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New York Times, Wednesday, May 27, 1998

Author:
Mark Elliot Skolsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
80's sitcom with the voice of Paul Fusco
TotalDebutLatest
131/30/19967/28/2004
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.624630%
Mark Elliot Skolsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Skolsky. Wednesday freshness: 58%
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© 1998, The New York Times5/27/98 ( No. 17,732 )
Across
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Problem in the defense lines : HOLE
5
Mountain dew producer : STILL
10
Theories : ISMS
14
On ___ with (equal to) : APAR
15
Lofty roost : AERIE
16
Cannon of "Deathtrap" : DYAN
17
First name in jeans : LEVI
18
French and Indian War battle site : LAKEGEORGE
20
"Much Ado About Nothing" friar : FRANCIS
22
Gallivant : GAD
23
Article in France-Soir : UNE
24
Clinton, e.g., before being Pres. : GOV
25
Igneous rock constituent : FELDSPAR
27
Grand Canyon view : PANORAMA
31
It's 0 deg. at the equator : LAT
32
Pueblo material : ADOBE
33
With competence : ABLY
35
Cause to grimace : PAIN
39
Standard partner : POORS
40
"___ Man Answers" (1962 film) : IFA
41
"Pénélope" composer : FAURE
42
"___ silly question..." : ASKA
43
Recognize : KNOW
44
Part of LEM : LUNAR
45
4, on a phone : GHI
47
Opened, as a door : UNBOLTED
49
"The Dating Game" contestant : BACHELOR
53
Mentalist Geller : URI
54
1-Down doubled : ALL
55
80's sitcom with the voice of Paul Fusco : ALF
56
Wild asses : ONAGERS
60
Newfoundland's capital : SAINTJOHNS
63
Where Farsi is spoken : IRAN
64
Shells and such : AMMO
65
Standing by : ONICE
66
"Lovely" Beatles girl : RITA
67
Arcing shots : LOBS
68
Neighbor of Oman : YEMEN
69
Spring : LEAP
Down
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Soccer segment : HALF
2
Telephone abbr. : OPER
3
Kind of lamp : LAVA
4
St. Patrick's Day phrase : ERINGOBRAGH
5
Mouth moistener : SALIVA
6
They may be herbal : TEAS
7
Tick off : IRK
8
Feudal lord : LIEGE
9
Under sanction : LEGALLY
10
49-Across's last words : IDO
11
Vermont product : SYRUP
12
___ cum laude : MAGNA
13
Vile smile : SNEER
19
Classic Icelandic poetry : EDDA
21
Nuclei : CORES
25
Quartet hidden in this puzzle : FABFOUR
26
Beer brewed in Bremen : STPAULIGIRL
27
Hemingway's handle : PAPA
28
Commotions : ADOS
29
Breakfast area : NOOK
30
Water source : MAIN
34
Bowling green : LAWN
36
Bee or Em : AUNT
37
"Dies ___" : IRAE
38
Disappointing date, maybe : NERD
41
Regional plants : FLORA
43
Wet blanket : KILLJOY
46
Qualifying race : HEAT
48
Burner designer : BUNSEN
49
Kind of metabolism : BASAL
50
Texas shrine : ALAMO
51
Shinny : CLIMB
52
___ mind (in agreement) : OFONE
56
Story starter : ONCE
57
Pelee Island's lake : ERIE
58
Tat-tat preceder : RATA
59
Say with annoyance : SNAP
61
Refusals : NOS
62
"She Done ___ Wrong" : HIM

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

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