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New York Times, Wednesday, May 10, 2000

Author:
Zack Butler
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Across : Saturday morning favorite in 80's TV
TotalDebutLatest
45/20/19991/29/2002
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ScrabDebutFresh
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Zack Butler

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVX} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Butler. Wednesday freshness: 34%
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© 2000, The New York Times5/10/0 ( No. 18,446 )
Across
1
Secy., e.g. : ASST
5
Seizure : GRAB
9
Saturday morning favorite in 80's TV : SMURF
14
Comic Rudner : RITA
15
Break in the action : LULL
16
Asian capital : HANOI
17
Utah biking mecca : MOAB
18
Labor action : UNIONIZING
20
Stormy month? : AUGUSTOFWIND
22
Not, in 30-Down : NAE
23
The ___ Reader (magazine) : UTNE
24
With all the edges aligned : NEATLY
28
Blue : INDIGO
30
Blue : SAD
31
Ogle : EYE
32
"___ of the North" (1922 film classic) : NANOOK
35
Let go of : DROP
36
Advice to a western actor? : AUTRYTRYAGAIN
40
Friskies brand : ALPO
41
American cat : OCELOT
42
Last words of a 45-Across : IDO
43
Uncapitalized word in titles : THE
45
See 42-Across : FIANCE
49
"Om," e.g. : MANTRA
51
Shade of red : BARN
53
Dawn goddess : EOS
54
Young female sponsors? : AUSPICEGIRLS
57
"Designing Women" co-star : ANNIEPOTTS
60
Inconsiderate : RUDE
61
Intended : MEANT
62
Auditory : OTIC
63
First place : EDEN
64
___-Bismol : PEPTO
65
Tahoe gateway : RENO
66
Start of a prank, maybe : DARE
Down
1
Famous suiter? : ARMANI
2
Amerindian language : SIOUAN
3
Put on : STAGED
4
Forbidden: Var. : TABU
5
A deadly sin : GLUTTONY
6
Speak at length : RUNON
7
Subtitle of many biographies : ALIFE
8
Big storm : BLOW
9
Polished : SHINED
10
Protege maker : MAZDA
11
Singular prefix : UNI
12
Darling of Shea : RON
13
Kind of leaf : FIG
19
Guadalajara girl : NINA
21
Some cubes : SUGAR
25
Hatcher of "Lois & Clark" : TERI
26
Center of French resistance in W.W. II : LYON
27
Slangy affirmative : YEP
29
Loving : INTO
30
Hebridean isle : SKYE
33
Oklahoma tribe : OTOE
34
Common Dungeons & Dragons foe : ORC
35
Facts : DATA
36
Joe Tynan's portrayer, 1979 : ALDA
37
Atop : UPON
38
Like patio dining : ALFRESCO
39
Auctioneer's word : GOING
40
Target : AIM
43
Strictly in the style of : TRUETO
44
Door latch : HASP
46
Poet Pablo : NERUDA
47
Further away, in a way : COLDER
48
Ancient Semite : ESSENE
50
Sully : TAINT
51
Essen entreaty : BITTE
52
Muscle protein : ACTIN
55
Needy : POOR
56
Plenty angry : IRED
57
Sound booster : AMP
58
Jacqueline Onassis ___ Bouvier : NEE
59
A few Z's : NAP

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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