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New York Times, Monday, December 11, 2000

Author:
Myles Callum
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Tire (out)
TotalDebutLatest
223/17/19997/12/2008
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1144165
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5012568%
Myles Callum

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Callum. Monday freshness: 48%
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© 2000, The New York Times12/11/0 ( No. 18,661 )
Across
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"Pogo" cartoonist Kelly : WALT
5
Pepsi or RC : COLA
9
"Beggars can't be choosers," e.g. : ADAGE
14
Brainstorm : IDEA
15
Den : LAIR
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Like notebook paper : LINED
17
Tire (out) : POOP
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Director Preminger : OTTO
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Put ___ to (finish) : ANEND
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Author, 1899-1961 : ERNESTHEMINGWAY
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Shortage : DEARTH
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Pro ___ : RATA
25
Type size : PICA
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Paul Simon's "Slip ___ Away" : SLIDIN
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Quatrain rhyme scheme : ABBA
36
Big dachshund features : EARS
38
Put out, as a light : DOUSE
39
Author, 1340-1400 : GEOFFREYCHAUCER
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One year's record : ANNAL
43
College sports org., for short : NCAA
44
Gardener's spring purchase : SEED
45
Sketch again : REDRAW
47
Showy bloom : IRIS
49
Bryn ___ College : MAWR
51
Mind twister : RIDDLE
56
Author, 1903-87 : ERSKINECALDWELL
61
Kind of situation : NOWIN
62
Dresden's river : ELBE
63
"Holy smokes!" : EGAD
64
Hang on (to) : CLING
65
___ ex machina : DEUS
66
Fabric with gold or silver threads : LAME
67
Release : LETGO
68
N.Y.-Paris carriers : SSTS
69
Ruler until 1917 : TSAR
Down
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Exhausted, with "out" : WIPED
2
Be crazy about : ADORE
3
Hotelier Helmsley : LEONA
4
Become narrower : TAPER
5
One with suitable work? : CLOTHIER
6
Inauguration declaration : OATH
7
What 20-, 39- and 56-Across might travel in : LITERARYCIRCLES
8
Skunk cabbage has a strong one : AROMA
9
He was Hawkeye Pierce on "M*A*S*H" : ALANALDA
10
Small dent : DING
11
From the top : ANEW
12
Actress Rowlands : GENA
13
Small whirlpool : EDDY
21
Gas station product : STP
22
"___ in the bag" : ITS
26
Late San Francisco columnist Herb : CAEN
28
Markers : IOUS
29
Fascist leader, in Italy : DUCE
30
Shrink's reply : ISEE
31
Dweeb : NERD
32
Gel made from seaweed : AGAR
33
Nota ___ : BENE
34
Get-out-of-jail money : BOND
35
Way off : AFAR
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Fight reminder : SCAR
40
Kitschy lawn figure : FLAMINGO
41
Bald : HAIRLESS
46
Pale : WAN
48
Caesar of comedy : SID
50
Cigs : WEEDS
52
Lived : DWELT
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Impressionist Edgar : DEGAS
54
Fine Peruvian wool : LLAMA
55
Church officer : ELDER
56
Abbr. on a business letter : ENCL
57
Part to play : ROLE
58
Emmy-winner Loretta : SWIT
59
Picture card : KING
60
Neighbor on : ABUT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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