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New York Times, Wednesday, October 18, 2000

Author:
Thomas W. Schier
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Down : Recognize in a nice way
TotalDebutLatest
2810/23/196710/18/2000
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CircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
11.59791148%
Thomas W. Schier

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 28 for Mr. Schier. Wednesday freshness: 55%
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© 2000, The New York Times10/18/0 ( No. 18,607 )
Across
1
Make ___ dash for : AMAD
5
Something golden : OLDIE
10
See 10-Down : LUCK
14
Bare : MERE
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Labor's partner : PARTS
16
It may be on a roll : OLEO
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Land of Esau's descendants : EDOM
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Get by coercion : EXACT
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Counterfeiter catchers : TMEN
20
Start of a punny definition of 44-Across : SOMEONEWHOIS
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Supermarket checkout gizmos : SCANNERS
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Eddie of the 40's-50's Yankees : LOPAT
28
Late Knight : TED
29
Like a 44-Across : SELFISH
31
Bulgaria's capital : SOFIA
34
Verb preceder : NOUN
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Sp. simoleon : PTA
37
Middle of the definition : USUALLYMEDEEPIN
41
Massage part : PAT
42
Cutworm, e.g. : PEST
43
Shirley Temple, for one : DRINK
44
Subject of this puzzle : EGOTIST
47
More, in music : PIU
48
Freshen up : RENEW
49
Lincoln, physically : BEANPOLE
54
End of the definition : CONVERSATION
57
"No way!" : UHUH
60
Worry greatly : EATAT
61
Pelvic bones : ILIA
62
See 13-Down : TIKI
63
Like a maple leaf : EROSE
64
Hole in the wall? : VENT
65
It's pointless : EPEE
66
Fiber in fake furs : DYNEL
67
Old World language : ERSE
Down
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"Don't make ___!" : AMESS
2
Red Bordeaux : MEDOC
3
It may be picked up at Starbucks : AROMA
4
Psychiatric problem : DEMENTIA
5
Kicked off : OPENED
6
Not so rigid : LAXER
7
Prepares to fire : DRAWS
8
Longing : ITCH
9
Idaho motto starter : ESTO
10
With 10-Across, a phrase of good wishes : LOTSOF
11
German city on the Danube : ULM
12
Lincoln center? : CEE
13
With 62-Across, a 1950 best seller : KON
21
2000 N.B.A. championship star : ONEAL
22
Off one's feed : ILL
25
Miss Longstocking : PIPPI
26
Actor John or Sean : ASTIN
27
Recognize in a nice way : THANK
29
Feeder filler : SUET
30
Sign off : END
31
Apartment 1-A resident, maybe : SUPER
32
Inedible orange : OSAGE
33
Sleep on it : FUTON
34
No, in Novgorod : NYET
35
Meditation sounds : OMS
38
Music collectibles : LPS
39
Patsy's "Absolutely Fabulous" pal : EDINA
40
Like a volcano : ERUPTIVE
45
Electronics whiz : TECHIE
46
W.W. II battle site, for short : IWO
47
Cassatt medium : PASTEL
49
Chance : BETON
50
Leave rubber, in a way : ERASE
51
Suez Canal sight : OILER
52
Butcher shop buys : LOINS
53
Related on the mother's side : ENATE
55
Grant basis : NEED
56
"Prices ___" : VARY
57
Modern-day gas hog : UTE
58
61-Across locale : HIP
59
It's picked in Hawaii : UKE

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

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