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New York Times, Monday, May 22, 2000

Author:
Nancy Salomon and Louis Hildebrand
Editor:
Will Shortz
22-Down : Bert of "The Wizard of Oz"
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
55/22/20003/5/20101
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0110120
ScrabDebutFresh
1.541042%
Louis Hildebrand

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {GJQZ} This is puzzle # 52 for Ms. Salomon. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Hildebrand. Monday freshness: 1%
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© 2000, The New York Times5/22/0 ( No. 18,458 )
Across
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Does simple arithmetic : ADDS
5
Aide: Abbr. : ASST
9
Cat, informally : TABBY
14
"I ___ to recall..." : SEEM
15
Gossipy Barrett : RONA
16
What treasure hunters want to know : WHERE
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Capri, e.g. : ISLE
18
Heart of the matter : CRUX
19
Flip chart holder : EASEL
20
Suffice, and then some : FILLTHEBILL
23
Faucet : TAP
24
Mai ___ (drink) : TAI
25
Budget competitor : AVIS
27
Society newcomer : DEB
30
Shake on it : SEALTHEDEAL
36
Ceramic-making, e.g. : CRAFT
38
Wanton look : LEER
39
Rick's "Casablanca" love : ILSA
40
Group of key officers : CADRE
41
London's Big ___ : BEN
42
Flies alone : SOLOS
43
Tennis great Arthur : ASHE
44
Parts of a min. : SECS
45
Congregational cries : AMENS
46
Go for a swim, say, during hot weather : BEATTHEHEAT
49
Bygone car : REO
50
"Now it's clear" : ISEE
51
"___ the season..." : TIS
53
Not near : FAR
55
Surpass all others : TAKETHECAKE
62
Up in years : OLDER
64
"Tickle-me" character : ELMO
65
Creme-filled snack : OREO
66
Violinmaker who taught Stradivari : AMATI
67
Per ___ (daily) : DIEM
68
Huckleberry ___ : FINN
69
Central American Indians : MAYAS
70
Not crazy : SANE
71
Minnesota ___ : FATS
Down
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"Like, no way!" : ASIF
2
He loved Lucy : DESI
3
Big computer maker : DELL
4
Refine, as metal : SMELT
5
Veronica's guy, in the comics : ARCHIE
6
Achy : SORE
7
Social slight : SNUB
8
Curbside cry : TAXI
9
Jury number, commonly : TWELVE
10
"Now I get it!" : AHA
11
Any Grisham novel : BESTSELLER
12
La ___ tar pits : BREA
13
Kennel sound : YELP
21
"Here, try some!" : TASTE
22
Bert of "The Wizard of Oz" : LAHR
26
Peculiar expression : IDIOM
27
1983 comedy with Mr. T : DCCAB
28
Clear, as a disk : ERASE
29
Coiffure crisis : BADHAIRDAY
31
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" dramatist : ALBEE
32
Parasitic type : LEECH
33
Pluperfect, e.g. : TENSE
34
In unison : ASONE
35
Rodeo rope : LASSO
37
Worries : FRETS
42
Composer Erik : SATIE
44
Mets' home : SHEA
47
Hot 1990's computer game : TETRIS
48
In : ATHOME
52
Speak derisively : SCOFF
53
Shaving stuff : FOAM
54
___ mater : ALMA
56
Sneakers brand : KEDS
57
Charles Lamb's pen name : ELIA
58
Certain Feds : TMEN
59
Song for Carmen : ARIA
60
Superman, most of the time : KENT
61
Almost forever : EONS
63
Airplane announcement, for short : ETA

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later.

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