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New York Times, Tuesday, September 2, 1997

Author:
Alan Arbesfeld
Editor:
Will Shortz
29-Down : Magic wish granters
TotalDebutLatest
1338/27/19814/1/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
2511253728151
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
51.59618943%
Alan Arbesfeld

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: none – this is a pangram. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Arbesfeld. Tuesday freshness: 45%
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J
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© 1997, The New York Times9/2/97 ( No. 17,465 )
Across
1
"Red" tree : ALDER
6
Tues., for Tuesday : ABBR
10
Poland's Walesa : LECH
14
24 sheets of paper : QUIRE
15
Peeved : SORE
16
First name in scat : ELLA
17
Open, as a bottle : UNCAP
18
They produce a row on the farm : HOES
19
Swear : AVOW
20
"Act your ___!" : AGE
21
Elated : TICKLEDPINK
24
Opera set in the time of the Pharaohs : AIDA
25
Hershey brand : REESES
26
Elated : BUBBLINGOVER
31
Handy : UTILE
32
Large pitcher : EWER
33
Triangular sail : JIB
36
Fall cleanup need : RAKE
37
Longed : PINED
39
Western writer Grey : ZANE
40
P, in Greece : RHO
41
"Hi-___, Hi-Lo" (1953 film song) : LILI
42
Quarterback Brett : FAVRE
43
Elated : WALKINGONAIR
46
Countenance : VISAGE
49
Open : AIRY
50
Elated : ONCLOUDNINE
53
33 or 45, e.g. : RPM
56
It's taken out at the seams : COAL
57
Bucket : PAIL
58
"Behold!" : VOILA
60
Writer Lindbergh : ANNE
61
Ever : ONCE
62
Ballyhooed sitcom of 1997 : ELLEN
63
Latvian : LETT
64
Lack : NEED
65
Chill, so to speak : RELAX
Down
1
Shade of blue : AQUA
2
It's breath-taking : LUNG
3
Cut into cubes : DICE
4
Stat for Maddux : ERA
5
Dinosaur, e.g. : REPTILE
6
Depth charge, in slang : ASHCAN
7
Engage, as an entertainer : BOOK
8
Belgian songwriter Jacques : BREL
9
Not showing emotions : RESERVED
10
Ballet dancer, at times : LEAPER
11
Oft-cited sighting : ELVIS
12
Copy : CLONE
13
Peddles : HAWKS
22
Uganda's Amin : IDI
23
Forest denizen : DEER
24
Competent : ABLE
26
Extra-short haircut : BURR
27
Bryce Canyon locale : UTAH
28
Anti-apartheid activist Steven : BIKO
29
Magic wish granters : GENII
30
Be in debt : OWE
33
Cawfee : JAVA
34
Letters for Jesus : INRI
35
Miller, for one : BEER
37
Join in a football heap : PILEUPON
38
Kind : ILK
39
Wacky : ZANY
41
Italy's ___ di Como : LAGO
42
Eternally : FOREVER
43
Picture gallery site? : WALLET
44
Threw out, as a runner : NAILED
45
Word to end a card game : GIN
46
Song part : VOCAL
47
Hole-___ : INONE
48
Meager : SCANT
51
Scandinavian : DANE
52
Enjoyable : NICE
53
Brook : RILL
54
Emotional request : PLEA
55
Domestic cat : MANX
59
Corrida cry : OLE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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