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New York Times, Wednesday, December 13, 2000

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Commands
TotalDebutLatest
2197/31/19952/23/2016
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RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
30221.541,51454%
Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JW} This is puzzle # 65 for Ms. Gorski. Wednesday freshness: 75%
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© 2000, The New York Times12/13/0 ( No. 18,663 )
Across
1
Bloke : CHAP
5
Out of it : INAFOG
11
Show of team spirit : RAH
14
First name in the 40's-50's Yankees : YOGI
15
"Civis Romanus sum" speaker : CICERO
16
Fancy name appendage : ESQ
17
Green Bay Packers fans : CHEESEHEADS
19
Some batters, for short : DHS
20
Noted wine valley : LOIRE
21
School assignment : REPORT
23
Sounds of doubt : EHS
24
Holiday shortening : XMAS
28
Turn in : RETIRE
30
Noncommittal response : SOMETIME
32
Eastern European language : SLOVAK
33
"I didn't do it," for one : DENIAL
35
Appraiser's skill : EYE
36
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100 yrs. : CEN
42
Bank patrons : SAVERS
43
Items on belts : PAGERS
47
Trattoria orders : RISOTTOS
51
It works like a charm : AMULET
52
1999 Ron Howard film : EDTV
53
"... ___ quit!" : ORI
54
Card carrier : MEMBER
56
Shiver-producing : EERIE
58
Spiritual path : ZEN
59
They show guts : BEERBELLIES
63
Not home : OUT
64
Walking on air : ELATED
65
Faxed : SENT
66
Photo ___ : OPS
67
One-named 90's singer : SELENA
68
Film dog : ASTA
Down
1
Bikes : CYCLES
2
Santa's greeting : HOHOHO
3
AARP concern : AGEISM
4
Waterfront walk : PIER
5
Rocks : ICE
6
Place for med. researchers : NIH
7
Champion : ACE
8
One cause of trembling : FEAR
9
Commands : ORDERS
10
Kind of truth : GOSPEL
11
Its valley is fabled in song : REDRIVER
12
Camels may end up here : ASHTRAYS
13
Command posts: Abbr. : HQS
18
Tchaikovsky's "Souvenir de Florence," e.g. : SEXTET
22
Siouan : OTO
25
Outfielder's cry : MINE
26
Princes abroad : AMIRS
27
Clams and oysters, e.g. : SEAFARE
29
Squeeze (out) : EKE
31
Summer hours in N.Y.C. : EDT
34
Hopping mad : LIVID
36
"Star Trek" command : BEAMMEUP
37
Salves : UNGUENTS
38
"Cheep" accommodations? : NEST
39
Act servilely : GROVEL
40
Superlative ending : EST
41
Calculating person, for short : CPA
44
Popular street name : ELM
45
Yeshiva teachers : REBBES
46
"Dear Prue" writer : STEELE
48
Side in the Revolutionary War : TORIES
49
___ Express : ORIENT
50
Reason to close up shop : SIESTA
55
Not fake : REAL
57
Socialite Maxwell : ELSA
58
Picnic locale : ZOO
60
Address abbr. : RTE
61
Uncle ___ : BEN
62
Writer LeShan : EDA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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