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New York Times, Wednesday, March 29, 2000

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
34-Across : With 42-Across, what the 10 answers to the capitalized clues comprise
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 35 for Mr. Gordon. Wednesday freshness: 78%
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© 2000, The New York Times3/29/0 ( No. 18,404 )
Across
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Fusses : ADOS
5
Clairvoyant's claim : ESP
8
Functioning : USABLE
14
OUTFIELDER : RUTH
15
Chowed down : ATE
16
Projectionist's target : SCREEN
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SECOND BASEMAN : ROBINSON
19
Did a bootblack's job : SHINED
20
Jotting down : NOTING
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Start of the 18th century : MDCCI
23
Baseball stat : RBI
26
"Wait a ___!" : SEC
27
"___ tu" (Verdi aria) : ERI
29
Donna Shalala's dept. : HHS
30
Arafat of the P.L.O. : YASSER
32
Courtroom V.I.P. : THEDA
34
With 42-Across, what the 10 answers to the capitalized clues comprise : ALLCENTURYTEAM
38
Literary adverb : NEER
39
Mr. Onassis, familiarly : ARI
40
Harem rooms : ODAS
42
See 34-Across : STARTINGLINEUP
47
Posts : MAILS
48
Priced to move : ONSALE
49
Draft org. : SSS
52
As well : TOO
53
United Nations Day mo. : OCT
54
Acid : LSD
55
What the fat lady sings? : OPERA
57
SHORTSTOP : RIPKEN
60
"___ ergo sum" : COGITO
62
OUTFIELDER : WILLIAMS
66
LEFT-HANDED PITCHER : KOUFAX
67
Actress Sue ___ Langdon : ANE
68
OUTFIELDER : MAYS
69
Like some inclement weather : SLEETY
70
Go down : SET
71
Opportunity : SHOT
Down
1
Airport abbr. : ARR
2
Twosome : DUO
3
Handicapper's place: Abbr. : OTB
4
Tibia : SHIN
5
New York's time zone : EASTERN
6
Zeno, for one : STOIC
7
Ivy League school, briefly : PENN
8
___ Enterprise : USS
9
THIRD BASEMAN : SCHMIDT
10
Parched : ARID
11
CATCHER : BENCH
12
Moocher : LEECH
13
"The ___ near!" : ENDIS
18
___-um (gnat) : NOSEE
21
FIRST BASEMAN : GEHRIG
23
RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER : RYAN
24
Cotton bundles : BALES
25
___ of Langerhans : ISLET
28
King, in Cádiz : REY
31
Beat it : SCRAM
32
Goes bad : TURNS
33
Almost an eternity : AEONS
35
One who hems, but doesn't haw : TAILOR
36
"Let's Make ___" : ADEAL
37
Heavy hammers : MAULS
41
Went like a leadfoot : SPED
43
Knocking sound : RATATAT
44
Spanish uncle : TIO
45
Small curl of hair : LOCKLET
46
Pentium processor maker : INTEL
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Punches : SOCKS
50
Wind up : SPOOL
51
Musical transition : SEGUE
53
Put one's two cents in : OPINE
56
Abundant : RIFE
58
"___ a Teen-age Werewolf" : IWAS
59
Steals, old-style : NIMS
61
___-10 (acne-fighting medicine) : OXY
63
Sound of delight : AAH
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Muscle: Prefix : MYO
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Fast wings : SST

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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