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New York Times, Wednesday, July 2, 1997

Author:
Richard Hughes
Editor:
Will Shortz
65-Across : "Haystacks" painter
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Richard Hughes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Hughes. Wednesday freshness: 42%
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© 1997, The New York Times7/2/97 ( No. 17,403 )
Across
1
Sports Illustrated's 1974 Sportsman of the Year : ALI
4
Steep : CLIFF
9
English poet laureate Nahum ___ : TATE
13
TV host who does "Headlines" : LENO
15
Vietnam's capital : HANOI
16
Roman Eros : AMOR
17
Like an inveterate procrastinator : LATE
18
Put together : INALL
19
Negri of the silent screen : POLA
20
Start of a Jonathan Swift quote : EVERYMANDESIRES
23
Col.'s boss : GEN
24
Sheriff Taylor's son, in 60's TV : OPIE
25
Tit for tat? : TRADE
26
"The Kiss" sculptor : RODIN
28
Half of CXII : LVI
30
___ Angeles : LOS
31
Political losers : OUTS
32
Select : APPOINT
36
Part 2 of the quote : TOLIVELONGBUT
40
Mother-of-pearl source : ABALONE
41
In a bit : ANON
43
Mrs. Nixon : PAT
46
J.F.K. regular : SST
47
Played out : TRITE
48
Lyric poem : EPODE
50
Largest of seven : ASIA
53
Bird call : CAW
54
End of the quote : NOMANWOULDBEOLD
58
Surveyor's map : PLAT
59
Do-___ : ORDIE
60
___-dieu : PRIE
61
Konrad Adenauer, Der ___ : ALTE
62
Orchestra section : REEDS
63
Architectural pier : ANTA
64
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" author : LOOS
65
"Haystacks" painter : MONET
66
Word part: Abbr. : SYL
Down
1
Lively bit of music : ALLEGRO
2
Omit : LEAVEOUT
3
Plan on it : INTENDTO
4
Early rocket traveler : CHIMP
5
Veranda : LANAI
6
Mindless : INANE
7
Drop out, in poker : FOLD
8
Put away, in a way : FILE
9
Tropical animal : TAPIR
10
Without scruples : AMORAL
11
Mid-American Conference team : TOLEDO
12
Rubs out : ERASES
14
Poet's contraction : OER
21
Partner for hither : YON
22
Iodine reaction : STING
27
Mallorca, e.g. : ISLA
28
Symbol of craziness : LOON
29
Hollywood cross street : VINE
32
Rock video prizes : AVAS
33
Hide : PELT
34
Arafat's org. : PLO
35
Skier's aid : TBAR
37
"Little Eyolf" playwright : IBSEN
38
Beasts on the royal arms of Scotland : UNICORNS
39
Wholeness : TOTALITY
42
F.D.R. accomplishment : NEWDEAL
43
One involved in foreign exchange? : PENPAL
44
Lover of Daphne : APOLLO
45
Campbell's choice : TOMATO
47
Bill : TAB
49
Times to remember? : DATES
50
"The Age of Anxiety" poet : AUDEN
51
Playground fixture : SLIDE
52
Phrase of explanation : IDEST
55
Contemptible person : WORM
56
Chocolate snack : OREO
57
Govt. watchdog group : EPA

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

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