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New York Times, Tuesday, November 28, 2000

Author:
Richard Hughes
Editor:
Will Shortz
72-Across : Assumes, as a character
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Richard Hughes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJQX} This is puzzle # 26 for Mr. Hughes. Tuesday freshness: 33%
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© 2000, The New York Times11/28/0 ( No. 18,648 )
Across
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Kind of code : ZIP
4
Krypton, e.g. : PLANET
10
Did the crawl, say : SWAM
14
Eddie Cantor's wife : IDA
15
Treat with carbon dioxide : AERATE
16
Yearn : PINE
17
Easter preceder? : NOR
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Fair fare : COTTONCANDY
20
"Downtown" singer Petula : CLARK
22
One of five : SENSE
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Rap's Dr. ___ : DRE
24
Smile broadly : BEAM
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End of a #2 : ERASER
28
Daydreamer : WOOLGATHERER
33
The lot : ALL
34
Film star Flynn : ERROL
35
Shakers and others : SECTS
39
X-ray vision blocker : LEAD
41
Fuzzy fruits : KIWIS
43
"Beat it!" : SHOO
44
Short-straw drawer : LOSER
46
Artery problems : CLOTS
48
Barley bristle : AWN
49
Well-to-do : SILKSTOCKING
52
Freshman language course : LATINI
55
Early late-night host : PAAR
56
Verdi's "___ tu" : ERI
57
Genesis : START
61
Polk's predecessor : TYLER
64
1948 Rosalind Russell film, with "The" : VELVETTOUCH
67
Something up the sleeve? : ACE
68
___-European : INDO
69
More than dislike : LOATHE
70
Joanne of "Abie's Irish Rose" : DRU
71
This-and-that dish : STEW
72
Assumes, as a character : ENDUES
73
"Uh-huh" : YUP
Down
1
Galvanizing metal : ZINC
2
Golden calf : IDOL
3
Some plane curves : PARABOLAS
4
Parcel : PACKAGE
5
Gorcey of the Dead End Kids : LEO
6
Some are performing : ARTS
7
Hoopster Archibald : NATE
8
Harrow rival : ETON
9
More uptight : TENSER
10
Where to sweat it out? : SPA
11
Saxes, trumpets and such : WINDS
12
"The Giant" of wrestling : ANDRE
13
Mobster Lansky : MEYER
19
Largest asteroid : CERES
21
Bro., e.g. : REL
25
Inflated currency of the 20's : MARK
27
God of war : ARES
28
Washington's Vietnam Memorial, e.g. : WALL
29
Grocery stick : OLEO
30
Halloween option : TRICK
31
Is helpless with laughter : HOWLS
32
George or T. S. : ELIOT
36
Gavel wielder : CHAIRLADY
37
Burg : TOWN
38
Psalm : SONG
40
Lucy's partner : DESI
42
Cop's cry : STOP
45
Dentist's directive : RINSE
47
Criticizes harshly : SCATHES
50
Teensy : LITTLE
51
Mary ___ cosmetics : KAY
52
Durable trousers : LEVIS
53
Don't exist : ARENT
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España has one : TILDE
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Like ___ of bricks : ATON
59
Motorway : ROAD
60
South African Peace Nobelist : TUTU
62
Neutral color : ECRU
63
Start another hitch : REUP
65
"I do," for one : VOW
66
Friend of Fidel : CHE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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