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New York Times, Wednesday, December 2, 1998

Author:
Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : Start of a quip
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
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3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 19 for Ms. Salomon. Wednesday freshness: 55%
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© 1998, The New York Times12/2/98 ( No. 17,921 )
Across
1
Elbowroom : SPACE
6
One of the 3 B's : BACH
10
Kellogg Foods brand : EGGO
14
Plant in Flanders fields : POPPY
15
Double-reed woodwind : OBOE
16
Prod : GOAD
17
Mac maker : APPLE
18
Start of a quip : NEVERGOTO
20
I-95, e.g.: Abbr. : RTE
21
Fritter away : WASTE
23
Kind of down : EIDER
24
"One ___ customer" : TOA
25
Actress Alicia : ANA
26
Two-toned horses : ROANS
28
Quip, part 2 : APLASTICSURGEON
33
Sighs of distress : OHS
34
A lot of a drill sergeant's drill : HUTS
35
Hoo-ha : ADO
36
Take a chance on : RISK
39
It may help you "catch up" : NAP
40
Fret : STEW
41
Shade of blond : ASH
42
Modern summons : BEEP
44
Genetic letters : RNA
46
Quip, part 3 : WHOLOVESTHEWORK
52
Boated, maybe : OARED
53
Chop down : HEW
54
Maiden name preceder : NEE
55
Actress Gaynor : MITZI
57
Matrix : ARRAY
59
How the Des Moines R. flows : ESE
60
End of the quip : OFPICASSO
62
A lot : OFTEN
64
Big ___ elephant : ASAN
65
Result of venting? : LAVA
66
Part of a spur : ROWEL
67
Five-time Wimbledon champ : BORG
68
Session with an M.D. : APPT
69
Nuts : KOOKY
Down
1
Side in the Peloponnesian War : SPARTA
2
Beer opener : POPTOP
3
Telethon, e.g. : APPEAL
4
Pfc.'s boss : CPL
5
Baloney : EYEWASH
6
Potted tree : BONSAI
7
Help with the heist : ABET
8
Whitewashes : COVERSUP
9
Giggling sound : HEE
10
Prodding : EGGING
11
Spot overlooking center court, say : GOODSEAT
12
Way in : GATE
13
Fungus byproduct : ODOR
19
Brings up : REARS
22
Aardvark fare : ANTS
27
Passé : OUT
29
"All systems go" : AOK
30
Guys : CHAPS
31
Wordsworth work : ODE
32
"Get going!" : NOW
36
Wet behind the ears : RAW
37
___ Kabibble : ISH
38
Have a good day on the links : SHOOTPAR
39
Can't wait to have : NEEDASAP
40
Word with whip or rip : SAW
42
Kind of acid : BORIC
43
Snake charmee : EVE
44
Mother of Hera : RHEA
45
The Big Apple : NEWYORK
47
Lounging around : LAZING
48
There may be a catch in it : THROAT
49
Powerful combination : ONETWO
50
Look for again : RESEEK
51
With vigor : KEENLY
55
Ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea : MOAB
56
In that case : IFSO
58
Invitation letters : RSVP
61
Chicken ___ king : ALA
63
Rock's ___ Fighters : FOO

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

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