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New York Times, Monday, November 22, 1999

Author:
Frances Hansen
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Down : Harmonious
TotalDebutLatest
12112/27/19643/29/2006
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RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
111.631958149%
Frances Hansen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 105 for Ms. Hansen. Monday freshness: 56%
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© 1999, The New York Times11/22/99 ( No. 18,276 )
Across
1
Wolf's tooth : FANG
5
Ice hazard : SLIP
9
___ a clue (is out of it) : HASNT
14
S-shaped molding : OGEE
15
Queen of the Heavens : HERA
16
Baseball great Banks : ERNIE
17
Nostalgic song by 64-Across : GEORGIAONMYMIND
20
Toadies : YESMEN
21
Catch in the act : NAB
22
Played chef to : FED
23
Priest's robe : ALB
24
Indulgent song by 64-Across : SMALLFRY
27
Kind of women's shoe : OPENTOE
31
Where China is : ASIA
32
Chum : PAL
33
1930's Depression org. : NRA
35
Hold back a year in school : FLUNK
39
Drowsy song by 64-Across : TWOSLEEPYPEOPLE
44
Make cutting remarks : SNIPE
45
Moray, e.g. : EEL
46
Links peg : TEE
47
Dr. Seuss's "Horton Hears ___" : AWHO
50
Babe in a maternity ward : NEWBORN
53
Prom finale by 64-Across : STARDUST
57
Motorists' org. : AAA
58
Computer screen, for short : CRT
59
4-Down exclamation : ACH
60
Polynesian wrap : SARONG
64
Composer born Nov. 22, 1899 : HOAGYCARMICHAEL
68
Very, in music : MOLTO
69
Bridle strap : REIN
70
Not-so-lazy river : OHIO
71
At the minimum setting : ONLOW
72
Booty, in slang : SWAG
73
An orange, minus the juice : PULP
Down
1
Old ___ (not the modern type) : FOGY
2
Pulitzer writer James : AGEE
3
Revivalists : NEOS
4
Munich citizen : GERMAN
5
Often-bumped part of the leg : SHINBONE
6
Meadow : LEA
7
Shackles : IRONS
8
Canal site : PANAMA
9
"Watch it, buster!" : HEY
10
Elbow's site : ARM
11
Haughty response : SNIFF
12
Frisco footballer : NINER
13
Classic doll : TEDDY
18
Moolah : GELT
19
Budding entrepreneurs, for short : MBAS
25
Biography : LIFE
26
"Le Roi d'Ys" composer : LALO
27
Chooses : OPTS
28
Frequent chess sacrifice : PAWN
29
"The Time Machine" people : ELOI
30
Before : ERE
34
Mimic : APE
36
___ snuff : UPTO
37
N.Y. Met, e.g. : NLER
38
Eager : KEEN
40
Practice in the ring : SPAR
41
Off-color : LEWD
42
Hankering : YEN
43
Harmonious : PLEASING
48
1950's Red-hunting grp. : HUAC
49
Hollywood treasures : OSCARS
51
W.W. II female : WAAC
52
Go from pub to pub : BARHOP
53
Stupid jerk : SCHMO
54
Scottish resort town : TROON
55
To any degree : ATALL
56
Hurled : THREW
61
Honolulu's location : OAHU
62
Moon walker Armstrong : NEIL
63
Food served with a ladle : GLOP
65
Sports car : GTO
66
"That hurts!" : YOW
67
"Mamma ___!" : MIA

Answer summary:
3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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