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New York Times, Thursday, January 13, 2000

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Will Shortz
57-Down : 1940's Soviet secret police org.
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A. J. Santora

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 237 for Mr. Santora. Thursday freshness: 34%
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© 2000, The New York Times1/13/0 ( No. 18,328 )
Across
1
It's south of Georgia : IRAN
5
They may be run off base : JEEPS
10
A.L. or N.L. city : CHI
13
Role in "The Coronation of Poppea" : NERO
14
Traffic directors : ARROWS
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Crew member : OAR
17
Silver-haired comic : STEVEMARTIN
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White alternative : RYE
20
Industry leader : TITAN
21
Postage : STAMPS
23
Wind dir. : ENE
24
Foolhardy : RASH
28
Monte ___ : CRISTO
30
Hodgepodge : PASTICHE
32
Broadway great Jerry : HERMAN
33
Line providers : ACTORS
35
Crack : ACE
36
California-based horticulturist : LUTHERBURBANK
41
Flipper : FIN
42
Powdered : TALCED
43
Away from the mouth : ABORAL
47
Fighter's weak spot : GLASSJAW
51
Express discontent : REPINE
52
Sun spot? : EAST
53
School founded by Thos. Jefferson : UVA
54
Get ready for Judgment Day : REPENT
56
Kind of tube : INNER
58
Cal. opener : JAN
59
Perennial name on best-seller lists : STEPHENKING
63
Got down : ATE
64
Four of a kind : TETRAD
65
Energetic : GOGO
66
Double or twin : BED
67
Saloon lights : NEONS
68
Engendered : BRED
Down
1
Marching together : INSTEP
2
Skin cream ingredient : RETINA
3
Products of glaciation : ARETES
4
PBS classic : NOVA
5
Predicament : JAM
6
Pitcher's stat : ERA
7
Be off base : ERR
8
Batches of stakes : POTS
9
Reset : SWITCH
10
Army medic : CORPSMAN
11
Needle holder? : HAYSTACK
12
Temper : IRE
15
Catch : SNARE
18
Add value to : ENRICH
22
Russian orbiter : MIR
25
Entr'___ : ACTE
26
Shy : SHORT
27
Silo contents : HERBAGE
29
Wed : ONE
31
Rat-a-___ : TAT
34
Roman dictator, 82-79 B.C. : SULLA
36
Free : LIBERATE
37
Sealed : UNOPENED
38
Some TV's : RCAS
39
Words before "show" or "class" : BESTIN
40
Zappers' targets : ADS
41
A long way : FAR
44
Go fast : RIP
45
"___ of robins..." : ANEST
46
In fast time? : LENTEN
48
Word ending today's theme : JUNIOR
49
Get even for : AVENGE
50
Mars, for one : WARGOD
55
Head, to Henri : TETE
57
1940's Soviet secret police org. : NKGB
58
Punch : JAB
60
An athlete might turn this : PRO
61
Solo in space : HAN
62
Comic Wynn and others : EDS

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1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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