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New York Times, Friday, September 11, 1998

Author:
Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
11-Down : Many a tribute title
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Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JKQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 36 for Mr. Estes. Friday freshness: 20%
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© 1998, The New York Times9/11/98 ( No. 17,839 )
Across
1
Like major channels : NAVIGABLE
10
Term ender : FINAL
15
Tartish : ACIDULOUS
16
"Waterworld" girl : ENOLA
17
Singles bar acquisition : TELEPHONENUMBER
19
Notwithstanding : DESPITE
20
Texas college or its locale : ODESSA
21
Kind of agent : IRS
22
Spoon handle : STEM
23
Upright : SPINET
27
Dismissed : LAIDOFF
30
Palm Springs and others : OASES
31
Like some forces in the Balkans : NATO
32
Range : ROAM
34
Eastman invention : FILM
35
Bank deposit, e.g. : PAYIN
36
Against : INTO
37
Relative diagram : TREE
38
Dutch ___ : OVEN
39
1996 Green Party candidate for President : NADER
40
Quarterback known as "The Snake" : STABLER
42
Completely new : REMADE
43
Dudley Do-Right's love : NELL
44
Night deposit? : DEW
45
One of Rocky's rivals : APOLLO
48
Hardly holy : GODLESS
52
"Over my dead body!" : NOTIFICANHELPIT
55
Give one-on-one help : TUTOR
56
Piccolo relative : ALTOFLUTE
57
Obdurate : STONY
58
You wouldn't want to be in this! : PASTTENSE
Down
1
Actor Pendleton : NAT
2
Shot one : ACED
3
Foul : VILE
4
April 13, e.g. : IDES
5
Rainbow fish : GUPPIES
6
Pete Fountain collaborator : ALHIRT
7
Fires : BOOTS
8
Moon over my ami? : LUNE
9
Abilene-to-Waco dir. : ESE
10
Quarreled bitterly : FEUDED
11
Many a tribute title : INMEMORIAM
12
Wealthy Londoners : NOBS
13
Round in the pub : ALES
14
Olympic skier Magoni : LARA
18
Knickknack : NOTION
22
Pillow material : SATIN
23
Like 22-Down pillows : SOFT
24
Luge event : PAIRS
25
Mont-Saint-Michel, e.g. : ISLET
26
Strangulation victim of myth : NEMEANLION
27
___ cake : LAYER
28
"Julia" star : FONDA
29
Without a choice in the matter : FATED
31
Omphaloskepsis focus : NAVEL
33
Gourmand's wish : MORE
35
Greek for "many" : POLLOI
39
60's-70's political movement : NEWLEFT
41
Where to spot a ringer : BELFRY
42
More than popular : REDHOT
44
Taboos : DONTS
45
Sugar bowl team? : ANTS
46
Displease Santa, in a way : POUT
47
Conductor Luening : OTTO
48
Showy : GALA
49
George Sand's "___ et lui" : ELLE
50
Centrifugalized : SPUN
51
Isn't off one's rocker : SITS
53
Diamond topper : CAP
54
Three-way joint : TEE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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