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New York Times, Thursday, September 3, 1998

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Across : Precious instrument, for short
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 78 for Mr. Nosowsky. Thursday freshness: 50%
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© 1998, The New York Times9/3/98 ( No. 17,831 )
Across
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It may be staged : ACT
4
Get ready to drive : GASUP
9
Precious instrument, for short : STRAD
14
Bill's partner : COO
15
Come alive (to) : AWAKE
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Facility west of Schiller Park : OHARE
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Post-op stop, maybe: Abbr. : ICU
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Cashier for air force heroes? : PAYEROFACES
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Printers' marks sometimes called obelisks : DAGGERS
22
Thin plate : LAMINA
23
"Evita" role : CHE
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Of the old school : DATED
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Two-word airline name : ELAL
28
Symbols of industry : LOGOS
30
"Pipe down!" : HUSH
31
Subway, e.g.: Abbr. : SYST
32
One that got away : ELUDER
34
Greek letters : ETAS
36
Acetylsalicylic acid and cotton? : BAYERESSENTIALS
42
Uncovered? : BALD
43
Number two of eight : DANCER
44
Not keep straight : WARP
48
Goldbrick : LOAF
50
Ginsberg and Kerouac, e.g. : BEATS
51
Concluded : OVER
52
Theatrical Tharp : TWYLA
54
Cereal no. : RDA
55
Sharp cheese : ROMANO
57
How many complaints are made : IRATELY
60
Snake charmer's patter? : SWAYERWORDS
63
1985 movie "Izzy and ___" : MOE
64
They follow "Roll 'em!" : TAKES
65
Chips in? : ANTES
66
___ nutshell : INA
67
Racing vehicles : SLEDS
68
___ a clue (doesn't know) : HASNT
69
Ireland's ___ Lingus : AER
Down
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Word with rock or rain : ACID
2
Classic drink : COCACOLA
3
Plug-ugly : TOUGHGUY
4
Yawn : GAPE
5
Blue ribbon or gold star : AWARD
6
Opens up for examination, in a way : SAYSAH
7
Plucked instrument : UKE
8
Apiece : PER
9
Coin-losing site : SOFA
10
Henley Regatta site : THAMES
11
In a risqué fashion : RACILY
12
Spheres for debates : ARENAS
13
Make potable, perhaps : DESALT
19
Warhorse : OLDHAND
21
It may be lined with quartz : GEODE
25
Time to vote : TUESDAY
26
Renaissance name of fame : ESTE
28
Med. country : LEB
29
Certain Balkan : SERB
33
One with lots to offer : REALTOR
35
Use a knife or fork : STAB
37
Snaillike : SLOW
38
Unmoving : INERT
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Collegedom : ACADEMIA
40
Not to mention : LETALONE
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Some name suffixes : SRS
44
Gets the better of : WORSTS
45
Statement of belief : AVOWAL
46
Updated model : REMAKE
47
Hoped (for) : PRAYED
49
Teases : FLIRTS
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"As You Like It" setting : ARDEN
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Famed loch : NESS
58
___ prof. : ASST
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Junior, for one : YEAR
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Half a trumpet's sound : WAH
62
___ high : ONA

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

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