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New York Times, Friday, December 29, 2000

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
7-Down : Muse of comedy
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 This is puzzle # 68 for Mr. Kahn. Friday freshness: 48%
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H
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DASH
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DOT
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K
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DASH
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DOT
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R
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M
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G
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DASH
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D
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DASH
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A
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© 2000, The New York Times12/29/0 ( No. 18,679 )
Across
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Was in the running for : HADASHOTAT
8
Summer dress feature : POLKADOT
14
They often start "Here" : EPITAPHS
16
Jim Palmer, once : ORIOLE
17
Where The Gazette is published : MONTREAL
18
Kind of club : KENNEL
19
Hoops stat. : PPG
20
Forfeit again : RELOSE
22
Benjamin Disraeli, e.g. : EARL
23
African pullover : DASHIKI
24
Schoolmarmish : PRIM
26
Mr. ___ of "Peter Pan" : SMEE
28
"There it is!" : AHA
30
August birthstone : PERIDOT
34
Siesta time : TARDE
36
In direct competition : ONEONONE
38
CD-___ : ROM
39
Inventor who inspired this puzzle : MORSE
41
Get spliced : WED
42
Parts left out : ELISIONS
45
Fosters, for one : LAGER
48
First name in mystery writing : DASHIELL
49
Sri Lanka export : TEA
51
Ninny : DOLT
52
"___ Stars," #1 hit for Freddy Martin, 1934 : ISAW
54
Symbol of punctuality : THEDOT
56
Ale relative : MEAD
59
Waterside accommodations provider : BOATEL
61
Duffel : BAG
64
Rare birth : ALBINO
66
Weigh heavily : MILITATE
68
Sewer, maybe : DARNER
69
Screenwriter's start : SCENARIO
70
Auto gauge shower : DASHLIGHT
71
Speech enliveners : ANECDOTES
Down
1
Rope material : HEMP
2
Per : APOP
3
Like Errol Flynn : DASHING
4
Old Polo Grounds favorite : OTT
5
Hung back : TARRIED
6
Take ___ (look) : APEEK
7
Muse of comedy : THALIA
8
Draw game? : POKER
9
Valuable deposit : ORE
10
QB protectors : LINEMEN
11
Hawaiian storm : KONA
12
16-Across, for short : ALER
13
"I'm all ears" : DOTELL
15
Pavement caution : SLO
21
Goes over : SPANS
23
Dancer's partner? : DASHER
25
Wall St. event : IPO
26
Vodka brand, informally : STOLI
27
First lady with bangs : MAMIE
29
Chestnut, e.g. : HORSE
31
Spur part : ROWEL
32
Like krypton : INERT
33
Lavished love (on) : DOTED
35
Comic Philips : EMO
37
Elusive one : EEL
38
Timber tree with colored inner bark : REDASH
40
When some footballs are hiked : ONTWO
43
Like many doors : SLIDING
44
French pronoun : ILS
46
Good name for a girl writing a postscript? : ADELINE
47
Beckett title name : GODOT
50
Athens's state, in ancient times : ATTICA
53
Call off : ABORT
55
Euripides play : HELEN
56
Commuter's run? : MADDASH
57
Pride of Israel : ELAL
58
Dugout shelter : ABRI
60
When half of rush hours occur: Abbr. : AMS
61
"Viva Maria!" actress, 1965 : BARDOT
62
Play to ___ : ATIE
63
Some G.M. cars : GEOS
65
Book after Ezra: Abbr. : NEH
67
Part of X-X-X : TAC

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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