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New York Times, Saturday, August 22, 1998

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
21-Down : More delicate
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1893/15/19944/22/20245
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4461426601326
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16241.551,23753%
David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQVWZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 40 for Mr. Kahn. Saturday freshness: 14%
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© 1998, The New York Times8/22/98 ( No. 17,819 )
Across
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Depression rarities : HIRERS
7
60's-70's music genre : ACIDROCK
15
Small verse : ODELET
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Maumee River outlet : LAKEERIE
17
Word with race or chip : POTATO
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Like national elections : BIENNIAL
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___-Jet (popular toy) : SNO
20
Tiny : ELFIN
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"Home Improvement" prop : TOOL
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Bull's-eye: Abbr. : CTR
24
1993 best seller "___-Language" : SEIN
25
Wuss : PANSY
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Wedding band, maybe : OCTET
28
Unconnected : LOOSE
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Mai ___ : TAIS
32
Where the lord dwells : MANOR
33
Christmas bulb : ORB
36
1986 "fish out of water" movie : CROCODILEDUNDEE
40
Maternal sort : HEN
41
Scoundrels : HEELS
42
Classic literary work : EDDA
43
Rate : MERIT
44
Expert, so to speak : DEMON
45
Old Soviet biggie : GORBY
49
Paid attendees : GATE
51
Bath suds? : ALE
52
Letters above 0 : OPER
53
Hall-of-Famer from Mobile : AARON
54
2.3-mil. member union : NEA
55
Show : TELECAST
58
Early TV network : DUMONT
60
Scarlatti work : ORATORIO
61
Cite as proof : ADDUCE
62
Resolution time, often : NEXTYEAR
63
Past, in the past : YESTER
Down
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Game played with a stone : HOPSCOTCH
2
"Do whatever you want" : IDONTCARE
3
Act of bending back : RETORTION
4
Musical high note : ELA
5
Lab verification : RETEST
6
Pirated : STOLE
7
1997 Matt Dillon movie : ALBINOALLIGATOR
8
This may be raised : CAIN
9
Running mate for Dick : IKE
10
Place for a VCR : DEN
11
___-van : RENTA
12
Constellation next to Gemini : ORION
13
Slangy greetings : CIAOS
14
___ green : KELLY
21
More delicate : FILMIER
25
Callao is its chief port : PERU
27
Computer option: Abbr. : ESC
29
Poor film rating : ONESTAR
30
Do lawn work : SOD
33
Elimination method : ODDMANOUT
34
Perfume : REDOLENCE
35
Bostonian, slangily : BEANEATER
37
Words of surprise : OHMY
38
Fourth in a series : DEE
39
Part of a lady's name : NEE
44
Bare : DENUDE
45
Boarded : GOTON
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___ citato : OPERE
47
"Chill!" : RELAX
48
1980 A.L. M.V.P. : BRETT
50
Lauer's hours on TV : TODAY
53
Southeast ___ : ASIA
56
Not exactly outgoing : COY
57
"Chances ___" : ARE
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Hosp. workers : MDS

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

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