425262552948
RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.5550233%
Fred Piscop

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is puzzle # 29 for Mr. Piscop. Tuesday freshness: 73%
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© 1997, The New York Times4/8/97 ( No. 17,318 )
Across
1
Singer-actress Lane : ABBE
5
"___ Mia" (1965 hit) : CARA
9
Choreographer Agnes de ___ : MILLE
14
Watery : WEAK
15
Stratford-Avon link : UPON
16
Firefighter Red : ADAIR
17
TV/film actor Jack : ALBERTSON
19
Comparatively modern : NEWER
20
Scott's "___ Roy" : ROB
21
Got a move on : HIED
22
Honeybunch : DEAR
23
Humdingers : DILLIES
25
Octave followers, in sonnets : SESTETS
28
It's hoisted in a pub : STEIN
29
T'ai ___ ch'uan : CHI
30
Phillips University site : ENID
31
Writer Jack : KEROUAC
34
Form 1040 completer : CPA
35
Scourge : BANE
38
Idolize : ADORE
39
Escritoire : DESK
40
"Boola Boola" singer : ELI
41
Pugilist Jack : DEMPSEY
43
Savoir-faire : TACT
45
Skater Midori : ITO
46
Superaggressive one : RAMBO
50
Barrow residents : ESKIMOS
52
Licked boots? : TOADIED
54
Grasslands : LEAS
55
Crash diet : FAST
56
Absorbed, as an expense : ATE
57
AOL memos : EMAIL
59
Movie actor Jack : NICHOLSON
61
Haggard : GAUNT
62
"Garfield" dog : ODIE
63
Grid coach ___ Alonzo Stagg : AMOS
64
Loquacious, in slang : GASSY
65
Kind of blocker : BETA
66
Sit in the sun : BAKE
Down
1
Oscar and Obie : AWARDS
2
Wisconsin college : BELOIT
3
Psycho talk? : BABBLE
4
Manage to get, with "out" : EKE
5
Doll : CUTIE
6
Church recesses : APSES
7
Crucifix : ROOD
8
Gloucester's cape : ANN
9
Currycombs comb them : MANES
10
Imagine : IDEATE
11
Lyricist Jack : LAWRENCE
12
"The check is in the mail," maybe : LIE
13
Blow it : ERR
18
Kind of wine : RHINE
22
Clears for takeoff? : DEICES
24
Word of Valleyspeak : LIKE
25
High-pitched : SHARP
26
Much of a waiter's income : TIPS
27
Mount Rushmore's site: Abbr. : SDAK
29
Former New York governor : CUOMO
32
Transmits : RADIOS
33
"Golden Boy" dramatist : ODETS
35
___ noire : BETE
36
Griever's exclamation : ALAS
37
Golfer Jack : NICKLAUS
39
Twosome : DYAD
42
Sister of Calliope : ERATO
44
Some commercial promotions : TIEINS
47
Poisonous atmosphere : MIASMA
48
Caused to go : BETOOK
49
Danish city : ODENSE
51
Like beer : MALTY
52
Unspoken : TACIT
53
Actor Milo : OSHEA
55
Bona ___ : FIDE
57
"Rotten" missile : EGG
58
Ewe's sound : MAA
59
San Francisco's ___ Hill : NOB
60
Part of a science class : LAB

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

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