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New York Times, Tuesday, December 5, 2000

Author:
Alan Arbesfeld
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Across : Somewhat
TotalDebutLatest
1338/27/19814/1/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
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RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
51.59618943%
Alan Arbesfeld

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FGQ} This is puzzle # 28 for Mr. Arbesfeld. Tuesday freshness: 39%
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© 2000, The New York Times12/5/0 ( No. 18,655 )
Across
1
Blair's predecessor : MAJOR
6
Torah storers : ARKS
10
"Hey, you!" : PSST
14
Odorous oxygen : OZONE
15
Harness part : REIN
16
Rent-___ : ACAR
17
Pulled up stakes : MOVED
18
Talented : ABLE
19
"___ la Douce" : IRMA
20
Hail to Caesar : AVE
21
Beach resorts : CABANACLUBS
24
Where Swiss may be found : DELI
25
Old section of Algiers : KASBAH
26
Gotten credits, in school : TAKENACLASS
31
Attack : RUNAT
32
Dolt : IMBECILE
37
Asia's ___ Sea : ARAL
38
Place for "stompin'" : SAVOY
40
Somewhat : ABIT
41
Proton or electron : PARTICLE
43
"The Pilot's Wife" author Shreve : ANITA
44
Dining room piece : CHINACLOSET
47
Solomon's asset : WISDOM
51
It's hard on a yard : MOLE
52
"Highest Mountains" or "World Series MVP's," e.g. : ALMANACLIST
55
"Help!" : SOS
58
Actor Neeson : LIAM
59
Cartful : LOAD
60
"No Trump" declarer? : IVANA
62
Moonstruck state : DAZE
63
W.B.A. calls : TKOS
64
Runway figure : MODEL
65
Keats creations : ODES
66
Salsa quality : ZEST
67
Wield, as influence : EXERT
Down
1
N.Y.C. cultural center : MOMA
2
Sea fed by the Don : AZOV
3
Zeus, to Romans : JOVE
4
Minimal amount of money, with 5-Down : ONE
5
See 4-Down : REDCENT
6
Like our numerals : ARABIC
7
Country singer McEntire : REBA
8
Site of many firings : KILN
9
Gets past quietly : SNEAKSBY
10
Beach toys : PAILS
11
Prepare for surgery : SCRUB
12
Carioca cousin : SAMBA
13
Make a shambles of : TRASH
22
C.S.A. state : ALA
23
Detective's assignment : CASE
24
Passed out : DEALT
26
Duffer's locale : TRAP
27
Halo, e.g. : AURA
28
Wood protuberance : KNAR
29
Pep up : LIVEN
30
Latin 101 word : AMO
33
Birch craft : CANOE
34
Wading bird : IBIS
35
Lo-cal : LITE
36
Province, to the French : ETAT
38
Excessive sentimentality : SCHMALTZ
39
Bard of boxing : ALI
42
Clickable image : ICON
43
Like some sports records : ALLTIME
45
In the thick of : AMIDST
46
Businesses: Abbr. : COS
47
Hard-to-find character in a book : WALDO
48
Trojan War epic : ILIAD
49
Urban air problem : SMAZE
50
Classy ladies : DAMES
53
"___ is it" (old slogan) : COKE
54
Neighbor of Vietnam : LAOS
55
"Smooth Operator" singer : SADE
56
Standout : ONER
57
Theme of this puzzle, found in the answers to 21-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across : SALT
61
___ populi : VOX

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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