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New York Times, Friday, March 31, 2000

Author:
Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
13-Down : "Come ___!"
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
11612/29/199311/26/200845
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2015151219278
RebusScrabDebutFresh
71.5252247%
Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 28 Missing: {JKQXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 47 for Ms. Salomon. This is puzzle # 48 for Mr. Estes. Friday freshness: 11%
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© 2000, The New York Times3/31/0 ( No. 18,406 )
Across
1
Tank top : GASCAP
7
Seasonal Mexican workers : BRACEROS
15
Nereids' locales : OCEANS
16
Eschew dining partners : EATALONE
17
With 62-Across, a caution to materialists : THEBESTTHINGSIN
19
Georgetown hoopster : HOYA
20
Emergency measure : TOW
21
Pop, for one : PARENT
22
Rockets : SOARS
24
Like some prices : NET
26
"Ben-Hur" novelist Wallace : LEW
27
Bric-a-brac holder : ETAGERE
30
Hit producer? : CAPO
33
Disheveled : RAGTAG
36
Ticket avoider? : NONVOTER
38
Bruin Hall-of-Fame defenseman : ORR
39
Chambered cephalopods : NAUTILI
41
H.S. requirement : ENG
42
Entree : MAINDISH
44
Off : ASTRAY
46
Safe, on board : ALEE
47
Comparatively poor? : NEEDIER
49
Department on the Côte d'Azur : VAR
51
Hearst kidnap grp. : SLA
52
Dance music with an infectious beat : SAMBA
56
White collar worker? : CLERIC
59
Form letters? : IRS
61
Hinds : DOES
62
See 17-Across : LIFEARENTTHINGS
65
Forsaker of the faith : APOSTATE
66
Mame, for one : AUNTIE
67
Overland routes : PORTAGES
68
Substitute ruler : REGENT
Down
1
Barbarians : GOTHS
2
Blessing preceder : ACHOO
3
"I'm outta here!" : SEEYA
4
Some theater : CABARET
5
What makes a man mean? : ANE
6
"Wanna hear a secret?" : PSST
7
In hidden fashion : BETWEENTHELINES
8
"Yay!" : RAH
9
On one's toes : ATIP
10
Tolltaker's locale, maybe : CANAL
11
"The Burial of Count Orgaz" artist : ELGRECO
12
Perfume : ROSEWATER
13
"Come ___!" : ONIN
14
Elated : SENT
18
Chinatown secret society : TONG
23
Bear : STAND
25
Capt. Picard's counselor : TROI
28
Over : AGAIN
29
Zhou ___ : ENLAI
31
Elizabeth of "La Bamba" : PENA
32
Occasion of immoderation : ORGY
33
Tomato type : ROMA
34
Asia's ___ Sea : ARAL
35
Mourn : GRIEVEFOR
37
Pairs of jaws : VISES
40
Isn't selfless : USES
43
Most accessible : NEAREST
45
Market activity : TRADING
48
What some eyes do : DART
50
Cow catcher : RIATA
53
Money-losing proposition? : MONTE
54
Go ahead : BEGIN
55
It's a plus : ASSET
56
Loud noise : CLAP
57
T'ang dynasty poet : LIPO
58
Climber's rock : CRAG
60
Telephone button : STAR
63
When Nancy bakes? : ETE
64
Shade : HUE

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

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