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New York Times, Wednesday, May 28, 1997

Author:
Ed Early
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Down : Dabbling ducks
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
557/7/19947/14/20081
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1917117442
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5419532%
Ed Early

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKQWX} Spans: 5 This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Early. Wednesday freshness: 13%
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© 1997, The New York Times5/28/97 ( No. 17,368 )
Across
1
___ World Service (radio provider) : BBC
4
___ Pet (novelty item) : CHIA
8
"My Life on Trial" author : BELLI
13
Mine product : ORE
14
Dog : paw :: horse : ___ : HOOF
15
Lacking, with "of" : DEVOID
16
High-risk game : RUSSIANROULETTE
19
Plan : INTEND
20
"___ to differ" : IBEG
21
Coral ___ : SEA
22
Gaze : STARE
23
Kind of acid : ACETIC
25
Dumb ___ ox : ASAN
27
Republican V.I.P. Dick : ARMEY
31
Hemming and hawing : ERS
34
Charles Lamb, to readers : ELIA
36
Exhibits scorn : SNEERS
37
Rot caused by bark beetles : DUTCHELMDISEASE
40
Renaissance type : ITALIC
41
Course : PATH
42
___ Alte (Adenauer) : DER
43
Pulsate : THROB
44
Zorro's marks : ZEES
46
Leg bones : TIBIAE
50
Message on a Wonderland cake : EATME
54
Pac.'s counterpart : ATL
57
Beach, basically : SAND
58
Farmer's land : SPREAD
59
Montreal denizens : FRENCHCANADIANS
62
Distance on a radar screen : RADIUS
63
Peter Lorre role Mr. ___ : MOTO
64
Deception : LIE
65
Australian export : OPALS
66
Effect of auto exhaust : SMOG
67
Actor Mineo : SAL
Down
1
Tennis's Becker : BORIS
2
Main thrust : BRUNT
3
Jai alai basket : CESTA
4
Showy-flowered shrub : CHINESEHIBISCUS
5
1956-57 Wimbledon champion Lew : HOAD
6
Charged particle : ION
7
Pertaining to the second-largest continent : AFRIC
8
Good herder : BELGIANSHEEPDOG
9
First lady : EVE
10
Plenty : LOTS
11
Miller beer : LITE
12
Brainstorm : IDEA
15
Piece for two : DUET
17
Word repeated after "Que" : SERA
18
Award bestowed by Queen Eliz. : OBE
23
Deep blue : ANIL
24
Manitoba Indian : CREE
26
One of the Waughs : ALEC
28
"Canterbury Tales" drink : MEAD
29
Gaelic : ERSE
30
North Sea feeder : YSER
31
Handle text : EDIT
32
Dr. Westheimer : RUTH
33
Hollywood Boulevard sight : STAR
35
Electric guitar hookup : AMP
36
Location : SITE
38
Congeal : CLOT
39
Stupor : DAZE
45
Hindu garment : SARI
47
Scornful cries : BAHS
48
Co. name ending : INC
49
Monroe's successor : ADAMS
51
Dabbling ducks : TEALS
52
Craze : MANIA
53
Collectible Ford : EDSEL
54
Opposite of a buzz cut : AFRO
55
Pitfall : TRAP
56
Moon of Jupiter : LEDA
58
60's-70's Japanese P.M. : SATO
60
Zilch : NIL
61
Robespierre, e.g. : NOM

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

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