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New York Times, Thursday, July 13, 2000

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Across : "Lycidas" poet
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 This is puzzle # 126 for Mr. Norris. Thursday freshness: 93%
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© 2000, The New York Times7/13/0 ( No. 18,510 )
Across
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"I Spy" co-star : CULP
5
Opening device : TAB
8
"Lycidas" poet : MILTON
14
Kind of account : ORAL
15
From ___ Z : ATO
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Melodic : ARIOSO
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Wuss : MAMASBOY
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Change the agenda : REPLAN
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Clear-cut : BLACKANDWHITE
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Above reproach : LILYWHITE
23
De Valera's land : EIRE
24
Raised : BRED
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Improvised, in a way : JAMMED
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Standard advice for a bride : DRESSINWHITE
33
Square dance group : OCTAD
34
Kicks : BEEFS
35
Brooks or Allen : MEL
36
Average, e.g. : STAT
37
N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer George : HALAS
38
Austin of "Knots Landing" : TERI
39
One in the service? : HUP
40
Solved : CURED
41
Long for : CRAVE
42
Cottonwood relatives : WHITEPOPLARS
44
"Macbeth" figures : CRONES
45
Indelicate : RACY
46
Warm-up : PREP
47
1949 Cagney film : WHITEHEAT
50
Many a yard sale item : WHITEELEPHANT
55
Forgives, as an offense : REMITS
57
Advance : CONTINUE
58
Popped up : ARISEN
59
Have : OWN
60
Erupter of 1992 : ETNA
61
Dangerous job : TORERO
62
Fed. hush-hush group : NSA
63
Settle : SINK
Down
1
Scour : COMB
2
Orenburg's river : URAL
3
Priest of the East : LAMA
4
Diner souvenir : PLACEMAT
5
Sleeveless tunic worn over a knight's armor : TABARD
6
Expiate : ATONE
7
Singer Bill known as the Cowboy Rambler : BOYD
8
Impair : MAR
9
Not at all resentful : IRELESS
10
Fat stuff : LIPIDS
11
Kind of call : TOLL
12
Anthem opening : OSAY
13
Asian, e.g. : NONWHITE
18
Did half a biathlon : SKIED
21
Conventional : WHITEBREAD
25
Officiates : REFS
26
"Ballad of John Henry" folk singer : JOSHWHITE
27
Malfunction : ACTUP
28
Highest peak in the Philippines : MTAPO
29
Orders to go? : DELES
30
"In other words..." : IMEAN
31
Brass : NERVE
32
They usually do no harm : WHITELIES
34
Singer who formed the Love Unlimited Orchestra : BARRYWHITE
37
Old antisubversive group : HUAC
38
Den decorations : TROPHIES
40
Din : CLATTER
41
Barely moved : CREPT
43
Buildup : PRAISE
44
"The Real McCoys" co-star of 50's-60's TV : CRENNA
46
Team followers : PLOWS
47
Lab subject : WHITERAT
48
"My ___!" : HERO
49
Dubai V.I.P. : EMIR
51
Study of G.D.P. and such : ECON
52
Not supporting : ANTI
53
"Cats" director Trevor : NUNN
54
Durable wood : TEAK
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___-cone : SNO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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