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New York Times, Thursday, September 11, 1997

Author:
Matt Gaffney
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Down : Flush variety
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
587/24/19949/6/20001
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1401615157
ScrabDebutFresh
1.6152461%
Matt Gaffney

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 39 for Mr. Gaffney. Thursday freshness: 25%
1
B
2
O
3
Y
4
S
5
C
6
R
7
A
8
B
9
S
10
O
11
N
12
A
13
N
14
O
T
O
E
15
R
E
G
A
L
16
N
O
S
E
17
W
H
Y
T
18
E
A
S
E
J
A
19
Y
S
E
W
E
20
L
O
O
B
G
G
21
A
V
A
I
L
E
D
22
A
I
S
23
L
24
E
25
E
N
D
26
A
27
R
C
S
28
O
R
29
I
30
K
E
31
A
32
T
33
S
34
I
M
O
K
35
F
R
A
N
36
C
E
37
R
E
A
38
K
A
Y
S
39
E
Y
E
S
S
E
E
40
D
E
E
S
41
E
D
A
42
N
I
N
E
T
Y
43
I
N
N
S
44
S
O
L
45
A
R
46
A
R
E
47
R
D
A
S
48
L
I
49
E
50
S
P
51
A
I
N
52
K
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K
54
I
I
C
D
55
D
56
Y
T
T
57
J
58
J
59
U
60
E
L
L
E
O
W
E
61
S
62
B
E
E
G
E
E
S
63
P
E
E
N
64
I
N
T
E
R
65
E
T
T
E
66
T
E
D
S
67
N
Y
E
T
S
68
T
E
S
S
© 1997, The New York Times9/11/97 ( No. 17,474 )
Across
1
Grade school door sign : BOYS
5
Chesapeake catch : CRABS
10
Son of Judah : ONAN
14
Indian tribe : OTOE
15
Magnificent : REGAL
16
Scent detection device : NOSE
17
What's the point of annoying Leno's sheep? : WHYTEASEJAYSEWE
20
60-Across, in other words : LOOBGG
21
Served : AVAILED
22
Beverage cart locale : AISLE
25
Intention : END
26
Planetary paths : ARCS
28
"___ will throw thee from my care...": Shak. : ORI
30
"Endymion" poet : KEATS
34
Happy post-accident statement : IMOK
35
U.S. ally in the American Revolution : FRANCE
37
Best Actor nominee of 1992 : REA
38
Singers Starr and Kiki look at each other : KAYSEYESSEEDEES
41
Author LeShan : EDA
42
Lowest A, usually : NINETY
43
London's ___ of Court : INNS
44
Kind of disk : SOLAR
46
Is for two : ARE
47
Nutritionist's amts. : RDAS
48
Rough position? : LIE
50
U.S. foe of 1898 : SPAIN
52
38-Across, in other words : KKIICDD
56
17-Across, in other words : YTTJJU
60
Fashion magazine is indebted to a pop group : ELLEOWESBEEGEES
63
Hammer part : PEEN
64
Bury : INTER
65
Suffix with disk : ETTE
66
Williams and Knight : TEDS
67
Duma votes : NYETS
68
Hardy soul? : TESS
Down
1
New Year's event : BOWL
2
Emperor after Galba : OTHO
3
Fad item of '61 : YOYO
4
Blows : SETBACKS
5
Cliff sights : CRAGS
6
Musical notes : RES
7
Information ___ : AGE
8
Tijuana locale : BAJA
9
Toil (away) : SLAVE
10
Like some kicks : ONSIDE
11
Coward of note : NOEL
12
"___ forgive those who trespass..." : ASWE
13
Sine qua non : NEED
18
Protection: Var. : EGIS
19
Pinstriper : YANKEE
23
One of the Bobbitts : LORENA
24
Sites of some chalk deposits : ERASERS
26
Brazilian writer Jorge : AMADO
27
Flush variety : ROYAL
29
Shoe section : INSTEP
31
Indianapolis's Market Square ___ : ARENA
32
Oft-rebellious group : TEENS
33
Act saucy : SASS
34
Alibi ___ (excuse makers) : IKES
35
Memo letters : FYI
36
Baseball's Ron : CEY
39
Physicist Fermi : ENRICO
40
Failed to comprehend : DIDNTGET
45
1986 sci-fi hit : ALIENS
47
Confirmation, e.g. : RITE
49
Buzz Aldrin's real first name : EDWIN
51
Australia's ___ Rock : AYERS
52
Preserved : KEPT
53
Bauhaus artist : KLEE
54
___'Oléron (island off 35-Across) : ILED
55
Disallow : DENY
57
Ballet jump : JETE
58
Super Bowl III champs : JETS
59
Applications : USES
61
Part of many Québec names : STE
62
"Wanna ___?" : BET

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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