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New York Times, Wednesday, February 23, 2000

Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
50-Across : Pulls the plug on
TotalDebutLatest
15411/22/19939/1/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1425262552948
RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.5550233%
Fred Piscop

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVXYZ} This is puzzle # 71 for Mr. Piscop. Wednesday freshness: 33%
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© 2000, The New York Times2/23/0 ( No. 18,369 )
Across
1
Windshield sticker : DECAL
6
Employee's move, for short : RELO
10
Cries heard around cute babies : AWS
13
Dupe : DELUDE
14
Quark's place : ATOM
15
Headlight setting : DIM
16
Spotted wildcat : OCELOT
17
Loafers don't grow on this : SHOETREE
19
Musical markings don't grow on this : FLATBUSH
21
Oscar winner Davis : GEENA
22
Ceiling spinner : FAN
23
Mileage rating org. : EPA
24
Supermarket checkout item : SCANNER
26
Cupid, to the Greeks : EROS
28
Hiker's route : PATH
30
"Try me" preceder : DARE
31
Clears of vermin : DERATS
34
Slip through the cracks : SEEP
36
It might make you see things : LSD
37
Baby fowl don't grow on this : CHICKWEED
40
Accomplished : DID
43
Pennsylvania port : ERIE
44
Like a wake-up time on an alarm clock : PRESET
48
"___ first you don't..." : IFAT
50
Pulls the plug on : ENDS
52
"Comin' ___ the Rye" : THRO
53
Obsolescent term of address : COMRADE
55
Confucian truth : TAO
58
Dawn goddess : EOS
59
Deadly snake : KRAIT
60
Morays don't grow on this : EELGRASS
62
Henhouse products don't grow on this : EGGPLANT
65
QB Doug : FLUTIE
66
Maiden name preceder : NEE
67
Plane measure : AREA
68
Like horses at blacksmiths : RESHOD
69
Ave. crossers : STS
70
Bastes : SEWS
71
Krupp Works city : ESSEN
Down
1
"I do ___!" : DECLARE
2
1930's first lady : ELEANOR
3
Kind of film : CULT
4
Pueblo brick : ADOBE
5
Abate : LETUP
6
Too hasty : RASH
7
Addis Ababa's land: Abbr. : ETH
8
John, to Ringo : LOO
9
Certain sorority girl : OMEGA
10
Kind of gland : ADRENAL
11
Ballpark purchases : WIENERS
12
Slung mud at : SMEARED
13
Tipped, as a hat : DOFFED
18
Watch : TEND
20
Chucklehead : SAP
24
Meat-and-vegetables fare : STEW
25
Canary's call : CHEEP
27
Midwest Indian : SAC
29
Appealed : ASKED
32
Everyday article : THE
33
Fathered : SIRED
35
According to : PER
38
Motion picture : CINE
39
N.Y.P.D. investigator : DET
40
Devil : DICKENS
41
"Hmmm, it's not coming to me" : IFORGET
42
Compensation in a lawsuit : DAMAGES
45
Protect in a cover : SHEATHE
46
Shoreline problem : EROSION
47
Deep-sixed : TOSSED
49
Dancer's woe : TRIP
51
Sault ___ Marie : STE
54
Shoreline shower : ATLAS
56
Actress Woodard : ALFRE
57
Gawks at : OGLES
60
Hellenic H's : ETAS
61
"tom thumb" star Tamblyn : RUSS
63
Live and breathe : ARE
64
Just out : NEW

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

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