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New York Times, Thursday, October 5, 2000

Author:
Cathy Millhauser
Editor:
Will Shortz
3-Down : Unrefined
TotalDebutLatest
881/26/19925/15/2011
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
410143552
RebusCircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
211.58657442%
Cathy Allis

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QW} This is puzzle # 61 for Ms. Allis. Thursday freshness: 2%
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© 2000, The New York Times10/5/0 ( No. 18,594 )
Across
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Are short : LACK
5
Asteroid viewed by the NEAR spacecraft, 2000 : EROS
9
Targets : MARKS
14
Pick target : AFRO
15
"Uh-huh" : YEAH
16
Circus site : ARENA
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Greek dish/French dessert combo? : MOUSSEAKA
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Frilly neckpiece : JABOT
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Okra bit : POD
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New Haven, a k a ___ City : ELM
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Kind of court : PROBATE
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Breastbones : STERNA
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___ of Sandwich : EARL
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Analyze : ASSAY
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One who leaves people cold? : ICEMAN
34
Cheese served on Passover? : MATZOHRELLA
38
Sharp feller : AXE
39
Arthur of "Hoop Dreams" : AGEE
40
"Rock 'n' Roll Is King" group : ELO
41
Cupid : AMOR
42
Karel Capek classic : RUR
43
Pepper with Jewish bread? : CHALLAHPENO
47
Snap's out of it? : CAMERA
49
Reserves : SAVES
50
Magazine category : MENS
52
Mrs. with a famous cow : OLEARY
56
One of the Huxtable girls : VANESSA
59
Bill Nye subj. : SCI
60
It might dip into your poi : LEI
61
Red flag : ALERT
62
Cheesy pasta? : FETACCINE
65
T-shirt specification : LARGE
66
"Our Boarding House" oath : EGAD
67
Rima's "Green Mansions" beloved : ABEL
68
Over : ENDED
69
Old newspaper section : ROTO
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"So I ___" : LIED
Down
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Office items : LAMPS
2
Under way : AFOOT
3
Unrefined : CRUDE
4
Floors at M.S.G. : KOS
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Cilium : EYELASH
6
Use a juicer on : REAM
7
Pin ___ : OAK
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Physical condition : SHAPE
9
One of the Balearic Islands : MAJORCA
10
Fit to be farmed : ARABLE
11
Singer McEntire : REBA
12
Speed measure : KNOT
13
Stuff : SATE
18
Feeling, Italian-style : SENSO
23
Pedestrian aid : RAIL
25
Flatten : RAZE
28
Territory : AREA
29
Whoops : YELLS
31
1974 title role for Lucille Ball : MAME
32
Dendrite's counterpart : AXON
33
Peter of the Philadelphia Pops : NERO
34
Artist Chagall : MARC
35
Fuego extinguisher : AGUA
36
Period : TERM
37
Girl's name spelled out in a 1970 hit : LOLA
41
Church part : APSE
43
Like some flycatchers : CRESTED
44
Counter inventor Geiger : HANS
45
Nacho dip flavor : AVOCADO
46
Spiral: Prefix : HELIC
48
Develop : EMERGE
51
"60 Minutes" man : SAFER
53
Court story : ALIBI
54
Actress Adorée : RENEE
55
Word in a triangle : YIELD
56
Forum farewell : VALE
57
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Freed : ALAN
58
Bully's prey, often : NERD
59
"P.D.Q., doc!" : STAT
63
Cause of star wars? : EGO
64
Double Hall-of-Famer Hubbard : CAL

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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