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New York Times, Saturday, September 23, 2000

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
62-Across : Make a new directory, say
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 27 Missing: {CJQZ} This is puzzle # 130 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 84%
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© 2000, The New York Times9/23/0 ( No. 18,582 )
Across
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Place for a pinch : SNUFFBOX
9
Artist's goof : SMUDGE
15
Unyielding : HARDLINE
16
Deserted : LONELY
17
Newer : UPGRADED
18
Bush dweller, maybe : AUSSIE
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___-Foy, Que. : STE
20
Benefit : BEHOOVE
22
Some scribbles, for short : PSS
23
High sch. subject : HIST
25
Cock and bull, e.g. : NOUNS
26
___ speak : SOTO
27
Alma mater of Vice President Alben Barkley : EMORY
29
Abbr. before a number : RTE
30
Peeping Tom : SPIER
31
Some political responses : DENIALS
33
"Isn't it funny / How a bear likes honey?" writer : AAMILNE
35
Graceful bend : PLIE
36
Scrape : SKIN
37
Introduce : PRESENT
40
Train employee : YARDMAN
44
Big name in storytelling : REMUS
45
Decisive periods, for short : OTS
47
1988 Best Supporting Actor : KLINE
48
Request to a messenger : ASAP
49
Nincompoops : TWITS
51
Early Ferrara ruling house : ESTE
52
"___ light is not daylight, I know it": Shak. : YON
53
Wordsmith's feat : PANGRAM
55
Rx instruction : TID
56
One who makes ornamental grooves : FLUTER
58
Source of ethnic pride : HERITAGE
60
Belabor : OVERDO
61
Social convenience : TEAMAKER
62
Make a new directory, say : RELIST
63
English city famous for glassmaking : STHELENS
Down
1
Silenced : SHUSHED
2
Two, perhaps : NAPTIME
3
Incites : URGESON
4
Frequent Joseph Alsop subj. : FDR
5
Exercise target : FLAB
6
Delaware senator : BIDEN
7
Burg that lacks a stoplight, say : ONEHORSETOWN
8
Canceled : XEDOUT
9
Poles, e.g. : SLAVS
10
Sullen look : MOUE
11
Little ___ (tots) : UNS
12
Sack : DESPOIL
13
What ice may do : GLISTEN
14
Subject for civic improvement : EYESORE
21
Comfortable : ONEASYSTREET
24
Fools : TRIPSUP
26
Record holder : SPINDLE
28
Some locks : YALES
30
Villainous expression : SMIRK
32
Chinese patriot ___Tse-hsü : LIN
34
Letters before a name : AKA
37
Request in earnest : PRAYFOR
38
Settle : RESOLVE
39
Common temple name : EMANUEL
41
It may be costly : MISTAKE
42
Immune response stimulus : ANTIGEN
43
The underprivileged : NEEDERS
46
Circus wear : TIGHTS
49
Where to find the Major Arcana : TAROT
50
"The Terminator" heroine : SARAH
53
Walkers, briefly : PEDS
54
Performance art : MIME
57
Numerical prefix : TRI
59
Youngest world chess champion before Kasparov : TAL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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