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New York Times, Wednesday, December 31, 1997

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Will Shortz
With 16-Across, where the Pistons used to play
TotalDebutLatest
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Alfio Micci

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQUWXZ} This is puzzle # 98 for Mr. Micci. Wednesday freshness: 80%
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© 1997, The New York Times12/31/97 ( No. 17,585 )
Across
1
Use a postscript : ADD
4
Turkish Empire founder : OSMAN
9
Sail extender : SPRIT
14
Place to do some gamboling : LEA
15
___ Island : RHODE
16
See 31-Down : ARENA
17
Campus climber : IVY
18
Workaholic's memoir? : LOVEOFLABOR
20
Greet the villain : BOO
21
Land of 47-Down : ERIN
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Sites for rites : ALTARS
23
Exaggerate : INFLATE
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Soft cheese : BRIE
26
Gaunt : BONY
27
Hardly boisterous : TAME
28
Nourished : FED
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Marine ___ : CORPS
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Essential : NECESSARY
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Ancient theaters : ODEA
36
Man of the casa : SENOR
37
1982 sci-fi flick : TRON
38
Cargo quantities : BOATLOADS
40
"Don't You Know" singer : REESE
41
Where Mindy honeymooned : ORK
42
Fine things? : ARTS
43
___ Alto : PALO
44
Pituitary hormone : ACTH
45
In 25 words or less : BRIEFLY
48
"My pleasure!" : GLADTO
51
Unfruitful : ARID
52
Drone, e.g. : BEE
53
Seasoning specialist's memoir? : LIFEOFSPICE
55
Muldaur's "___ Woman" : IMA
56
Tombstone brothers : EARPS
57
Former S.A.G. president : ASNER
58
50 degrees, say: Abbr. : LAT
59
Chew the scenery : EMOTE
60
Cooper role : DEEDS
61
Fleur-de-___ : LYS
Down
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Way out : ALIBI
2
English cattle breed : DEVON
3
Escaped con's memoir? : DAYOFBREAK
4
City liberated by Joan of Arc : ORLEANS
5
Unlikely nickname in the N.B.A. : SHORTY
6
Three-reeler, e.g. : MOVIE
7
Mideast's Gulf of ___ : ADEN
8
Classical start : NEO
9
Military movements : SALLIES
10
Chatter : PRATE
11
First name in country music : REBA
12
"___ out?" : INOR
13
Crewmen : TARS
19
Dell dweller : FARMER
24
Yankee junkball pitcher : LOPAT
25
Crunchy salad toppers : BACOS
27
Watches : TENDS
28
Clinton chef's memoir? : FAREOFBILL
29
Passion personified : EROS
30
Unit of force : DYNE
31
With 16-Across, where the Pistons used to play : COBO
32
Skunk's defense : ODOR
33
Not o'er : NEATH
34
Inscribed pillar : STELE
36
Somewhat : SORTOF
39
What some folks can't tolerate : LACTOSE
40
1984 Super Bowl champs : RAIDERS
43
Did comparison shopping : PRICED
44
Skillful : ADEPT
45
Pickle juice : BRINE
46
Longtime SAC chief : LEMAY
47
"The Winding Stair" poet : YEATS
48
Exuberance : GLEE
49
Actor Neeson : LIAM
50
70's do : AFRO
51
Church part : APSE
54
Woeful : SAD

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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