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New York Times, Wednesday, April 5, 2000

Author:
Frances Hansen
Editor:
Will Shortz
30-Down : Hardly optimists
TotalDebutLatest
12112/27/19643/29/2006
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
836671243
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
111.631958149%
Frances Hansen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 109 for Ms. Hansen. Wednesday freshness: 68%
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S
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W
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A
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B
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D
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I
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M
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S
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K
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A
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Y
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E
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O
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O
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V
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A
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W
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C
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P
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K
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S
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R
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C
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O
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O
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F
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F
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A
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R
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C
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F
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R
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B
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S
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D
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A
C
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B
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A
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B
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M
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S
K
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R
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M
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A
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D
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K
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M
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C
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J
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L
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C
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B
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K
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© 2000, The New York Times4/5/0 ( No. 18,411 )
Across
1
Nurse's item : SWAB
5
Some change : DIMES
10
"The Far Pavilions" author M. M. ___ : KAYE
14
Worrying words from a driver : OHNO
15
Campaign stop, e.g. : EVENT
16
"Shoo!" : AWAY
17
St. Bernard sound : WOOF
18
"Cheers" barmaid : CARLA
19
Little dog, for short : PEKE
20
1936 film starring 57-Across : SANFRANCISCO
23
Row : OAR
24
1934 film starring 57-Across : SHOWOFF
28
Compass line : ARC
31
Treated with contempt : FLOUTED
34
Fam. member : REL
35
1938 film starring 57-Across : BOYSTOWN
37
Actress Dee : SANDRA
39
Target of some creams : ACNE
40
Lakers' org. : NBA
42
Road shoulder : BERM
43
Many winter vacationers : SKIERS
46
1949 film starring 57-Across : ADAMSRIB
49
Abbr. on a business letter : ENC
50
Tchotchke holder : ETAGERE
52
NNW's opposite : SSE
53
1957 film starring 57-Across : DESKSET
55
Bub : MAC
57
Actor born April 5, 1900 : SPENCERTRACY
63
Shake up : JOLT
66
Ernest ___, winner of the first Pulitzer for fiction : POOLE
67
Greek liqueur : OUZO
68
Zone : AREA
69
Gallops : LOPES
70
Stick in one's ___ : CRAW
71
Tough test, informally : BEAR
72
Pass : ENACT
73
Marx with a manifesto : KARL
Down
1
Farm females : SOWS
2
Rider's command : WHOA
3
In a few minutes : ANON
4
Like some shows : BOFFO
5
Actress Yvonne : DECARLO
6
"Terrible" one : IVAN
7
Ford product, briefly : MERC
8
Sign up : ENLIST
9
Socks away : STASHES
10
"Wham!" : KAPOW
11
Knock over : AWE
12
Gab : YAK
13
Electric ___ : EYE
21
Air-filled item, maybe : RAFT
22
Last part : CODA
25
Info for waiters : ORDERS
26
Kind of wheel : FERRIS
27
How some steak is served : FLAMBE
28
Humiliated : ABASED
29
"All-American" fellow : ROCKNE
30
Hardly optimists : CYNICS
32
Have : OWN
33
Remove from a sack : UNBAG
36
"Understand?" : SEE
38
Measurements overseer: Abbr. : NBS
41
Drink suffix : ADE
44
Legal defendant: Abbr. : RESP
45
Church part : STEEPLE
47
Chair part : ARMREST
48
Gist : MEAT
51
When there's darkness, in a Koestler title : ATNOON
54
Relatively cool sun : KSTAR
56
Butter holder : CROCK
58
Club of song : COPA
59
Utility abbr. : ELEC
60
Emanation : AURA
61
6-Down, e.g. : CZAR
62
Long, dismal cry : YOWL
63
Quick punch : JAB
64
Vein pursuit : ORE
65
Flock's place : LEA

Answer summary:
3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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