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New York Times, Monday, July 17, 2000

Author:
Mitch Komro
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : Unexpected benefits
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
67/17/20002/18/20041
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0201111
ScrabDebutFresh
1.592751%
Mitch Komro

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVWX} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Komro. Monday freshness: 15%
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© 2000, The New York Times7/17/0 ( No. 18,514 )
Across
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"___ for the poor" : ALMS
5
German author Hermann : HESSE
10
Iridescent gem : OPAL
14
Lamb : sheep :: kid : ___ : GOAT
15
Crowning points : ACMES
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Whitish : PALE
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Horrible boss : OGRE
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Unexpected benefits : BOONS
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They may be smoked or pickled : EELS
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1974 Mel Brooks comedy : BLAZINGSADDLES
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Fancy drinking glass : GOBLET
24
Optometrist's interest : EYE
25
Common name for sodium hydroxide : LYE
26
As well : TOO
27
Wettish : DAMP
30
New moon, e.g. : PHASE
32
Gumbo ingredient : OKRA
34
Halloween cry : BOO
35
___ constrictor : BOA
36
1959 film with Marilyn Monroe : SOMELIKEITHOT
41
Suffix with Paul : INE
42
To do this is human : ERR
43
In for the night : ABED
45
Whitish : ASHEN
48
Fix up : REDO
50
Susan of "The Partridge Family" : DEY
51
Norma ___ (Sally Field role) : RAE
52
Raises, as the ante : UPS
55
Military greeting : SALUTE
57
Best Picture of 1981 : CHARIOTSOFFIRE
61
It's hard to believe : TALE
62
Baby grand, e.g. : PIANO
63
Guardianship : CARE
65
More than annoys : IRES
66
Distant planet : PLUTO
67
Particular : ITEM
68
Apple carrier : CART
69
Divvy up : ALLOT
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Turner and Danson : TEDS
Down
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In the past : AGO
2
Ships' records : LOGBOOKS
3
___ Man (classic ad figure) : MARLBORO
4
Great buy : STEAL
5
Fit for living : HABITABLE
6
Supply-and-demand subj. : ECON
7
Grimy air : SMOG
8
Have a hunch : SENSE
9
Think piece : ESSAY
10
___ page (place for a 9-Down) : OPED
11
Spanish dish with rice : PAELLA
12
Bowling spots : ALLEYS
13
Apartment dweller : LESSEE
21
A's opposite, in England : ZED
22
Bus station : DEPOT
23
1960's Pontiac muscle car : GTO
28
"You don't mean me?!" : MOI
29
Game played with a straight...or a straight face : POKER
31
Big laugh : HAHA
33
French friend : AMIE
35
Place for a claw : BIRDSFOOT
37
World-weariness : ENNUI
38
Before, to a bard : ERE
39
Bull-headed : OBDURATE
40
Was on the brink : TEETERED
44
Blonde's secret, maybe : DYE
45
Extremely cold : ARCTIC
46
Libyan expanse : SAHARA
47
Doctor : HEALER
49
Stumblebum : OAF
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The old man : POPPA
54
Silence : STILL
56
Permissible : LICIT
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Take it easy : REST
59
"Herzog" author Bellow : SAUL
60
Latch ___ (get) : ONTO
64
Ens' preceders : EMS

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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