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New York Times, Tuesday, July 29, 1997

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
57-Down : "___ old cowhand..."
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Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQWZ} This is puzzle # 16 for Ms. Gorski. Tuesday freshness: 8%
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© 1997, The New York Times7/29/97 ( No. 17,430 )
Across
1
Free ticket : COMP
5
Watercress unit : SPRIG
10
Throw off : SHED
14
Neighborhood : AREA
15
Fraternity ___ : HOUSE
16
Fast feline : PUMA
17
Cheery tune : LILT
18
Bewildered : ATSEA
19
Kind of rain : ACID
20
1980 Neil Diamond hit : LOVEONTHEROCKS
23
Yalie : ELI
24
Barker and Kettle, e.g. : MAS
25
"Siddhartha" author : HESSE
27
___-car : RENTA
29
Injure : MAIM
32
Nickname : TAG
33
Creature caught only by a virgin maiden : UNICORN
36
Prefix with -gramme : AERO
37
Secret competitor : ARRIDEXTRADRY
40
Beam : GRIN
41
Liqueur flavoring : ANISEED
42
Kind of stock: Abbr. : OTC
43
Sunrise direction, in Sonora : ESTE
44
Pre-Revolution leaders : TSARS
48
Solo in Berlioz's "Harold in Italy" : VIOLA
50
D'Amato or Dodd: Abbr. : SEN
52
Formerly : NEE
53
1978 Oscar-winning prison documentary : SCAREDSTRAIGHT
58
Pessimist's comments : BAHS
59
Monastery figure : FRIAR
60
Rendezvous : MEET
61
Change for a ten : ONES
62
Argentine dance : TANGO
63
Wings : ALAE
64
About : ASTO
65
Product of Bethlehem : STEEL
66
Basketball's Archibald : NATE
Down
1
Telemarketer : CALLER
2
Baltimore bird : ORIOLE
3
Litigator Belli : MELVIN
4
Toast topping : PATE
5
Alexander, formerly of "60 Minutes" : SHANA
6
"Designing Women" co-star : POTTS
7
Hurry : RUSH
8
Words of understanding : ISEE
9
Trucker's choice : GEAR
10
Part of NASA : SPACE
11
Snake oil salesman : HUCKSTER
12
Go-between : EMISSARY
13
June honoree : DAD
21
Saudi neighbor : OMANI
22
Physicist Georg : OHM
26
Bruised item : EGO
28
Not go straight : TURN
29
Guts : MOXIE
30
Lincoln Center subject : ARTS
31
Memo starter : INRE
34
Lupino and others : IDAS
35
Copper : CENT
36
Tacks on : ADDS
37
Masons, coopers and the like : ARTISANS
38
Glance : RICOCHET
39
Big insurance carrier : AETNA
40
N.J.'s Whitman, e.g. : GOV
43
Pitcher part : EAR
45
Bassett of "Waiting to Exhale" : ANGELA
46
Warm up, as leftovers : REHEAT
47
Living room piece : SETTEE
49
Rancher's rope : LASSO
50
Put on : STAGE
51
Flynn of film : ERROL
54
Newts : EFTS
55
"Phooey!" : DRAT
56
Kind of curve, in math : SINE
57
"___ old cowhand..." : IMAN
58
Constrictor : BOA

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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