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New York Times, Tuesday, June 10, 1997

Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
30-Down : Pub quaffs
TotalDebutLatest
15411/22/19939/1/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1425262552948
RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.5550233%
Fred Piscop

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 31 for Mr. Piscop. Tuesday freshness: 22%
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© 1997, The New York Times6/10/97 ( No. 17,381 )
Across
1
Indian title of respect : SAHIB
6
Love handles, essentially : FLAB
10
Gad about : ROAM
14
"Fur ___" (Beethoven dedication) : ELISE
15
Clarence Thomas's garb : ROBE
16
Second word of many limericks : ONCE
17
It's not as threatening as it looks : PAPERTIGER
19
Give up : CEDE
20
Current strength : AMPERAGE
21
Antiaircraft fire : ACKACK
23
London lavatory : LOO
24
"Rocky ___" : III
25
___ A Sketch (drawing toy) : ETCH
26
Old age, in old times : ELD
27
Italian cheese : RICOTTA
31
___ Major (southern constellation) : CANIS
35
Mat victory : PIN
36
River of Russia : URAL
37
Man ___ (famous race horse) : OWAR
38
Jive talkin' : SLANG
40
Running shoe name : NIKE
41
Marquand's Mr. ___ : MOTO
42
Rotter : CAD
43
Does some lawn work : EDGES
44
Disappear through camouflage : BLENDIN
46
Mineral springs : SPA
48
Tended to the weeds : HOED
49
"High ___" (Anderson play) : TOR
50
Photo ___ (camera sessions) : OPS
53
Repudiate : DISOWN
56
Horrid : DAMNABLE
58
It's put off at the bakery : ODOR
59
Shooter's target : CLAYPIGEON
61
Change for a C-note : TENS
62
Roof overhang : EAVE
63
Homes for hatchlings : NESTS
64
Philosopher : SAGE
65
Exceeded the limit : SPED
66
Gaggle members : GEESE
Down
1
Flower part : SEPAL
2
Bowie's last stand : ALAMO
3
Swimmer in the Congo : HIPPO
4
"Now it's clear!" : ISEE
5
Additions to an ice cream sundae : BERRIES
6
North Pole-like : FRIGID
7
Theater section : LOGE
8
Burrows of the theater : ABE
9
Chewing out : BERATING
10
Geologist : ROCKHOUND
11
___-Day (vitamin brand) : ONEA
12
Australian hard-rock band : ACDC
13
Like a milquetoast : MEEK
18
Party game pin-on : TAIL
22
New Deal prog. : CCC
25
"___ go bragh" : ERIN
28
Math subject : TRIG
29
Money brought in : TAKE
30
Pub quaffs : ALES
31
Toothed item : COMB
32
Roll call misser : AWOL
33
Hoops great Archibald : NATE
34
Lou Gehrig nickname, with "the" : IRONHORSE
35
Seat cover : PAD
38
Arts' partner : SCIENCES
39
Touch down : LAND
43
Bringing in : EARNING
45
___ Jones : DOW
46
Hung around : STAYED
47
Splendor : POMP
50
Corpulent plus : OBESE
51
Draws, as a line on a graph : PLOTS
52
Good judgment : SENSE
53
Pencil-and-paper game : DOTS
54
Brainstorm : IDEA
55
Carol : SONG
56
Garroway of early TV : DAVE
57
"The African Queen" scriptwriter : AGEE
60
Drink like Fido : LAP

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

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