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New York Times, Monday, October 16, 2000

Author:
Mitch Komro
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Across : Merlin of TV's "Father Murphy"
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Mitch Komro

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Komro. Monday freshness: 40%
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© 2000, The New York Times10/16/0 ( No. 18,605 )
Across
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Card spots : PIPS
5
Thunder sound : CLAP
9
Special Forces cap : BERET
14
Polaroid : SNAP
15
Jim-dandy : NICE
16
Fragrance : AROMA
17
George Bush's alma mater : YALE
18
Monster of a boss? : OGRE
19
Put in a nutshell : SUMUP
20
Act like a slave-driver : CRACKTHEWHIP
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Tribesman's home : HUT
24
Fisherman's profit? : NET
25
Oriental : EASTERN
29
Shorthand writer, for short : STENO
31
Beholder : EYER
33
Whisper sweet nothings : COO
34
"___ Teen-age Werewolf" (1957 film) : IWASA
36
Ventilate : AIROUT
39
Leave, in 60's slang : SPLITTHESCENE
42
Computer key : DELETE
43
Merlin of TV's "Father Murphy" : OLSEN
44
Prefix with classic or natal : NEO
45
Skin soother : ALOE
47
Build on : ADDTO
51
Pacify : APPEASE
54
Small worker in a big organization : COG
56
Elementary particle : ION
57
Reveal for the first time : BREAKTHENEWS
60
"I'll give you $500 for this old car," e.g. : OFFER
63
Prefix with legal : PARA
64
Far from shore : ASEA
65
The Scales, astrologically : LIBRA
66
"Like ___ not" : ITOR
67
Be a snitch : TELL
68
Receiver of prayers : DEITY
69
Zero : NONE
70
Otherwise : ELSE
Down
1
Intimidates mentally, with "out" : PSYCHS
2
Stuck and not going anywhere : INARUT
3
Sense of taste : PALATE
4
Not guaranteed, after "on" : SPEC
5
$100 bill : CNOTE
6
Least heavy : LIGHTEST
7
Farm measure : ACRE
8
Teeny-tiny : PEEWEE
9
Groundwork : BASIS
10
Blow up : ERUPT
11
CD-___ : ROM
12
Ostrich's cousin : EMU
13
Item on a dancer's heel : TAP
21
Be positive : KNOWIT
22
Give a hard time : HARASS
26
Supply-and-demand subj. : ECON
27
Casanova type : ROUE
28
"___ to worry" : NOT
30
World's longest river : NILE
32
Country bumpkin : YAHOO
35
"Relax, soldier!" : ATEASE
37
When glaciers advanced : ICEAGE
38
Tear to bits : REND
39
Ooze : SEEP
40
Alka-Seltzer sound : PLOP
41
Subatomic bit : ELECTRON
42
Gene component : DNA
46
One way to get wet : LEAPIN
48
Fuel for big rigs : DIESEL
49
Steam bath garb : TOWELS
50
Bargain-hunter's favorite words : ONSALE
52
Film critic Roger : EBERT
53
Large grouping : ARRAY
55
Chicago hub : OHARE
58
Green Hornet's aide : KATO
59
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Archibald : NATE
60
Worn out : OLD
61
"Fee ___ foe fum" : FIE
62
Hoover's org. : FBI

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

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