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NY Times, Tue, Jun 06, 2000

Author: Alan Arbesfeld / Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open squares: 70, Cheater squares: 2, Freshness Factor™: 60.4, New York Times Across Lite file
This is puzzle 16 of 77 for Mr. Arbesfeld — solos: 77, collaborations: 0, Sundays: 10

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© 2000, The New York Times
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1. "Do ___ others..." : UNTO
5. Disorganized : RANDOM
11. Dirty campaign stuff : MUD
14. Drudge of feudal times : SERF
15. District in the Philippines : ILOILO
16. Document or diet ending : ARY
17. Ducker of military service : DRAFTDODGER
19. DiMaggio stat : RBI
20. Dewey, e.g.: Abbr. : ADM
21. Debonair "bunny man" : HEF
22. "Desperately Seeking Susan" actor Quinn : AIDAN
24. "Date film" classic of 1987 : DIRTYDANCING
28. Devils : DEMONS
31. "Diana," for one : OLDIE
32. Determinant of utility charges : USAGE
33. Decreases : DIESDOWN
37. Disclaimer on a sale tag : ASIS
38. Dobie Gray's "___ Crowd" : THEIN
40. Deere product: Abbr. : TRAC
41. Definite agreement : DONEDEAL
43. Denizen of an aquarium : TETRA
44. Divorce lawyer on "L.A. Law" : ARNIE
45. Disagreeable air : MIASMA
46. Dauntless ones : DERRINGDOERS
50. Dawn : ARISE
51. Dander : IRE
52. Danube locale: Abbr. : AUS
55. Decimal point : DOT
56. Difficult jump-rope game : DOUBLEDUTCH
61. Defeater of A.E.S. : DDE
62. Detach, as a rind : UNPEEL
63. Disney lion : NALA
64. "Definitely!" : YES
65. Danish, e.g. : PASTRY
66. Decisive time (or theme of this puzzle) : DDAY
 1. Dairy or ranch regulator: Abbr. : USDA
2. Doofus-y sort : NERD
3. Downhill/uphill conveyance : TRAM
4. Dash ___ (write quickly) : OFF
5. Drivers' fares : RIDERS
6. Drifting above : ALOFT
7. Doze : NOD
8. Delve (into) : DIG
9. "Down with the bull!" : OLE
10. Droll actor in "Ghostbusters" : MORANIS
11. Day after lundi : MARDI
12. Densely settled : URBAN
13. Declining, as embers : DYING
18. Dated term for "yours" : THINE
23. Drinks popular in hot weather : ICEDTEAS
24. Docked animal parts, maybe : DOGSEARS
25. Did alpine calls : YODELED
26. Diocletian's 552 : DLII
27. Djibouti's Gulf of ___ : ADEN
28. Doublet : DUAD
29. Defunct oil name : ESSO
30. Duct : MAIN
34. Dinner scraps : ORTS
35. Devoted, as friends : WARM
36. Duke belongs to it: Abbr. : NCAA
38. Dollywood locale: Abbr. : TENN
39. Department of State chief under Reagan : HAIG
42. Desiccated : DRIEDUP
43. Drowsy : TIRED
45. Describing no more than : MERELY
46. Daughter's cry? : DADDY
47. Diminish by degrees : ERODE
48. Devotional ceremonies : RITES
49. Dock sight in Galveston : OILER
52. Diminutive amount : ATAD
53. Daily Bruin sch. : UCLA
54. Dobbin pulls one : SHAY
57. Dismiss ___ technicality : ONA
58. Delivery co. : UPS
59. Dice game action : BET
60. Düsseldorf connector : UND
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