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New York Times, Saturday, May 27, 2000

Author:
Robert H. Wolfe
Editor:
Will Shortz
42-Across : Natives of the Caucasus
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Robert H. Wolfe

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 31 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 41 for Mr. Wolfe. Saturday freshness: 61%
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© 2000, The New York Times5/27/0 ( No. 18,463 )
Across
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Site of Mumtaz Mahal's tomb : AGRA
5
One displeasing Santa : POUTER
11
LAX info: Abbr. : ARR
14
Escape through a crevice : SEEP
15
Busy : ORNATE
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Riddle-me-___ : REE
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Infamous spy : ALDPOORAMES
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Clockmaker Terry : ELI
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Kind of collision : MIDAIR
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Saucy : WISE
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Deliverer's need : VAN
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Charmingly simple : IDYLLICAL
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Is a wheelman for : ABETS
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Makeup problem : SMEAR
28
Istanbul inn : IMARET
29
John of Lancaster : LOO
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Fencers' feints : APPELS
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Pelion's support, in legend : OSSA
35
Boxer's remark : ARF
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"Hardly!" : NOT
37
Faline's mother, in "Bambi" : ENA
39
Part of NATO: Abbr. : ATL
40
10th Supreme Court chief justice : TAFT
42
Natives of the Caucasus : OSSETS
44
Chat room chuckle : LOL
45
One headed for a hitching post? : ELOPER
47
Shopworn : TRITE
49
Reading's county, informally : BERKS
50
Put up billboards, e.g. : POSTEDADS
54
Office no. : EXT
55
Very loud sound : CLAP
57
Sneak peek: Var. : PREVUE
58
Famed batting instructor Charlie : LAU
59
Almanac name of old : RICHPOORARD
61
Letter run : LMN
62
Dream: Prefix : ONEIRO
63
Bit of denaro : LIRA
64
Not quite S : SSE
65
Bed or bench follower : WARMER
66
Snap : ELAN
Down
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Words of concurrence : ASAMI
2
Arctic : GELID
3
"Angie Baby" singer : REDDY
4
Consternates : APPALS
5
Loaded kid of the comics : POORIEPOOR
6
Legendary iceman : ORR
7
Napping, so to speak : UNAWARE
8
Indian tongue : TAMIL
9
Overseas seasons : ETES
10
Do some tailoring : RESEAM
11
With 31-Down, feature of this puzzle's theme entries : AREVERSAL
12
Bears upon : RELATESTO
13
Put back in : REINSTALL
18
J. R. Ewing, e.g. : OILMAN
24
Enterprise leaders: Abbr. : CAPTS
26
Vietnamese leader ___ Dai : BAO
28
"Send In the Clowns" opening : ISNTITPOOR
29
Students should be in class before them : LATEBELLS
30
Future doctors' hurdles : ORALEXAMS
31
See 11-Down : OFFORTUNE
33
Wolves' looks : LEERS
38
Star: Prefix : ASTERO
41
Road atlas abbr. : TPK
43
Cry after a holdup : STOPHIM
46
There may be money in it : ESCROW
48
Channel crosser of 1926 : EDERLE
50
One awaiting a delivery, maybe : PACER
51
Efficacy : AVAIL
52
Variety of sorghum : DURRA
53
Family vehicle : SEDAN
56
Director Wertmuller : LINA
60
Historic leader? : PRE

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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