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New York Times, Wednesday, February 16, 2000

Author:
Gene Newman
Editor:
Will Shortz
62-Across : Follower of Christ?
TotalDebutLatest
153/20/19965/18/2015
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Gene Newman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Newman. Wednesday freshness: 42%
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© 2000, The New York Times2/16/0 ( No. 18,362 )
Across
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Low-lying area : SWALE
6
Dept. of Labor grp. : OSHA
10
A&P part: Abbr. : ATL
13
"Three's Company" actress : SOMERS
15
Dazzles : AWES
16
River inlet : RIA
17
Start of a quip : WOMENLIKESILENT
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English maritime county : DORSET
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Core : ESSENCE
22
Matterhorn, e.g.: Abbr. : MTN
23
Reason for imprisonment, once : DEBT
25
Satyr's kin : FAUN
26
Prettify oneself : PRIMP
29
War room items : MAPS
31
Recipe amts. : TSPS
32
Not participate : SITOUT
34
Beauty's admirer : BEAST
36
Part 2 of the quip : MENTHEYASSUME
40
Covalent bond formers : ATOMS
41
Like firewater : STRONG
43
One of Henry's Catherines : PARR
46
Concrete : REAL
48
Irritated moods : SNITS
49
Meg's "Prelude to a Kiss" co-star : ALEC
50
I-80 et al. : RTES
52
Stat that's good when it's low : ERA
53
Sony rival : TOSHIBA
56
Beethoven's "Pathétique," e.g. : SONATA
59
End of the quip : THEYRELISTENING
62
Follower of Christ? : IAN
63
Eighty Eight, for one : OLDS
64
Nero's tutor : SENECA
65
N.J. clock setting : EST
66
Tammany skewerer : NAST
67
Radiation quantities : DOSES
Down
1
St. Louis-to-Little Rock dir. : SSW
2
Carpenter's finishing touch : WOODTRIM
3
Ancient resident of Jordan's present-day capital : AMMONITE
4
Wanton look : LEER
5
Coastal raptors : ERNS
6
Symbol of might : OAK
7
Fragrant climbing plant : SWEETPEA
8
Pianist Myra : HESS
9
[No return allowed] : ASIS
10
Scenes of action : ARENAS
11
1996 golf movie : TINCUP
12
Gets dark : LATENS
14
It has runners : SLED
18
Bit of gossip : ITEM
19
No-no at some intersections : LEFTTURN
22
G.I. constabulary : MPS
24
Played the nanny : BABYSAT
27
Saudi Arabia is one : MONARCHY
28
Any miniature golf shot : PUTT
30
Talk trash to : SASS
33
Son of Odin : THOR
35
Transporters since '76 : SSTS
37
Beryl varieties : EMERALDS
38
Halves : MOIETIES
39
Hypnotize : ENTRANCE
42
Fed. management agcy. : GSA
43
Flat peppermint candy : PATTIE
44
Warm hellos : ALOHAS
45
Take offense at : RESENT
47
More, in a saying : LESS
51
Dipsos : SOTS
54
It may be pumped : IRON
55
Gymnastics coach Karolyi : BELA
57
Cry out for : NEED
58
___ Domini : ANNO
60
Musician's suffix : IST
61
Jabber : GAS

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3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later.

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