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New York Times, Friday, October 23, 1998

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : O.C.S. grads
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FJWXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 80 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 43%
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© 1998, The New York Times10/23/98 ( No. 17,881 )
Across
1
Words of encouragement : BEBRAVE
8
Pivots : ROTATES
15
Water worlds : AQUARIA
16
Like some military maneuvers : EVASIVE
17
Simon, to Schuster : BUSINESSPARTNER
19
Musket missile : BALL
20
Exceptional deal : STEAL
21
Razor brand : ATRA
22
"Give ___ while longer" : ITA
23
O.C.S. grads : LTS
24
"Uh-huh" : YEP
25
Oceans : TONS
27
Dillon and Biondi : MATTS
29
Room off an ambulatory : APSE
30
Versailles agreement : TREATY
32
Airline offerings : HEADSETS
34
Free time for women : LADIESDAY
36
God and others, e.g. : CREATORS
39
Lawyers : THEBAR
43
Stampeders : HERD
44
Succeeded in annoying : GOTTO
46
Woolly yarn : TALE
47
Foreign dignitary : AGA
48
Rebuttal to 24-Across : NAH
49
Cable inits. : TBS
50
Get-up-and-go : PUSH
52
Olden magistrates : DOGES
54
"Leave as is" : STET
55
Good-time Charlies : PLEASURESEEKERS
58
Potential ring-accepter : EARLOBE
59
Deplete : EATINTO
60
Writer on Mulberry Street : DRSEUSS
61
It may be felt on the range : STETSON
Down
1
Fictional hero from Zenith : BABBITT
2
Middle name? : EQUATOR
3
Reserved traveling space : BUSLANE
4
Track on the ground : RAIL
5
Son of Prince Valiant : ARN
6
Contends : VIES
7
Urban area in a 1987 Cheech Marin film title : EASTLA
8
Sticks back in an album : REPASTES
9
Stadium : OVAL
10
Sea salt : TAR
11
Cinematic terrier : ASTA
12
Photo of gramps, maybe : TINTYPE
13
Goddess Mother of the World : EVEREST
14
Protectors of Peru : SERAPES
18
Prepare (for) : SETTHESTAGE
26
Mélange : SALAD
27
"___ has fleas" (uke-tuning phrase) : MYDOG
28
"___ say" ("Alas") : SADTO
29
So far : ASYET
31
"I tought I taw a putty ___" : TAT
33
Morse syllable : DAH
35
Hematite, pyrite, etc. : IRONORES
36
Rough and reddy? : CHAPPED
37
Habitué : REGULAR
38
They take marks off : ERASERS
40
Secures at sea : BATTENS
41
President Fujimori of Peru : ALBERTO
42
Uses as a basis : RESTSON
45
Requirements for some degrees : THESES
51
Clearly in good health : HALE
52
Puts a label on : DUBS
53
Musical chairs goal : SEAT
54
Playlet : SKIT
56
Hasn't got a ___ (is poor) : SOU
57
Off-season in the Alps : ETE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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