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New York Times, Saturday, July 1, 2000

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
16-Across : Joined forces?
TotalDebutLatest
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {QVXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 125 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 3%
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© 2000, The New York Times7/1/0 ( No. 18,498 )
Across
1
Bygone hangout for 64-Acrosses : MALTSHOP
9
Popular money-raiser : RAFFLE
15
Regional figure : AREACODE
16
Joined forces? : ALLIES
17
Common restaurant request : ICEWATER
18
Lights-out activity : SEANCE
19
Post-graduate pursuit : LAW
20
Part of some military academy attire : MESSJACKET
22
___ cheese : EDAM
24
"Welll...?" : SOO
25
Scheme : SETUP
27
Old African rulers : DEYS
28
It won't keep you up : SANKA
30
Steady : SURE
31
Stumped : GOT
33
___ Flite (bicycle brand) : AERO
35
Untested : NEW
36
Family gathering, maybe : SITDOWNDINNER
40
Bill provider : ATM
41
Touristy district : SOHO
42
___ Miguel : SAO
43
California city, county or river : NAPA
45
Blockish : DENSE
47
Head of the Egyptian god Thoth : IBIS
51
Walk noisily : CLOMP
53
Big time : AGE
54
Peace Nobelist Cassin : RENE
55
Symbol of speed : BLUESTREAK
59
Grey who co-starred in "Three Smart Girls" : NAN
60
Defensive wall around an outer court of a castle : BAILEY
61
Lighter? : ARSONIST
63
Confine : INTERN
64
See 1-Across and 2-Down : TEENAGER
65
African carrier : TSETSE
66
Employer for creative types : ADAGENCY
Down
1
Like many packages : MAILED
2
Modern hangout for 64-Acrosses : ARCADE
3
Latitude : LEEWAY
4
Shooter : TAW
5
Defraud : SCAM
6
Réception V.I.P. : HOTE
7
City southwest of Midland : ODESSA
8
The groom's ex, say : PERSONANONGRATA
9
Literally, "scraped" : RASA
10
Smart ones : ALECS
11
Screwballs : FLAKES
12
Adjust : FINETUNE
13
Docent : LECTURER
14
Suffix on some country names : ESE
21
Played a card? : JOKED
23
Certain N.C.O. : MSGT
26
Collection area : PEW
28
Endured : STOOD
29
Spring up : ARISE
32
Some E.R. admissions : ODS
34
Bob Dylan's "___ Night Like This" : ONA
36
War of the Roses battle site : STALBANS
37
Blunt, perhaps : IMPOLITE
38
Bearded growth : WHEAT
39
Film follower : NOIR
40
Like some history: Abbr. : ANC
44
Fetish : AMULET
46
Get really hot : SEERED
48
Favorable : BENIGN
49
Very soon : INASEC
50
Halter? : SENTRY
52
Aristocrats : PEERS
56
Scot's "since" : SYNE
57
Not docked : ASEA
58
Big ape : KONG
60
Was taken in : BIT
62
Response from a bonny lass? : NAE

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