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New York Times, Wednesday, November 8, 2000

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
29-Down : Girls' night out diversion
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Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is puzzle # 63 for Ms. Gorski. Wednesday freshness: 52%
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© 2000, The New York Times11/8/0 ( No. 18,628 )
Across
1
Does zigzags, maybe : SEWS
5
Safety, for one : BACK
9
"Have a great time!" : ENJOY
14
Land map part : PLAT
15
Abreast of : UPON
16
60's pop star Peter : NOONE
17
Vogue rival : ELLE
18
Indian's attire : SARI
19
11-year-old, perhaps : TWEEN
20
Pre-marathon routine : CALFSTRETCH
23
'03, '04, etc. : YRS
24
Autostrada sights : FIATS
25
Gardener's purchase : BULB
27
Expectant father's activity : PACING
30
Sets on : ASSAILS
33
"How very nice!" : AAH
34
Popular snack cake : SUZYQ
37
Car bomb? : EDSEL
38
"Mila 18" author : URIS
40
Highway headache : TIEUP
42
"Begone!" : SHOO
43
Townie : LOCAL
45
Skating competition : PAIRS
47
Where Ottawa is: Abbr. : ONT
48
Short socks : ANKLETS
50
Brass band output : OOMPAH
52
North Carolina's Cape ___ : FEAR
53
Pre-marathon staple : PASTA
55
Batman after Michael : VAL
57
News newbie : CUBREPORTER
62
"Dingbat" in "All in the Family" : EDITH
64
Cassino cash : LIRE
65
Like some SoHo shops : ARTY
66
Nouveau ___ : RICHE
67
Ruler in a palace : EMIR
68
Name : CITE
69
Made like bricks : BAKED
70
Misfortunes : WOES
71
Sacks : AXES
Down
1
An article might be written on it : SPEC
2
Poet ___ Wheeler Wilcox : ELLA
3
Spot for a hanging : WALL
4
Graf of tennis : STEFFI
5
Try very hard : BUSTAGUT
6
In reserve : APART
7
Meltdown sites : CORES
8
Like some brows : KNIT
9
Psych up : ENTHUSE
10
Parent's order : NOW
11
Rat Pack member : JOEYBISHOP
12
Doozy : ONER
13
Hankerings : YENS
21
32-Down et al. : SINS
22
"Hawaii Five-O" broadcaster : CBS
26
Shavers : LADS
27
Actress Prentiss : PAULA
28
He slew Alexander : AARON
29
Girls' night out diversion : CHICKFLICK
30
Prefix with -fer : AQUI
31
First name in hotels : LEONA
32
Procrastinator's problem : SLOTH
35
Compresses, in computerese : ZIPS
36
Senate declaration : YEA
39
Event marked by a "ka-ching!" : SALE
41
Rakes in the dough : PROSPERS
44
Removed by percolating : LEACHED
46
Hernando de ___ : SOTO
49
B'way role for Robert Morse : TRU
51
Instrument often in pairs : MARACA
53
Top-notch : PRIMO
54
Lofty digs : AERIE
55
Hop, skip or jump : VERB
56
1998 Sarah McLachlan hit : ADIA
58
Spent unwisely : BLEW
59
Cereal not for rabbits : TRIX
60
Sermon conclusion? : ETTE
61
They may be seeded : RYES
63
Everyday article : THE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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