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New York Times, Wednesday, April 16, 1997

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
61-Across : Item on a pole
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Brendan Emmett Quigley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJXYZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Quigley. Wednesday freshness: 69%
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© 1997, The New York Times4/16/97 ( No. 17,326 )
Across
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Screamer's necessity : LUNGS
6
Manhandle : PAW
9
"Peer Gynt" dramatist : IBSEN
14
"Otello," e.g. : OPERA
15
___ mode : ALA
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It makes quite a bang : NITRO
17
Sound of old floorboards : CREAK
18
When Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated: Abbr. : NOV
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It may be static : CLING
20
Cult Canadian comedy troupe, with "The" : KIDSINTHEHALL
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Operates : USES
24
Tara family : OHARAS
25
Flood stage : EBB
28
___ Xing (sign) : PED
29
"The Gold Bug" author : POE
30
Need air conditioning : SWELTER
32
60's war capital : HANOI
34
Boy or girl lead-in : ATTA
35
1869 Twain novel, with "The" : INNOCENTSABROAD
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Season of peace : NOEL
42
Move stealthily : SKULK
43
Provided for, as a widow : DOWERED
47
N.Y.C. clock setting : EDT
48
Liq. measures : QTS
51
Gives the green light : OKS
52
Of service : USABLE
54
Untouched : PURE
55
1934 Lillian Hellman play, with "The" : CHILDRENSHOUR
58
Genius : BRAIN
60
Hood's gun : GAT
61
Item on a pole : TOTEM
62
Plane seating choice : AISLE
63
Charlottesville sch. : UVA
64
And ___ grow on : ONETO
65
Gibson, e.g. : ACTOR
66
Gibson, e.g. : MEL
67
Victim of a 1955 coup : PERON
Down
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Poky : LOCKUP
2
Revolt : UPRISE
3
Had to have : NEEDED
4
Not Astroturf : GRASS
5
H. H. Munro, pseudonymically : SAKI
6
Roman temple : PANTHEON
7
56-Down salutation : ALOHA
8
Isn't decisive : WAVERS
9
If : INCASE
10
Unwelcome mail : BILL
11
Heel style : STILETTO
12
Sea bird : ERN
13
Yule serving : NOG
21
Peter of Herman's Hermits : NOONE
22
Hem's partner : HAW
26
Home video format : BETA
27
Carpenter's nail : BRAD
29
Campaign money source : PAC
31
Harmless prank : LARK
32
Reason for darning : HOLE
33
"___ De-Lovely" : ITS
35
Prefix with Chinese : INDO
36
Cranny's partner : NOOK
37
10:00 program : NEWSCAST
38
Bony : SKELETAL
39
"Homage to Clio" poet : AUDEN
40
Diner sandwich : BLT
44
Spoiler : RUINER
45
Immigrant's study, for short : ESL
46
Cotton-pickin' : DADGUM
48
Citer : QUOTER
49
Loyally following : TRUETO
50
Address of St. Patrick's Cathedral? : SERMON
53
Plucky : BRAVE
54
Drop a dime, so to speak : PHONE
56
See 7-Down : HILO
57
Call it a day : STOP
58
Farm call : BAA
59
Rock's Ocasek : RIC

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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