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New York Times, Thursday, June 15, 2000

Author:
Edgar R. Fontaine
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Ill-fated U.S. submarine of 1968
TotalDebutLatest
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ScrabDebutFresh
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Edgar R. Fontaine

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Fontaine. Thursday freshness: 68%
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G
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© 2000, The New York Times6/15/0 ( No. 18,482 )
Across
1
The oldest Brady kid : GREG
5
Scratches : CLAWS
10
Sleuths, for short : TECS
14
Like a certain avis : RARA
15
Museum item : RELIC
16
1952 Winter Olympics site : OSLO
17
First of billions : ADAM
18
Trump : OUTDO
19
Knock for a loop : STUN
20
Mayfair moms : MATERS
22
"The earth orbits the sun" and others, once : HERESIES
24
With 37- and 49-Across, possible solution to 12-Down : PROFESSORPLUM
26
Brain popper : IDEA
27
Disclose : IMPART
30
Strumpet : HUSSY
33
Nazi fighter in W.W. II : TITO
36
As well : TOO
37
See 24-Across : INTHEDININGROOM
41
U.S.S. Enterprise officer: Abbr. : CDR
42
Lab site: Abbr. : INST
43
Old Studebakers : LARKS
44
Furry-eared animals : KOALAS
47
Frost : HOAR
49
See 24-Across : WITHTHEWRENCH
55
Symbol of Americanism : APPLEPIE
57
Astronomer's sighting : NEBULA
58
Like some points : MOOT
59
Humble : ABASE
61
It was sacred in ancient Egypt : IBIS
62
Lothario's look : OGLE
63
Decisive refusal : NEVER
64
Salon job : TINT
65
Gung-ho (on) : SOLD
66
Eyelid maladies : STYES
67
Ranch brush : SAGE
Down
1
Pa's pa : GRAMP
2
Range of perception, so to speak : RADAR
3
Goddess often pictured with a crown of roses : ERATO
4
Angler's delight : GAMEFISH
5
Stick with a pocket : CROSSE
6
Romanian currency : LEU
7
Notwithstanding that, for short : ALTHO
8
Dentist's request : WIDER
9
Ill-fated U.S. submarine of 1968 : SCORPION
10
Difficult-to-predict outcome : TOSSUP
11
Insurance worker : ESTIMATOR
12
See 24-Across : CLUE
13
Chips off the old block : SONS
21
Go back to brunette, say : REDYE
23
Bark beetle's target : ELM
25
Paul Claudel play "The ___ Slipper" : SATIN
28
Hornswoggle : ROOK
29
Gobblers : TOMS
30
Bumpkin : HICK
31
Reverse : UNDO
32
Predictor of things to come? : STRAWPOLL
34
Electees : INS
35
A tenth part : TITHE
38
Kitchen basins : DISHPANS
39
Look daggers : GLARE
40
Servings on toast : RAREBITS
45
Made carousel music : LILTED
46
Had a heart? : ATE
48
One side in N.F.L. negotiations : OWNERS
50
Lhasa's land : TIBET
51
Backbreaking : HEAVY
52
Northeast Sudan, once : NUBIA
53
Adhere : CLING
54
Waste maker : HASTE
55
Book after Joel : AMOS
56
Okefenokee resident : POGO
60
"What'd I tell ya?" : SEE

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

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