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New York Times, Friday, July 17, 1998

Author:
Randolph Ross
Editor:
Will Shortz
22-Down : Winningest southpaw in major-league history
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Randolph Ross

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 33 Missing: {BJQ} This is puzzle # 43 for Mr. Ross. Friday freshness: 79%
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© 1998, The New York Times7/17/98 ( No. 17,783 )
Across
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World War II danger : KAMIKAZE
9
Stings : SCAMS
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I.R.S. worker : EXAMINER
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Phantoms : SHAPES
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Certain craving : NICOTINE
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Bottom of the crankcase : OILPAN
18
Sarah, Duchess of ___ : YORK
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Major birth news : OCTUPLETS
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Part of a Latin trio : AMO
22
Woman with a cause : SISTER
24
Prof. helpers : TAS
25
Flip, as a top : SNAPOPEN
27
Food, for Fido : ORTS
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Nestea competitor : SALADA
30
Lord's Prayer : PATER
31
Part of a boa : FEATHER
34
Good bridge locale : NARROWS
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Composer Bruckner : ANTON
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Kind of eraser : ARTGUM
39
One of the Near Islands : ATTU
40
Some football teams : DEFENSES
43
Half a cartoon couple : REN
44
#1 foreign-language song of 1958 : VOLARE
45
Simple signatures : XES
47
Cuisinart precursor : HANDMIXER
49
Kitchen extension : ETTE
50
Kind of wrestling : INDIAN
51
Cut off : AMPUTATE
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Tracks, of a sort : SCENTS
55
Expert : SEASONED
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Bulrush : SEDGE
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Old-fashioned adventurism : ERRANTRY
Down
1
Great Rift Valley locale : KENYA
2
Geometrician's study : AXIOMS
3
Diacritical mark : MACRON
4
Words of reassurance : IMOK
5
Nurse's aid : KIT
6
"Wheel of Fortune" request : ANI
7
Famous mathematical curiosity : ZENOSPARADOX
8
Made : ERECTED
9
Send : SHIP
10
Invigorating words : CALLTOARMS
11
Be seen by, in a vision : APPEARTO
12
Hearty entree : MEATSTEW
13
Nine-digit ID's : SSNS
15
Down (on) : SOUR
20
Struggling rural worker : TENANTFARMER
22
Winningest southpaw in major-league history : SPAHN
23
Captive of Hercules : IOLE
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Hard to believe : ASTOUNDING
28
A.A.R.P. members : SRS
30
Trim : PRUNE
31
J.F.K. watchdog : FAA
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Charm : ENTRANCE
33
Waited upon : ATTENDED
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Worry, perhaps : AGER
38
Permission paper : RELEASE
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Not lost or destroyed : EXTANT
42
Volleyball player : SETTER
44
Côtes du Rhône and others : VINS
46
Wretched : SEEDY
47
Vent sound : HISS
48
Buddy : MATE
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Noted town in Buckinghamshire : ETON
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Hole number : PAR
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1994 World Cup host : USA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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