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New York Times, Wednesday, December 20, 2000

Author:
Alan Arbesfeld
Editor:
Will Shortz
12-Down : 1994 Indy 500 winner
TotalDebutLatest
1338/27/19814/1/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
2511253728151
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
51.59618943%
Alan Arbesfeld

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {BQZ} This is puzzle # 29 for Mr. Arbesfeld. Wednesday freshness: 9%
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© 2000, The New York Times12/20/0 ( No. 18,670 )
Across
1
Wet bar? : SOAP
5
Give confidence to : ASSURE
11
Wine holder : JUG
14
Math figure : AREA
15
Big name in model trains : LIONEL
16
Popular card game : UNO
17
"The Mummy," for one : KARLOFFFILM
19
N.C.A.A.'s Fighting Tigers : LSU
20
Hardly a speed demon : SLOTH
21
Star of "Mr. Hulot's Holiday" : TATI
22
Level : TIER
23
Popular resort, briefly : RIO
25
Adenauer's successor : ERHARD
27
Postseason excitement : PLAYOFFFEVER
33
Dawn goddess : EOS
34
Flipped : TURNEDOVER
38
Saw : ADAGE
41
Wish undone : RUE
42
Lowlife : SWINE
43
Bag of tricks : REPERTOIRE
46
Follower of "&" in many business names : SON
47
Get a good jump in a race : STARTOFFFAST
50
Astronomical distance : PARSEC
53
Overtime cause : TIE
54
Snack choice : OREO
55
Interjection that may precede a bow : TADA
59
Uneven : EROSE
63
Washington denizen : POL
64
Stop supporting, with "for" : CUTOFFFUNDS
66
Actress Thurman : UMA
67
Swiftness? : SATIRE
68
Sudden increase : LEAP
69
Period of stability : PAX
70
Concerned relatives group : ALANON
71
Nevada city : ELKO
Down
1
"The Odd Couple" director, 1968 : SAKS
2
Kind of exam : ORAL
3
Prefix with magnetic : AERO
4
Insultingly small : PALTRY
5
Gov. Landon : ALF
6
Separate : SIFT
7
Comfy spot : SOFA
8
Soldiers' group : UNIT
9
Go in for : RELIEVE
10
Blight victim : ELM
11
Vanessa Redgrave title role : JULIA
12
1994 Indy 500 winner : UNSER
13
Primitive percussion instrument : GOURD
18
West Virginia border river : OHIO
22
Intentionally lose : THROW
24
Frequently : OFT
26
John Birchers' foes : REDS
27
Anjou, for one : PEAR
28
Source : LODE
29
Pronto : ASAP
30
Uproar : FUROR
31
Part of a balanced diet : FRUIT
32
Año starter : ENERO
35
Entrance requirement : VISA
36
Grandson of Adam : ENOS
37
'96 Tony winner for Best Musical : RENT
39
Painting surface : GESSO
40
Fashion illustrator for Harper's Bazaar : ERTE
44
Touch-related : TACTUAL
45
Newt : EFT
48
Feudal estate : FIEF
49
Schoolmarm's rod : FERULE
50
Easy out : POPUP
51
Redolence : AROMA
52
"Nothing's going to happen!" : RELAX
56
"Girl" lead-in : ATTA
57
Ruin : DOIN
58
Prefix with centric : AFRO
60
1977 Turow book : ONEL
61
Badlands Natl. Park locale : SDAK
62
60's-70's N.H.L. nickname : ESPO
64
Civil War inits. : CSA
65
Marsh : FEN

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

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