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New York Times, Monday, April 7, 1997

Author:
Teresa M. Hackett
Editor:
Will Shortz
37-Across : Decree
TotalDebutLatest
24/7/199710/9/2000
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ScrabbleFresh
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Teresa M. Hackett

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JPQWZ} Spans: 3 This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Hackett. Monday freshness: 32%
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© 1997, The New York Times4/7/97 ( No. 17,317 )
Across
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Hairdo : COIF
5
Inquired : ASKED
10
Surrender : CEDE
14
Stratagem : RUSE
15
"Mars Attacks!" genre : SCIFI
16
They can take a yoke : OXEN
17
Cake finisher : ICER
18
Guardian of Crete, in classical myth : TALOS
19
Actor Arnaz : DESI
20
Agatha Christie title : THEMIRRORCRACKD
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"All ___ day's work" : INA
24
Legal thing : RES
25
Keats's work on melancholy : ODE
28
Biased : SLANTED
32
Grp. that oversees I.C.B.M.'s : SAC
35
Ironworker's workplace : FORGE
37
Decree : FIAT
38
Kent's state : OHIO
39
Investigative tool : FINETOOTHEDCOMB
42
"EZ Streets" actor Ken : OLIN
43
Mars: Prefix : AREO
44
Playful aquatic animal : OTTER
45
Old TV comedian Louis : NYE
46
Hi-fis : STEREOS
48
Aegean, e.g. : SEA
49
Worker with a stethoscope : DOC
50
Ex-G.I. : VET
52
Dismiss lightly : GIVETHEBRUSHOFF
61
Work over Time : EDIT
62
Profit : AVAIL
63
687 days on Mars : YEAR
64
Bridge site : NOSE
65
Jeune ___ (girl, in France) : FILLE
66
Word repeated in "It's ___! All ___!" : MINE
67
Russian autocrat : TSAR
68
Skedaddles : FLEES
69
Word ending a threat : ELSE
Down
1
Lit ___ (college course, informally) : CRIT
2
"That hurts!" : OUCH
3
Words of enlightenment : ISEE
4
Physicist Enrico : FERMI
5
Stellar : ASTRAL
6
Old wound mark : SCAR
7
Drug shipment, maybe : KILO
8
___ effort : EFOR
9
Separate : DISCRETE
10
Musical finales : CODAS
11
Prez : EXEC
12
Where a student sits : DESK
13
Geraint's lady : ENID
21
Miniature map : INSET
22
Scarlet : RED
25
Go ___ a tangent : OFFON
26
Frilly place mat : DOILY
27
Bert's "Sesame Street" buddy : ERNIE
29
Ere : AFORE
30
Gunpowder ingredient : NITER
31
California-Nevada resort lake : TAHOE
32
Some immunizations : SHOTS
33
Evangelist McPherson : AIMEE
34
Army attack helicopter : COBRA
36
Powell or Westmoreland, e.g.: Abbr. : GEN
38
Halloween mo. : OCT
40
Grain byproduct : OATCHAFF
41
Units of medicine : DOSES
46
Drunkard : SOT
47
Seeds-to-be : OVULES
49
Restrain through intimidation : DETER
51
Mint family member : THYME
52
Lady's escort : GENT
53
Altar vows : IDOS
54
MasterCard alternative : VISA
55
Wicked : EVIL
56
Cotton quantity : BALE
57
Make angry : RILE
58
Trompe l'___ : OEIL
59
Pre-air conditioning coolers : FANS
60
Gratis : FREE

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

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