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New York Times, Wednesday, May 24, 2000

Author:
Chuck Deodene
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Primer unit
TotalDebutLatest
4211/16/19942/26/2021
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
02398128
CircleScrabDebutFresh
31.5824265%
Chuck Deodene

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {GJZ} This is puzzle # 29 for Mr. Deodene. Wednesday freshness: 65%
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M
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K
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M
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C
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C
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P
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© 2000, The New York Times5/24/0 ( No. 18,460 )
Across
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Provençal possessive : MES
4
Mount visited by Elijah : CARMEL
10
Suspend : HALT
14
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" girl : EVA
15
Reduced : ONSALE
16
Rent-___ : ACAR
17
Weeks per year in old Rome : LII
18
With 62-Across, theme of this puzzle : CITIESONTHE
20
A little chicken : BANTAM
22
It might end "xoxoxo" : MASHNOTE
23
Chamber lead-in : ANTE
24
Wise guys' pride : IQS
26
God of fertility : OSIRIS
27
Pari ___ (fairly) : PASSU
29
Means of adjustment : KNOB
30
Snow ___ : PEA
32
Steps over a wall : STILE
34
Polish poet Mickiewicz : ADAM
38
Exchange high-fives, e.g. : EXULT
40
Newcomer, briefly : NEO
41
Standing : PLACE
42
See 4-Down : COLA
43
Roberts of ABC News : COKIE
45
Ribbon wearer, sometimes : VET
46
Sculptor's purchase : CLAY
49
Of service : UTILE
51
Crossed swords : WARRED
54
Green-lights : OKS
55
The skinny : INFO
58
Chip garnish : ONIONDIP
60
Chum from way back : OLDPAL
62
See 18-Across : MISSISSIPPI
64
Attire for M. Butterfly : OBI
65
Iowa State site : AMES
66
Certain shark : USURER
67
Gun : REV
68
Goose seen on Kauai : NENE
69
Los Angeles suburb : POMONA
70
Montemezzi's "L'amore dei ___ re" : TRE
Down
1
Kind of toast : MELBA
2
Spa on Lake Geneva : EVIAN
3
Noted epistle writer [Minn.] : SAINTPAUL
4
With 42-Across, a popular 1886 creation : COCA
5
Nature worshiper : ANIMIST
6
U preceders : RST
7
Hurts badly : MAIMS
8
Zeno of ___ : ELEA
9
Primer unit : LESSON
10
Carthaginian general [Mo.] : HANNIBAL
11
Role player : ACTOR
12
Onetime "Chicago Hope" actress : LAHTI
13
These may be clear-cut : TREES
19
Excessively : OHSO
21
Social : TEA
25
1970's-80's TV title role [Ill.] : QUINCY
28
Barrier breaker, for short : SST
29
Sauk war chief [Iowa] : KEOKUK
30
Delt neighbor : PEC
31
Outer: Prefix : EXO
33
DiCaprio, to fans : LEO
35
Napping spot [Iowa] : DAVENPORT
36
Whiz : ACE
37
Gathered : MET
39
Former Olympics sport [Wis.] : LACROSSE
41
Shar-___ (dog) : PEI
44
"Come on in!" : ITSOPEN
47
Director Riefenstahl : LENI
48
Tallies : ADDSUP
50
Cap : LID
51
Amazon, e.g. : WOMAN
52
Cartoon art : ANIME
53
Resurrected : RISEN
54
Codeine source : OPIUM
56
___ College ("Animal House" setting) : FABER
57
Antipasto morsel : OLIVE
59
"That ___ unfair!" : ISSO
61
Turkish money : LIRA
63
Favoring : PRO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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