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New York Times, Saturday, August 31, 1996

Author:
G. Petgrave
Editor:
Will Shortz
28-Down : Certain store owner
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Glenton Petgrave

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQWXZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Petgrave. Saturday freshness: 50%
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© 1996, The New York Times8/31/96 ( No. 17,098 )
Across
1
Prologue : PREFACE
8
Beats : FLAILS
14
Cracks : CREVICES
15
Greet, in a way : RINGIN
16
Courting chair : LOVESEAT
17
Slow-witted : OBTUSE
18
Easily seen : OVERT
19
Soaked : SOGGY
21
Wore away : ATE
22
Major, for example : TORY
23
Game from the French for "five winning numbers" : KENO
24
"The Bronx Zoo" star of 80's TV : ASNER
26
"A Song of Old Hawaii" accompaniment : UKE
27
Masking : HIDING
29
Chaps : LADS
30
Beachhouse, often : RENTAL
32
Home on a height : AERIE
34
Whirling : EDDYING
36
Ornamental badge : ROSETTE
40
The Mets, but not the Yankees, for short : NLERS
42
Zero : CIPHER
43
Crown : ACME
46
They may be wild : DEUCES
48
Reproductive necessity : RNA
49
Singes : CHARS
51
Winter comment : BRRR
52
Payments : FEES
53
Blackguard : CUR
54
Crinkled fabric : CREPE
56
Sweetheart : FLAME
57
Uncut : ENTIRE
59
Outfit : ACCOUTER
61
Porter : SKYCAP
62
Takes up : SHORTENS
63
Diner table staples : SYRUPS
64
Part : SEGMENT
Down
1
Angry, and not by accident : PROVOKED
2
King's title : REVEREND
3
1922 Ted Lewis hit "___ Day" : EVERY
4
Show of anger : FIST
5
Close friend, in slang : ACE
6
Broke off : CEASED
7
Land on Lake Peipus : ESTONIA
8
Kind of kick : FROG
9
Where dinars buy dinners : LIBYA
10
Army member : ANT
11
Baja creature : IGUANA
12
On the Big Board : LISTED
13
Says with scorn : SNEERS
14
Parliamentary procedure : CLOTURE
20
One done for : GONER
23
Baked in an oven : KILNED
25
To Milton it was "dewy-feathered" : SLEEP
27
Huzzah : HAIL
28
Certain store owner : GROCER
31
Jazz pianist McCoy ___ : TYNER
33
Veil of ___ (mystery) : ISIS
35
Cousin of the loon : GREBE
37
Menace : THREATEN
38
Ghetto sight : TENEMENT
39
Stationer's supplies : ERASERS
41
Outdo : SURPASS
43
Get to : ACCESS
44
Thickset : CHUNKY
45
Saint, maybe : MARTYR
47
Nativity representation : CRECHE
50
Free-for-all : SCRAP
52
Tall, slender wineglass : FLUTE
55
Capitol Hill workers, for short : REPS
56
Word with tax or free : FORM
58
Hospital sect. : ICU
60
Sprocket : COG

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

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