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New York Times, Wednesday, May 7, 1997

Author:
Dean Niles
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Down : Japanese entertainers
TotalDebutLatest
156/5/19946/27/1997
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
8011023
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5813775%
Dean Niles

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FQVZ} This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Niles. Wednesday freshness: 14%
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© 1997, The New York Times5/7/97 ( No. 17,347 )
Across
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How the boss wants things done, briefly : ASAP
5
Ditto : SAME
9
Devil dolls, e.g. : MOJOS
14
Kind of chop : JUDO
15
"Family Ties" kid : ALEX
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Dander : IRISH
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"Oh, woe!" : ALAS
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Chimney covering : SOOT
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Nick name? : SANTA
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"Don't tell!" : MUMSTHEWORD
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"Losing My Religion" rock group : REM
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Scene of the William Tell legend : URI
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Norma Webster's middle name : RAE
26
Cash substitute : IOU
27
Certain corporate career path : THEMOMMYTRACK
33
Beam : RAY
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Carthage founder : DIDO
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Julia, on "Seinfeld" : ELAINE
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"___ Three Lives" : ILED
40
Reggae relative : SKA
42
Brit. decorations : DSOS
43
New York county : OSWEGO
46
Reaching as far as : UPTO
49
Easter parade attraction : HAT
50
1948 Irene Dunne film : IREMEMBERMAMA
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Foldaway, e.g. : COT
55
Polit. designation : IND
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Maiden name preceder : NEE
57
___ Arbor : ANN
58
Western mountain range : SIERRAMADRE
64
Shade tree : BEECH
66
Equine shade : ROAN
67
"Let's Make a Deal" choice : DOOR
68
"Victory ___" (1954 film) : ATSEA
69
Secular : LAIC
70
Designer Cassini : OLEG
71
Forfeits : LOSES
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Swirl : EDDY
73
"And away ___!" : WEGO
Down
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In ___ (having trouble) : AJAM
2
George Takei TV/film role : SULU
3
Sixth-day creation : ADAM
4
"Playing" critter : POSSUM
5
Japanese fish dish : SASHIMI
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Facial tissues additive : ALOE
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Doorsill cry : MEOW
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Obtain by force : EXTORT
9
Poker boo-boo : MISDEAL
10
Mouths, anatomically : ORA
11
Eastern taxi: Var. : JINRIKISHA
12
Prefix with arthritis : OSTEO
13
Sea World attraction : SHAMU
21
Walked (on) : TROD
22
Scarce : RARE
27
Chamber group, maybe : TRIO
28
Dutch painter : HALS
29
See firsthand : EYEWITNESS
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Clinic workers, for short : MDS
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Mammy ___ : YOKUM
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Lowlife : CAD
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Linguist Chomsky : NOAM
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"Como ___ usted?" : ESTA
39
German article : DER
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Police radio msg. : APB
44
Japanese entertainers : GEISHAS
45
Old Dodge : OMNI
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Period of a renter's agreement : TENANCY
48
Provo neighbor : OREM
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Channel swimmer Gertrude : EDERLE
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Grazing area : MEADOW
53
Plot : CABAL
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"You're ___ talk!" : ONETO
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Way to go : ROAD
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Bust, so to speak : RAID
61
Handout : DOLE
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Film director Nicolas : ROEG
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"Cogito ___ sum" : ERGO
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Middling mark : CEE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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