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New York Times, Tuesday, February 1, 2000

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Will Shortz
Person not to be messed with, in song
TotalDebutLatest
2531/26/19565/22/2005
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8561430423937
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
41.5234018556%
A. J. Santora

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JKQXZ} This is puzzle # 238 for Mr. Santora. Tuesday freshness: 47%
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© 2000, The New York Times2/1/0 ( No. 18,347 )
Across
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On ___ with (equal to) : APAR
5
Provide, as with a quality : ENDUE
10
Take one's cuts : BAT
13
Odense citizen : DANE
14
Play the flute : TOOTLE
16
Original sinner : EVE
17
Person not to be messed with, in song : MRINBETWEEN
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Boggy area : FEN
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"Here ___, there..." : AMOO
21
1950's Wally Cox sitcom : MRPEEPERS
23
Tooth doctors' org. : ADA
24
Fare for Miss Muffet : WHEY
26
What's more : ALSO
27
Like rock 'n' roll's Richard : LITTLE
29
Regatta rower : SCULLER
32
Inventor Sikorsky : IGOR
33
Stay put : REMAIN
36
50's TV detective couple : MRANDMRSNORTH
41
Parlor piece : SETTEE
42
In ___ (stuck) : ARUT
44
Encroachments : INROADS
48
Curie's title : MADAME
50
One may be proper : NOUN
51
To ___ (unanimously) : AMAN
53
By way of : VIA
54
Chicagoan in 1871 news : MRSOLEARY
58
Headed for overtime : TIED
60
It may be framed : ART
61
Anne Bancroft role of 1967 : MRSROBINSON
64
Up to, in ads : TIL
65
Opposite of all : NOTONE
66
Other, in Oaxaca : OTRA
67
Japan finish? : ESE
68
Spread seed : SOWED
69
NASDAQ rival : NYSE
Down
1
U.S.N. bigwig : ADM
2
Exemplar : PARADIGM
3
Disney artist : ANIMATOR
4
Clinton Cabinet member : RENO
5
Somme time : ETE
6
"I didn't do it!" : NOTME
7
Bride's worldly possessions : DOWRY
8
Lone Star State sch. : UTEP
9
Gen. Robert ___ : ELEE
10
Happened to : BEFELL
11
Unwilling (to) : AVERSE
12
Stretching muscle : TENSOR
15
Ethyl finish : ENE
18
New Year's Day game : BOWL
22
Buddy : PAL
23
Rope-a-dope boxer : ALI
25
Did a sheepdog's job : HERDED
28
___-la-la : TRA
29
Enclosure to an ed. : SASE
30
Hollywood industry : CINEMA
31
A numero : UNO
34
C.P.R. givers : EMTS
35
Mohawk-sporting actor : MRT
37
Code-cracking org. : NSA
38
"Far out!" : RAD
39
Distorted imitation : TRAVESTY
40
Cigar holders : HUMIDORS
43
Tetley product : TEA
44
Con : INMATE
45
Chuck of "Code of Silence" : NORRIS
46
Gather, with "up" : RUSTLE
47
Lennon's lady : ONO
49
Nay sayer : ANTI
51
"One way" symbol : ARROW
52
Gershwin's "___ and Only" : MYONE
55
K-O connection : LMN
56
Lustful god : EROS
57
Concerning : ASTO
59
___ a secret : INON
62
One of the B's in B & B : BED
63
Dundee denial : NAE

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

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