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New York Times, Friday, December 8, 2000

Author:
Bob Klahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Across : Diminutive
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
601/29/19945/22/201110
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1313121426
CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.5746577%
Bob Klahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 27 Missing: {JKQVXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 42 for Mr. Klahn. Friday freshness: 61%
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© 2000, The New York Times12/8/0 ( No. 18,658 )
Across
1
Sang-froid : APLOMB
7
Trio of myth : THEFATES
15
"Too Hot" rapper : COOLIO
16
Omens : AUGURIES
17
Elizabeth I in 1600 : REIGNINGMONARCH
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Mossad member : ISRAELI
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Electricity pioneer Ampère : ANDRE
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Litmus, for one : DYE
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Joint tenant? : FELON
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Fancy party site : YACHT
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Bored by : TIREDOF
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Cuisine that's big on noodles : THAI
30
Make a comeback : ANSWER
33
Losing proposition? : DIET
35
Rock blaster : AMP
36
One who's not fully in control : COPILOT
38
Flowers named for a Swedish botanist : DAHLIAS
40
Dance step : CHA
41
Rice pad : DORM
43
Diminutive : TEENSY
44
Diana of stage and screen : RIGG
46
Continue in a parade : MARCHON
48
Dumas character : ATHOS
50
McKinley's Ohio birthplace : NILES
51
Back : AFT
54
Alcohol burners : ETNAS
56
1993 Tom Stoppard play : ARCADIA
58
Cause of some confusion : BUTTERFLYBALLOT
61
P.O.W. : INTERNEE
62
Get situated : ORIENT
63
Lecturers' equipment : POINTERS
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Lead ___ : ASTRAY
Down
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Like thick smoke : ACRID
2
Frost lines? : POESY
3
River of Orléans : LOIRE
4
"Eugene Onegin" mezzo : OLGA
5
Dangerous situation : MINEFIELD
6
Part of a steamship : BOILERROOM
7
Put out, in a way : TAG
8
Like many aliens on "Star Trek" : HUMANOID
9
"The Hermits" painter Schiele : EGON
10
Nova Scotia national park : FUNDY
11
Boat's landing place : ARARAT
12
Winter driving aid : TIRECHAIN
13
Intl. trade inits. : EEC
14
Library sound: Var. : SSH
18
Christie murder setting : NILE
23
Curious : ODD
25
P.L.O. rival : HAMAS
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Stewed : TIPSY
27
Prefix with light : TWI
28
It's a wrap : FEATHERBOA
30
West African capital : ACCRA
31
Like a rare game : NOHIT
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Insulating tubing : SPAGHETTI
34
March time? : THEOSCARS
37
Fake tattoo, usually : TRANSFER
39
Basketball's ___ Elmore : LEN
42
3-D exam : MRI
45
Snagged : GOTTEN
47
Like some pots : CLAY
49
Cartoon canine : SNERT
51
"Damn Yankees" co-composer Richard : ADLER
52
"Brigadoon" heroine played by Cyd Charisse : FIONA
53
Shabby : TATTY
55
Composer Thomas : ARNE
57
Hit the ground : ALIT
58
Marceau's everyman : BIP
59
Start for a Spanish count : UNO
60
"___ Enfants Terrible" : LES

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

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