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New York Times, Thursday, September 17, 1998

Author:
Robert H. Wolfe
Editor:
Will Shortz
56-Across : Pulitzer-winning writer Akins
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Robert H. Wolfe

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JQW} This is puzzle # 37 for Mr. Wolfe. Thursday freshness: 69%
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B
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L
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P
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D
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K
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P
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R
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M
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D
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K
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K
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D
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© 1998, The New York Times9/17/98 ( No. 17,845 )
Across
1
Unguent : BALM
5
A prisoner may enter one : PLEA
9
Russia's Sea of ___ : AZOV
13
Omnium-gatherum : OLIO
14
___ grudge (harbored resentment) : HELDA
16
Slayton of Apollo 18 : DEKE
17
Thrashes : LAMS
18
Perfectionist's aim : IDEAL
19
Progress impeder : SNAG
20
Fear an English philosopher's family? : DREADLOCKES
23
40's war agcy. : OPA
24
"___ believe it!" : IDONT
25
1972 Broadway debut : PIPPIN
27
1965 Peace Prize recipient : UNICEF
30
Showily enthusiastic : RAHRAH
32
Seoul soldier : ROK
33
Latin conjugation word : AMAT
35
Gradually remove : ERODE
38
Peace of mind : ATARAXY
41
Anthology : OMNIBUS
43
Like a sleeping bag : LINED
44
Sofer of soaps : RENA
46
Suffix with guitar : IST
47
Dundee design : TARTAN
49
Take turns : ROTATE
52
Massage parlor offering : OILRUB
54
Year in Marcus Aurelius's reign : CLXVI
56
Pulitzer-winning writer Akins : ZOE
57
English philosopher not yet arrived? : MOORETOCOME
62
White chip, often : ANTE
64
Michael of "Flashdance" : NOURI
65
Hayworth's royal hubby : KHAN
66
Convoy components : RIGS
67
Derby Stakes site : EPSOM
68
Chisholm Trail town : ENID
69
C.O.N.T.R.O.L. enemy : KAOS
70
Eyelid problem : STYE
71
Puts on : DONS
Down
1
Barefaced : BOLD
2
Banned spray : ALAR
3
Greenish : LIME
4
Subway tunnel art, maybe : MOSAIC
5
Communication from an Alexandrian philosopher? : PHILOFAX
6
Gave false hopes : LEDON
7
Sophocles subject : ELECTRA
8
One of the Aleutians : ADAK
9
Spots : ADS
10
Fear of an ancient Greek philosopher? : ZENOPHOBIA
11
Rain forest ruminant : OKAPI
12
Non-meat-eater : VEGAN
15
Beth's preceder : ALEPH
21
W.W. II gen. : DDE
22
Mythical bird-woman : SIREN
26
___ passu (equably) : PARI
27
Orsk's river : URAL
28
"Don't look at me!" : NOTI
29
Declaration about unhanding a German philosopher? : IKANTLETGO
31
Heaps : ATON
34
Hess who was a dame : MYRA
36
Composition of some clouds : DUST
37
Borgia in-law : ESTE
39
Caboose : REAR
40
Tight as ___ : ADRUM
42
Era of a German philosopher? : MARXTIME
45
Overlay, in a way : ENCRUST
48
Delmonico alternative : TBONE
50
Ab ___ (from day one) : OVO
51
Teed off : TICKED
52
___ National Forest, Ark. : OZARK
53
Conquest of Croesus : IONIA
55
"Quo Vadis?" director Mervyn : LEROY
58
Cry over spilled milk : OOPS
59
"That's awful!" : OHNO
60
Kind of a drag : MAIN
61
Bounds : ENDS
63
River's path, possibly : ESS

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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