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New York Times, Saturday, June 3, 2000

Author:
Patrick D. Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
50-Across : Minor repair
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
2297/11/199911/4/20182
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
741241679512
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
981.541,84281%
Patrick Berry

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QVWY} This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Berry. Saturday freshness: 6%
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C
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A
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L
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X
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© 2000, The New York Times6/3/0 ( No. 18,470 )
Across
1
Mineral residue : CALX
5
Zealous : ABLAZE
11
Electric partner? : GAS
14
Turbaned priest : IMAM
15
Lowlifes : SLIMES
16
Handel's "___ for St. Cecilia's Day" : ODE
17
Pontifices' home : ROMA
18
Depression starters, maybe : PANICS
19
Member of a colony : BEE
20
One or two game implements? : CUESTICK
22
New York's ___ Square : HERALD
24
Disarrange, in a way : UNSTACK
25
One or two vehicles? : TAXICAB
26
False ___ : START
27
Hole number : PAR
28
Steinbeck figure : OKIE
29
Letter of a chapter? : ETA
31
Newton, e.g. : UNIT
33
Flaky : ODD
34
One or two spreads? : OLEOMARGARINE
38
"Two Virgins" musician : ONO
39
Filly filler : OATS
40
Withheld : HID
41
Coup : FEAT
43
"___, Duncan, Jack & Jane" (sitcom) : ZOE
44
Flies around the world? : PESTS
48
One or two beverages? : SODAPOP
50
Minor repair : TOUCHUP
52
To be returned : ONLOAN
53
One or two carriers? : JETPLANE
54
Hugues Capet, e.g. : ROI
55
Terrible to the max : DIREST
57
Like, with "to" : AKIN
58
"Inside Nascar" channel : TNN
59
Kind of ticket : RAFFLE
60
Split : REND
61
Go with : SEE
62
Win over : ENDEAR
63
Joule divisions : ERGS
Down
1
Traveling show : CIRCUS
2
Check entry : AMOUNT
3
San Diego suburb : LAMESA
4
It may take a stand, briefly : XMASTREE
5
Gelatin dish : ASPIC
6
Ravenous? : BLACK
7
On-line convenience : LINK
8
French toast recipient? : AMI
9
One of the Minor Prophets : ZECHARIAH
10
Where Southend-on-Sea is : ESSEX
11
Break, in a way : GOBACKON
12
Capital on Gulf St. Vincent : ADELAIDE
13
Germination station : SEEDBED
21
Figure on one's figure : TATTOO
23
Copacabana locale : RIO
25
Bite : TANG
27
Winnings : PURSE
30
Like TV's Xena : AMAZONIAN
32
Foil : TRIPUP
34
Private : ONEONONE
35
Hull marking : LOADLINE
36
Looking down on? : ATOP
37
Quaint cry of surprise : IDECLARE
38
In a way : OFSORTS
42
Eastern way : TAO
45
Cocktail-making aid : SHAKER
46
Preconcert activity : TUNING
47
Lays out : SPENDS
49
Service holder in the service : PADRE
50
Coil creator : TESLA
51
Sea ___ (fur animal) : OTTER
53
Castro, for one : JEFE
56
Backwoods address abbr. : RFD

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

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