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New York Times, Monday, June 8, 1998

Author:
Mark Danna
Editor:
Will Shortz
First step for a would-be groom vis-à-vis his intended's father
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Mark Danna

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Danna. Monday freshness: 66%
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© 1998, The New York Times6/8/98 ( No. 17,744 )
Across
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Feudal workers : SERFS
6
Italian money : LIRA
10
Con artist's art : SCAM
14
Characteristic : TRAIT
15
Scent : ODOR
16
Barbershop emblem : POLE
17
Indy 500 competitor : RACER
18
Suckling spot : TEAT
19
Landed (on) : ALIT
20
First step for a would-be groom vis-à-vis his intended's father : ASKFORHERHAND
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Director Craven : WES
24
Mauna ___ : KEA
25
Arrow's path : ARC
26
New Deal org. : WPA
29
Kind of talk the would-be bride had with mom : HEARTTOHEART
32
Commedia dell'___ : ARTE
35
A.F.L.'s partner : CIO
36
___ into holy matrimony : ENTER
37
Sets of pews : ROWS
38
Namely : TOWIT
41
"___ pin and pick it up..." : SEEA
42
Bullwinkle, e.g. : MOOSE
44
Opposite of WSW : ENE
45
Coffee servers : URNS
46
How the would-be groom proposed : ONBENDEDKNEE
50
Actor Fernando : REY
51
Wedding ___ : DAY
52
Letters on a Cardinal's cap : STL
53
Shoot the breeze : GAB
56
What the bride's father did vis-à-vis the reception : FOOTEDTHEBILL
60
"Neato!" : COOL
62
Director Kazan : ELIA
63
Kind of lily : CALLA
64
Dull sound : THUD
65
Notes after do : REMI
66
Ebb and neap, e.g. : TIDES
67
Peeved : SORE
68
British gun : STEN
69
What italics do : SLANT
Down
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Scarecrow stuffing : STRAW
2
Wipe out : ERASE
3
Pool ball sorters : RACKS
4
Where 1-Across slaved : FIEF
5
Golf shot : STROKE
6
Ladies' man : LOTHARIO
7
___ fixe : IDEE
8
Greet with loud laughter : ROARAT
9
Prefix with -pod or -scope : ARTHRO
10
Bridge unit : SPAN
11
It's thrown on bad ideas : COLDWATER
12
He K.O.'d Foreman 10/30/74 : ALI
13
Bumped into : MET
21
Take countermeasures : REACT
22
Be in pain : ACHE
27
Groom carefully : PREEN
28
Gillette razors : ATRAS
29
"Siddhartha" writer : HESSE
30
Hauled : TOWED
31
Follow as a result : ENSUE
32
Knight's garb : ARMOR
33
TV news exec Arledge : ROONE
34
Common board size : TWOBYFOUR
39
Tough job for a dry cleaner : INKSTAIN
40
Tithe amount : TENTH
43
Within: Prefix : ENDO
47
Library gadgets : DATERS
48
Shoelace hole : EYELET
49
Votes into office : ELECTS
53
Funny lady Radner : GILDA
54
Funny man Woody : ALLEN
55
Great time, or great noise : BLAST
57
Kind of shoppe : OLDE
58
Onetime phone call cost : DIME
59
Get-out-of-jail money : BAIL
60
Pennies: Abbr. : CTS
61
"Well, what's this?!" : OHO

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

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