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New York Times, Saturday, April 22, 2000

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Across : Fix but good
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FJWZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 121 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 19%
1
G
2
E
3
T
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B
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A
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C
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K
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A
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T
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C
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L
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A
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N
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G
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A
Q
U
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P
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A
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H
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L
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X
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B
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E
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L
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D
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U
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D
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D
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B
Y
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E
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P
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S
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P
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N
Y
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S
M
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S
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E
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I
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E
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O
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G
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P
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M
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A
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K
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C
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C
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T
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I
O
N
S
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A
D
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N
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B
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I
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T
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L
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S
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L
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S
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T
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D
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A
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M
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C
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P
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G
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S
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C
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A
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T
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L
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P
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© 2000, The New York Times4/22/0 ( No. 18,428 )
Across
1
Fix but good : GETBACKAT
10
Brassy sound : CLANG
15
Motorboat's tow, perhaps : AQUAPLANE
16
Circles overhead : HALOS
17
Elite seats : LUXURYBOX
18
One in a crowd : EXTRA
19
Wasn't straight : LIED
20
Put on : DON
21
Bass and others : ALES
22
Lufthansa connection : UND
23
1936 Chemistry Nobelist Peter : DEBYE
25
Lighting jobs : PYRES
27
Indiana's state flower : PEONY
29
Very successful : SMASH
31
Longtime record label : EMI
32
___ du Diable : ILE
34
Football Hall-of-Famer Jim : OTTO
35
Void : GAP
36
Point fingers : MAKEACCUSATIONS
41
It may be at the end of a block : ADE
42
Mil. personnel : NCOS
43
Seam : BED
44
It's creepy : IVY
45
Orders : TELLS
47
Goes on : LASTS
51
The "D" in jazz's Miss D : DINAH
53
Holds : DEEMS
55
Talk amorously : COO
56
Jazz break, e.g. : SOLO
57
La preceder : TRA
58
Legislative grp. : PARL
59
"They're ours!" : GOTEM
60
Like some signs : STENCILED
62
Bowl : ARENA
63
Service elevator? : TENNISPRO
64
Props in ancient Greek art : LYRES
65
Not counting, in a way : PRESEASON
Down
1
Man with questions : GALLUP
2
Arab, for one : EQUINE
3
It's often rented : TUXEDO
4
Transfer rate : BAUD
5
Calendar abbr. : APR
6
Glasgow's river : CLYDE
7
Broiled dishes : KABOBS
8
Ransom request, e.g. : ANONYMOUSLETTER
9
Cowboy's moniker : TEX
10
Travel guide listings : CHEAPHOTELS
11
Without discipline : LAXLY
12
Substitute : ALTEREGO
13
Eric the Red, e.g. : NORSEMAN
14
Citizenship grp. since 1912 : GSA
23
"Do not go gentle into that good night" poet : DYLANTHOMAS
24
Gnaws (through) : EATS
26
Tentative actions : SIPS
28
Never abroad : NIE
30
Run through : STAB
33
"___ agnus Dei" : ECCE
36
Domestic : MAID
37
Weather announcement : ADVISORY
38
Convention V.I.P. : KEYNOTER
39
One way to be out : COLD
40
Reformer Wells : IDA
46
Unruffled : SERENE
48
Head covers : SCALPS
49
One who makes a lot of passes : TORERO
50
Convinced of : SOLDON
52
Coeur d'___ : ALENE
54
"Marty" director Delbert et al. : MANNS
58
1409 Council site : PISA
59
Cowpoke's sweetie : GAL
60
Oil additive : STP
61
Inc., overseas : CIE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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