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New York Times, Saturday, April 8, 2000

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
20-Across : Creature that loses its tail
TotalDebutLatest
1894/27/19948/3/2024
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1814141616120
RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 33 Missing: {JKQ} This is puzzle # 120 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 19%
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© 2000, The New York Times4/8/0 ( No. 18,414 )
Across
1
Not fleshy : RAWBONED
9
Common advertising selling point : STATUS
15
Part of a case : EXHIBITA
16
Pressing : URGENT
17
Like some records : PLATINUM
18
Shade : NUANCE
19
Cunning : ART
20
Creature that loses its tail : TADPOLE
22
Juan or Joaquin : SAN
23
Remote spots? : SOFAS
25
Old-time actress Purviance : EDNA
26
Brown bagger : WINO
27
General ___ chicken : TSOS
28
Group with the #1 album "Out of Time" : REM
29
Jockey Turcotte and others : RONS
30
Sealy competitor : SERTA
32
Beautiful array of colors : SYMPHONY
34
Cut : OMIT
36
"...___ is in heaven": Matthew : ASIT
37
Depression phenomenon : SHUTDOWN
40
Clipped : TERSE
44
Next : THEN
45
Wander : ERR
46
Part of a seat assignment : TIER
47
Believed : HELD
48
Keen : NEAT
50
Green : MOOLA
51
Harm : ILL
52
Furrowed : STRIATE
54
Football positions: Abbr. : RTS
55
Muscles involved in sitting : GLUTEI
57
Speculate : THEORIZE
59
"___ Got Time for the Pain" (1974 hit) : HAVENT
60
Trouble : HOTWATER
61
Lean : SCANTY
62
Be dizzy : SEESTARS
Down
1
Military messes? : REPASTS
2
Rock singer born William Bailey : AXLROSE
3
Why : WHATFOR
4
Rein check : BIT
5
Closing accounts? : OBITS
6
15th-century traveler : NINA
7
Playing piece? : ETUDE
8
Prepare laundry for ironing : DAMPDRY
9
Some tanners : SUNLAMPS
10
Faithful : TRUE
11
Asian title : AGA
12
Massage target : TENSION
13
Amazing : UNCANNY
14
Notebook users : STENOS
21
Like some shows : ONEMAN
24
Blow away : ASTOUND
26
E-mailed, say : WROTETO
31
Invoice abbr. : AMT
32
Depositor : STORER
33
Severely affected : HIT
35
It may be secret : IDENTITY
37
Whomp : SHELLAC
38
Fantastic, informally : HELLUVA
39
Fatal omens : WRAITHS
41
1942 Abbott and Costello film : RIORITA
42
Water from a fountain : SELTZER
43
They may get bad marks : ERASERS
44
Places for hams : THIGHS
49
Lake whose name means "big water" : TAHOE
50
Animal shelter sounds : MEOWS
52
On its way : SENT
53
Top of France : TETE
56
Blackjack component : TEN
58
Blackguard : RAT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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