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New York Times, Wednesday, November 22, 2000

Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
49-Across : Works perfectly
TotalDebutLatest
15411/22/19939/1/2024
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.5550233%
Fred Piscop

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JVX} This is puzzle # 77 for Mr. Piscop. Wednesday freshness: 32%
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© 2000, The New York Times11/22/0 ( No. 18,642 )
Across
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Watch feature, perhaps : DATE
5
Anacin alternative : BAYER
10
Lhasa ___ (dog) : APSO
14
Fictional hunchback : IGOR
15
"___ hooks" : USENO
16
Bryn ___ College : MAWR
17
Virgin Isls., e.g. : TERR
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Metal-cutting tool : COLDCHISEL
20
Some sorority women : ZETAS
22
Result of careful planning it's not : FLUKE
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"Come to think of it ..." : SAY
24
Fascinated by : INTO
26
Good shot in quoits : RINGER
28
Jason's theft : GOLDENFLEECE
32
Leatherworker's tool : AWL
33
Uncooperative one : MULE
34
Great Lakes tribesmen : ERIES
38
Burst of laughter : PEAL
40
Darlin' : SUGAR
43
Calvary inscription : INRI
44
English exam finale, often : ESSAY
46
Words after "hmmm" : ISEE
48
Dog command : SIC
49
Works perfectly : DOESTHETRICK
53
Strong and dark, cigarwise : MADURO
55
Gladly : FAIN
56
Bawl : SOB
57
Midnight fridge visits : RAIDS
60
W. C. Fields persona : SOUSE
63
Piece in the lower left corner of the board : QUEENSROOK
66
Lobster serving : TAIL
67
Ratio phrase : ISTO
68
Spine-tingling : EERIE
69
Sundance Kid's girlfriend ___ Place : ETTA
70
Untouchable Eliot : NESS
71
Serta rival : SEALY
72
Not walk straight : REEL
Down
1
Airhead : DITZ
2
Wordsmith/ illustrator Jon : AGEE
3
Burrito wrappers : TORTILLAS
4
Gofer's job : ERRAND
5
Tampa Bay player, for short : BUC
6
Dating from : ASOF
7
Cry out loud : YELL
8
Hang in there : ENDURE
9
Coors Field player : ROCKIE
10
"What ___, chopped liver?" : AMI
11
Out of fashion : PASSE
12
Say "*&%@#!" : SWEAR
13
French air hub : ORLY
19
From this moment on : HENCE
21
Iris part : STEM
25
Blame : ONUS
27
Former Spice Girl Halliwell : GERI
28
Stare open-mouthed : GAPE
29
Has chits out : OWES
30
Fever cause : FLU
31
Absolutely fair : LEGIT
35
Suggest artfully : INSINUATE
36
Speed skater Heiden : ERIC
37
Mentally twisted : SICK
39
"Shane" star Alan : LADD
41
___ Lawn (James Monroe's home) : ASH
42
Natural barrier : REEF
45
Backwoods possessive : YOURN
47
LAX postings : ETAS
50
Wipes away : ERASES
51
Evening do : SOIREE
52
Water cannon target : RIOTER
53
Point-and-click gadget : MOUSE
54
Shills for, e.g. : ABETS
56
Area meas. : SQIN
58
"Dumb" comics girl : DORA
59
Potting need : SOIL
61
Webmaster's creation : SITE
62
Airline to Tel Aviv : ELAL
64
Dawn goddess : EOS
65
One of 88 on an eighty-eight : KEY

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

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