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New York Times, Monday, July 24, 2000

Author:
Gregory E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
50-Down : "The Playboy of the Western World" author
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Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQVX} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 84 for Mr. Paul. Monday freshness: 17%
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© 2000, The New York Times7/24/0 ( No. 18,521 )
Across
1
Dept. of Labor division : OSHA
5
Be ill-humored : SULK
9
Bloodhound's clue : SCENT
14
Erupt : SPEW
15
Shortly : ANON
16
Handles the situation : COPES
17
Go around the Internet : SURF
18
Monopoly equipment : DICE
19
Ralph's wife, on "The Honeymooners" : ALICE
20
Nonstop : AROUNDTHECLOCK
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1970 Kinks hit : LOLA
24
Rooster's mate : HEN
25
Little League coach, often : DAD
28
Firefighter, at times : RESCUER
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Sault ___ Marie : STE
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Change with the times : ADAPT
36
Broke bread : ATE
37
Fisherman's bucketful : BAIT
38
Nonstop : MONTHAFTERMONTH
42
Willy of "Free Willy" : ORCA
43
Perceive : SEE
44
Suitably : APTLY
45
Hillary Clinton, ___ Rodham : NEE
46
___ tank : SHERMAN
49
Sushi fish : EEL
50
Instigate litigation : SUE
51
Spring bloom : IRIS
53
Nonstop : DAYINANDDAYOUT
60
Main impact : BRUNT
61
Ill-mannered : RUDE
62
Lasso : ROPE
63
"Last ___ in Paris" : TANGO
64
Comparable : AKIN
65
Submachine guns : UZIS
66
Out-and-out : UTTER
67
Sugar source : BEET
68
Repressed, with "up" : PENT
Down
1
Mount in Greek myth : OSSA
2
It's used with a "giddyup!" : SPUR
3
Medal recipient : HERO
4
More than bad : AWFUL
5
Word before shoe or soap : SADDLE
6
#19 of the Colts : UNITAS
7
___ Ness : LOCH
8
Where a cap is found on the body : KNEE
9
Tackle box gizmo : SCALER
10
: : COLON
11
Grand in scale : EPIC
12
Bottle part : NECK
13
When doubled, an African fly : TSE
21
Toward cooler weather, say : NORTH
22
"Give me an A...," e.g. : CHEER
25
Matt of "The Talented Mr. Ripley" : DAMON
26
Like a lot : ADORE
27
"Shall we ___?" : DANCE
29
Handle the food for a party : CATER
30
Rocky Mountain Indian : UTE
31
"À votre ___" (toast) : SANTE
32
Card catalogue entry : TITLE
33
Kind of alcohol : ETHYL
35
Kind of meeting at a school : PTA
37
Certain jazz : BOP
39
Pale-faced : ASHEN
40
Service charge : FEE
41
Pokémon card collecting, e.g. : MANIA
46
Gentleman caller : SUITOR
47
Annapolis student : MIDDIE
48
Gung-ho : ARDENT
50
"The Playboy of the Western World" author : SYNGE
52
Pancake topper : SYRUP
53
"Doggone it!" : DRAT
54
Em, to Dorothy : AUNT
55
Palestinian : ARAB
56
Deadly missile : NUKE
57
Trickle : OOZE
58
___ arms (angry) : UPIN
59
Audition : TEST
60
A.C. capacity : BTU

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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