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New York Times, Saturday, January 1, 2000

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 31 Missing: {JQVZ} This is puzzle # 114 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 43%
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F
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L
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H
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C
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K
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R
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G
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I
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T
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D
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F
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C
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P
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R
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N
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S
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O
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W
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B
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D
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K
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© 2000, The New York Times1/1/0 ( No. 18,316 )
Across
1
It's out of order : FLASHBACK
10
Eats : GRUB
14
He gets a lot of parts : REPAIRMAN
15
"Fistful of Dollars" director Sergio : LEONE
16
Brass : IMPUDENCE
17
"Enchanted April" setting : ITALY
18
Sound : GOOD
19
Winged goddess : NIKE
20
Computer acronym : MSDOS
21
Grp. protecting U.S. borders : INS
22
Snooty retort : ITOLDYOUSO
24
Some leather workers : DYERS
26
Filter : SEEP
27
Part of a Mexican-American accord? : SISI
29
Med. specialty : ENT
31
Van follower in Holland : DER
32
First Earl of Avon : EDEN
33
Mad : FRANTIC
37
Suspended : PENDENT
39
Harangue : RANT
40
"Vega$" detective Tanna : DAN
42
Was idle : SAT
43
Has power over : OWNS
44
Ranked : AROW
46
Premonishes : BODES
50
They may be twisted : BOTTLECAPS
53
Ohio Northern University town : ADA
54
Actor Michael : NOURI
55
Cause : SAKE
56
Grand ___ : PRIX
57
Show with the song "It's the Hard-Knock Life" : ANNIE
58
Crash : SNEAKINTO
60
Narrow parts : NECKS
61
Aristotle's "best provision for old age" : EDUCATION
62
Chick's ending : ADEE
63
Choplogic : SOPHISTRY
Down
1
Stiff : FRIGID
2
Tart : LEMONY
3
Put together : APPOSE
4
King Faisal's brother : SAUD
5
Masked : HID
6
Wembley Stadium site, in London : BRENT
7
Short medical procedures? : AMNIOS
8
Sounded like a witch : CACKLED
9
Mired : KNEEDEEP
10
Becomes familiar with : GETSUSEDTO
11
Like some inns : ROADSIDE
12
Free from restraint : UNLOOSEN
13
Ottoman dignitaries : BEYS
15
Wedding day sight : LIMO
22
Ain't right? : ISNT
23
Belgian town in W.W. I fighting : YPRES
25
Landlord's woe : RENTSTRIKE
28
Info for an I.R.S. Sched. B : INT
30
Like some pools : TIDAL
33
One of two ways : FRO
34
Haggard : RAWBONED
35
Reveal : ANNOUNCE
36
Signs of fondness : CARESSES
38
Nails : NABS
41
Unequivocal refusal : NOCANDO
45
Kind of call : WAKEUP
47
"Phooey!" : DARNIT
48
Money changer? : EDITOR
49
Henry I was its first king : SAXONY
51
Connections : TIES
52
Pip : PEACH
54
1926 Jean Renoir film : NANA
56
Absolute worst : PITS
59
Trombonist Winding : KAI

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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