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New York Times, Wednesday, February 9, 2000

Author:
Charles E. Gersch
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Down : "Benson" actress
TotalDebutLatest
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Charles E. Gersch

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 32 Missing: {KQVXYZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 41 for Mr. Gersch. Wednesday freshness: 79%
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© 2000, The New York Times2/9/0 ( No. 18,355 )
Across
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Dilemma features, figuratively : HORNS
6
Take measures : ACT
9
Starbucks offering : LATTE
14
Up's partner : ABOUT
15
London facility : LOO
16
Pierre's girlfriends : AMIES
17
With 37- and 61-Across, a 1936 title : HOWTOWINFRIENDS
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Monogram of '52 and '56 : AES
21
Crumb : ORT
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Prohibited : FORBADE
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Rap sheet items : ALIASES
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Amenhotep IV's god : ATEN
26
Florida city, informally : BOCA
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Rockies' div. : NLWEST
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Script ending : URE
32
Author of 17-, 37- and 61-Across : CARNEGIE
34
Borodin's "Prince ___" : IGOR
36
1995 Stallone title role : DREDD
37
See 17-Across : AND
39
Ephesus' land : IONIA
42
Take down ___ : APEG
44
Category of 17-, 37- and 61-Across : SELFHELP
46
Reunion grp. : FAM
48
Woman in Fitzgerald's "Tender Is the Night" : NICOLE
50
___ Stanley Gardner : ERLE
51
Mont Blanc, e.g. : ALPE
53
After-hours job, maybe : JANITOR
55
Be confident of : COUNTON
57
Really bad coffee : MUD
58
___ soda : SAL
61
See 17-Across : INFLUENCEPEOPLE
64
"___ as I can see..." : ASFAR
65
Antipollution org. : EPA
66
Injun Joe creator : TWAIN
67
"___ It" (1983 Tom Cruise film) : LOSIN
68
Wasn't active : SAT
69
Brief brawl : SETTO
Down
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"Very funny!" : HAHA
2
Reed section member : OBOE
3
Spreadsheet components : ROWS
4
Weirdo : NUT
5
An acoustic guitarist may use one : STOOL
6
European carrier : ALITALIA
7
Bamboozle : CON
8
Peanut brittle base : TOFFEE
9
Retreat : LAIR
10
Amorphous critter : AMEBA
11
Singer born Anna Mae Bullock : TINATURNER
12
Hay spreader : TEDDER
13
Dead Sea Scrolls scribe : ESSENE
18
Dry, in a way : WRING
19
Martini & ___ : ROSSI
23
Supermarket chain : AANDP
24
"Benson" actress : SWENSON
26
Three before E : BCD
27
Galley need : OAR
28
Easy questions, so to speak : CREAMPUFFS
30
Cry of relief : TGIF
33
Shangri-La : EDEN
35
Aaher's partner : OOHER
38
Salami or bologna : DELIMEAT
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Taken ___ : ILL
41
Copy : APE
43
Popular toy since 1964 : GIJOE
45
Relax : LETUP
46
Beauty parlor treatment : FACIAL
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"The Tempest" king : ALONSO
49
Film festival site : CANNES
52
Zhou ___ : ENLAI
54
"Golden Boy" playwright : ODETS
56
Go sour : TURN
58
Petty quarrel : SPAT
59
Touched down : ALIT
60
Late-night name : LENO
62
Busy bee in Apr. : CPA
63
Be light, in poker : OWE

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

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