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New York Times, Monday, June 23, 1997

Author:
Shannon Burns
Editor:
Will Shortz
4-Down : President Jackson or Johnson
TotalDebutLatest
102/10/19972/9/2008
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.645356%
Shannon Burns

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 37 Missing: {FQ} This is puzzle # 4 for Ms. Burns. Monday freshness: 82%
1
C
2
O
3
M
4
A
5
S
6
A
7
K
8
A
9
A
10
T
11
T
12
A
13
R
14
A
V
A
N
T
15
R
O
B
16
S
H
O
V
E
17
T
E
D
D
Y
18
C
R
O
19
S
S
E
Y
E
D
20
S
N
A
R
L
21
H
E
A
L
T
H
22
B
E
E
23
W
A
R
Y
24
A
25
J
26
A
27
R
28
S
29
C
O
W
30
L
A
N
D
31
G
O
R
E
32
T
A
U
33
J
A
Y
S
34
A
35
D
U
L
T
S
36
E
N
T
37
R
A
P
S
38
S
T
E
E
L
I
E
39
P
A
Y
E
R
S
40
Z
I
N
C
41
Y
E
T
42
I
D
O
S
43
L
E
G
O
44
E
R
R
S
45
N
A
U
T
46
S
O
P
H
47
P
R
O
48
A
49
L
I
G
H
T
50
R
O
G
51
E
52
T
53
H
54
A
55
P
P
Y
D
A
Y
S
56
A
D
E
L
E
57
E
X
I
L
E
58
N
R
A
59
T
E
R
S
E
60
P
E
T
E
S
61
S
S
W
62
E
S
S
E
N
© 1997, The New York Times6/23/97 ( No. 17,394 )
Across
1
Deep sleeps : COMAS
6
Abbr. before an alias : AKA
9
Fragrant oil : ATTAR
14
___-garde : AVANT
15
Steal from : ROB
16
Push roughly : SHOVE
17
A Roosevelt : TEDDY
18
Afflicted with strabismus : CROSSEYED
20
Traffic tangle : SNARL
21
The first "H" of H.H.S. : HEALTH
22
Quilting event : BEE
23
Cautious : WARY
24
Open a bit : AJAR
28
Garbage barge : SCOW
30
Come down : LAND
31
Clinton's #2 : GORE
32
Sigma follower : TAU
33
Blue birds : JAYS
34
Grown-ups : ADULTS
36
Snares : ENTRAPS
38
Shooting marble : STEELIE
39
Bill settlers : PAYERS
40
Coating metal : ZINC
41
"Are we there ___?" : YET
42
They're exchanged at weddings : IDOS
43
Building block company : LEGO
44
Goofs up : ERRS
45
Of ships: Abbr. : NAUT
46
Second-year student, for short : SOPH
47
Not a beginner : PRO
48
Get down from a horse : ALIGHT
50
Thesaurus compiler : ROGET
53
Show with Richie and the Fonz : HAPPYDAYS
56
Dancer Astaire : ADELE
57
Banish : EXILE
58
Gun grp. : NRA
59
Brusque : TERSE
60
"For ___ sake!" : PETES
61
Opposite NNE : SSW
62
Industrial city of Germany : ESSEN
Down
1
Long-running Broadway show : CATS
2
Turkey roaster : OVEN
3
Paul Reiser/Helen Hunt series : MADABOUTYOU
4
President Jackson or Johnson : ANDREW
5
Do, as hair : STYLE
6
Architectural frames : ARCHWAYS
7
Ones with Seoul custody? : KOREANS
8
"All ___!" (conductor's cry) : ABOARD
9
Helper: Abbr. : ASST
10
Where Dutch royals live : THEHAGUE
11
Plaything : TOY
12
"___ Maria" : AVE
13
Like Time's border : RED
19
Crafty : SLY
25
Pirate flags : JOLLYROGERS
26
More pretentious : ARTIER
27
Bowling alley buttons : RESETS
28
Enter : STEPIN
29
The Great White North : CANADA
30
Swimmer's regimen : LAPS
33
Place for pickles : JAR
34
___ time (never) : ATNO
35
Nov. follower : DEC
37
Fasten papers again : RESTAPLE
38
Visited tourist places : SIGHTSAW
40
Gentle breezes : ZEPHYRS
43
"___ Run" (1976 sci-fi film) : LOGANS
44
Wears away : ERODES
46
Rock singer Vicious : SID
47
Chatter : PRATE
49
Caustic solutions : LYES
51
Otherwise : ELSE
52
Adolescent : TEEN
53
Wise, man : HEP
54
Chop : AXE
55
Orchestra's location : PIT

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

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