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New York Times, Thursday, June 22, 2000

Author:
Robert B. Baker
Editor:
Will Shortz
20-Across : From the 1930's
TotalDebut
16/22/2000
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0000100
ScrabDebutFresh
1.53541%
Robert B. Baker

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJQVXZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Baker. Thursday freshness: 35%
1
B
2
A
3
N
4
G
5
O
6
M
7
E
8
N
9
E
10
A
11
T
12
O
13
N
14
U
P
O
N
15
P
U
M
A
16
T
E
R
R
Y
17
M
E
T
A
18
C
O
M
E
T
19
C
R
I
E
S
20
P
R
E
W
A
R
21
R
E
22
D
E
A
G
L
E
23
S
T
24
A
Y
25
O
T
T
26
A
27
L
28
C
29
O
H
O
L
30
O
S
C
E
31
O
32
L
33
A
34
D
I
O
D
E
35
A
36
L
P
E
37
C
O
N
38
D
E
L
A
W
39
A
R
E
P
R
40
O
41
P
H
E
T
42
U
T
O
43
L
I
D
O
44
N
U
R
S
E
45
P
O
N
46
T
47
I
A
C
48
S
49
A
D
N
E
S
S
50
R
A
N
51
N
E
N
E
52
T
53
E
54
C
U
M
S
55
E
H
56
A
C
57
T
58
N
59
O
60
W
61
A
P
I
A
N
62
B
L
63
A
C
K
H
A
W
K
64
P
I
A
N
O
65
R
E
N
I
66
U
S
E
R
67
S
C
O
T
T
68
O
R
A
N
69
G
A
S
P
© 2000, The New York Times6/22/0 ( No. 18,489 )
Across
1
Sudden start : BANG
5
Arrival of clouds, for instance : OMEN
9
Use as a dining table : EATON
14
Read ___ (study) : UPON
15
Catamount : PUMA
16
Towel material : TERRY
17
Wampanoag war leader, 1675-76 : METACOMET
19
"Oho!" and such : CRIES
20
From the 1930's : PREWAR
21
Creek war leader, 1813-14 : REDEAGLE
23
Mast support : STAY
25
First National Leaguer to hit 500 home runs : OTT
26
Matter of proof? : ALCOHOL
30
Seminole war leader, 1835-37 : OSCEOLA
34
Electronic gate : DIODE
35
Peak in Haute-Savoie : ALPE
37
Opposing : CON
38
Lenape advocate of Indian unity and resistance, ca. 1760's : DELAWAREPROPHET
42
___-Aztecan languages : UTO
43
Laguna Veneta borderer : LIDO
44
Temperature taker, maybe : NURSE
45
Ottawa war leader, 1763-65 : PONTIAC
48
Gloom : SADNESS
50
Commanded : RAN
51
Bird so-called from its call : NENE
52
Shawnee war leader, 1812-13 : TECUMSEH
56
TV ad directive : ACTNOW
61
Like some colonies : APIAN
62
Sauk war leader, 1832 : BLACKHAWK
64
Tutor's subject, maybe : PIANO
65
Italian artist Guido : RENI
66
End ___ : USER
67
"Ivanhoe" writer : SCOTT
68
Mediterranean port : ORAN
69
Huff : GASP
Down
1
Cause for an apology : BUMP
2
Mimic : APER
3
Any letter from A to G : NOTE
4
Nibble : GNAW
5
City north of Lisbon : OPORTO
6
Tight-lipped : MUM
7
Filer : EMERY
8
Basketball's Thurmond : NATE
9
"And blah blah blah" : ETCETC
10
Freshen : AERATE
11
H.S. class : TRIG
12
City on the Oka : OREL
13
Wall Street Journal subj. : NYSE
18
Tropical nut : CASHEW
22
Medicine man? : DOSER
24
King who sacked Rome : ALARIC
26
Make sense : ADDUP
27
Deceive : LIETO
28
List preceder : COLON
29
Harem room : ODA
30
Resist : OPPOSE
31
Orangeish : OCHRE
32
Windblown soil : LOESS
33
Pennies, maybe : ANTES
36
Commanded : LED
39
King and others : ALANS
40
Next : ONDECK
41
Smile producer : PUN
46
Absentee : TRUANT
47
"You are, too!" preceder : IAMNOT
49
Extra Strength product : ANACIN
51
Panther, e.g. : NHLER
52
Shoe appendages : TAPS
53
Like some struggles : EPIC
54
"I'm history!" : CIAO
55
Catalan river : EBRO
57
Tough : THUG
58
Its work is done in stages : NASA
59
Can't pay : OWES
60
1970's-80's sitcom setting : WKRP
63
Santa ___ : ANA

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later.

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