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New York Times, Wednesday, August 30, 2000

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Down : Angel's worry
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1938/7/199612/22/202321
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
385152119522716
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
531.631,16472%
Brendan Emmett Quigley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 40 for Mr. Quigley. Wednesday freshness: 42%
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© 2000, The New York Times8/30/0 ( No. 18,558 )
Across
1
Snatches : NABS
5
Nuclear treaty result : BAN
8
Farm cry : HEEHAW
14
Three-layer treat : OREO
15
Sport ___ : UTE
16
Like a white rat : ALBINO
17
Cousin of a canvasback : TEAL
18
E-mail address ending : GOV
19
Golf pro's concern : STANCE
20
Spy movie catch phrase : BONDJAMESBOND
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It may be sold in yards : ALE
24
Crunches tighten them : ABS
25
Coffee holder : URN
26
Tabloid photo subject : UFO
29
Cool cat : DADDYO
31
LP contents? : MNO
32
Ill humor : BILE
33
Calls up : EVOKES
35
More smart-alecky : WISER
36
Sampler sentiment : HOMESWEETHOME
39
"Platoon" actor Willem : DAFOE
40
In addition : ATTHAT
41
Pound sounds : ARFS
42
"ER" extras : RNS
43
Slip away : ELAPSE
47
"May I help you?" : YES
48
"___ who?" : SEZ
49
The fin man? : ABE
50
Morgan of the comics : REX
51
1984 Cyndi Lauper #1 hit : TIMEAFTERTIME
55
Gives a clarion call : BLARES
57
Pastoral place : LEA
58
Skip : OMIT
59
Ply with food and drink : REGALE
60
S O S part, supposedly : OUR
61
Parcel : METE
62
Scully and Mulder, for two : AGENTS
63
Letter abbr. : PPS
64
Rabbit's title : BRER
Down
1
"I'm impressed!" : NOTBAD
2
Pupil surrounder : AREOLA
3
Conked : BEANED
4
Unloaded, in a way : SOLD
5
Persistent problems : BUGABOOS
6
Quarks' places : ATOMS
7
Actress Campbell : NEVE
8
Monopoly maker : HASBRO
9
John of song : ELTON
10
Meir contemporary : EBAN
11
Untouchable's belief : HINDUISM
12
Mandela's org. : ANC
13
Misfortune : WOE
21
Freshmen's and sophomores' team : JAYVEE
22
Clichéd movie ending : SUNSET
27
Turn tail : FLEE
28
Anthem contraction : OER
30
Self-produced CD's, maybe : DEMOS
31
Satisfies : MEETS
32
Regional flora and fauna : BIOTA
34
Holiday since 1966 : KWANZA
35
Ahab, e.g. : WHALER
36
Also-ran of fable : HARE
37
Behind the scenes : OFFSTAGE
38
Soldier Field crew : THEBEARS
39
Kind of trader : DAY
42
Candy name : REESES
44
First coat : PRIMER
45
Arab, e.g. : SEMITE
46
Seat of Devonshire : EXETER
48
Refine, as ore : SMELT
49
Really enjoyed : ATEUP
52
Qom home : IRAN
53
Angel's worry : FLOP
54
Mummy's home : TOMB
55
Undergarment : BRA
56
Drumstick : LEG

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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