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New York Times, Saturday, October 28, 2000

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Least likely to snap?
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Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 39 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 62 for Ms. Gorski. Saturday freshness: 28%
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CORNER
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K
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© 2000, The New York Times10/28/0 ( No. 18,617 )
Across
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Soccer award : CORNERKICK
6
Westminster Abbey area : POETSCORNER
12
Dope : PINHEAD
15
Campaign targets : FATCATS
16
Commercial game with disks : OTHELLO
17
Outmoded eatery : AUTOMAT
18
1979 hit "What ___ Gonna Do With My Lovin'" : CHA
19
Photo requester, maybe : PENPAL
21
Building block : LEGO
22
Mustard family member : KALE
24
Munich-to-Berlin dir. : NNE
25
Kind of roll : KAISER
27
"So ___ to you, Fuzzy-Wuzzy": Kipling : ERES
28
Oil holders : EASELS
30
Philosopher Lao-___ : TSE
31
Baker's dozen? : TARTS
33
Journeys : TREKS
35
Looks : SEEMS
38
Frames wind up on them : REELS
40
Mobile home dweller : SNAIL
42
Spenserian verb : DOEST
45
Oil holder : CAN
48
They're not rehearsed : ADLIBS
51
Accusatory response : ETTU
52
Takes in : ADOPTS
54
Time in le printemps : MAI
55
Practice like a pug : SPAR
56
Rot : TOSH
57
Baseballer Biggio et al. : CRAIGS
60
Crowded place in the Bible : INN
61
One new to a line : TRAINEE
63
They got Gotti : THEFEDS
65
Fans' activity : YELLING
66
Its capital is Castries : STLUCIA
67
Building block : CORNERSTONE
68
Fervent worshipers' place : AMENCORNER
Down
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Shark's target, at times : CORNERPOCKET
2
Ancient harplike instrument : KITHARA
3
They may deliver anesthesia : INHALERS
4
"Voi ___ sapete" (Mozart aria) : CHE
5
Sea food? : KELP
6
"Ad Parnassum" painter : PAULKLEE
7
Giant from Gretna : OTT
8
Dangerous strain : ECOLI
9
Least likely to snap? : TAMEST
10
Levels : STAGES
11
Where some errands are run : CORNERSTORE
13
Coeur d'___ : ALENE
14
"Beverly Hills 90210" female : DONNA
15
Carrier overseer: Abbr. : FAA
20
Bother : PEST
23
Newbery winner for "Ginger Pye" : ESTES
26
Didn't order : ASKED
29
Trespass : ERR
32
Législateur's group : SENAT
34
Dark purple fruits : SLOES
36
"Lucia di Lammermoor" feature : MADSCENE
37
Part of R.S.V.P. : SIL
39
Part of the scenery : SETPIECE
41
Pizarro founded it : LIMA
43
Double : STANDIN
44
Changes direction : TURNSACORNER
45
Diagonal : CATTYCORNER
46
Loves : ADORES
47
Kind of diet : NOSALT
49
Teases : BAITS
50
Pupils take part in it : SIGHT
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Theologian ___ Judaeus : PHILO
58
Gas station abbr. : REG
59
Ward of the screen : SELA
62
"Little Birds" writer : NIN
64
Part of a giant's chant : FUM

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later.

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