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New York Times, Thursday, March 23, 2000

Author:
Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Lack of restraint
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
11612/29/199311/26/200845
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2015151219278
RebusScrabDebutFresh
71.5252246%
Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 This is puzzle # 46 for Ms. Salomon. This is puzzle # 47 for Mr. Estes. Thursday freshness: 62%
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U
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R
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G
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E
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D
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G
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N
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A
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W
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H
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A
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S
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H
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T
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O
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L
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A
B
AND
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O
L
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A
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C
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C
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T
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R
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U
M
P
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S
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B
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R
A
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E
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C
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R
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U
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A
T
O
L
L
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C
AND
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R
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R
AND
O
M
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M
T
S
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A
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M
A
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S
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S
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I
B
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B
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F
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E
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U
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P
D
O
S
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O
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G
L
AND
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N
A
C
T
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G
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S
A
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H
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D
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A
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B
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R
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AND
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E
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X
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M
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AND
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Y
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N
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S
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W
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M
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H
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S
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A
W
L
© 2000, The New York Times3/23/0 ( No. 18,398 )
Across
1
Pressed : URGED
6
Vex, with "at" : GNAW
10
Slice and dice : HASH
14
Body of art? : TORSO
15
Sites : LOCI
16
Aries or Taurus : AUTO
17
Lack of restraint : ABANDON
18
Experienced hands : OLDTIMERS
20
It may be found just above the knee : HEM
21
Hawaii, once : SANDWICHISLANDS
23
Sore spots : ACHES
25
Op. ___ : CIT
26
Hullabaloo : RUMPUS
28
Piece of a two-piece : BRA
30
Hose hue : ECRU
34
Castaway's site : ATOLL
35
Openness : CANDOR
36
Haphazard : RANDOM
37
They may have caps: Abbr. : MTS
38
Piles up : AMASSES
41
Hall-of-Fame basketball coach Hank : IBA
42
Grievance : BEEF
44
One-named designer : ERTE
45
Hair-raisers? : UPDOS
47
"...___ they say" : ORSO
48
Liver, e.g. : GLAND
49
Passes : ENACTS
50
Fed. property manager : GSA
52
Monster slain by Hercules : HYDRA
53
Sweet cocktail : BRANDYALEXANDER
58
Barry Manilow hit : MANDY
61
"The Trojan Women" playwright : EURIPIDES
62
Calendario opener : ENERO
64
Inn inventory : ALES
65
Food sticker : TINE
66
Toss about : STREW
67
Fit together : MESH
68
What mobsters pack : HEAT
69
Head and shoulders protection : SHAWL
Down
1
Team for which Darrell Griffith was Rookie of the Year : UTAH
2
It's a cover-up : ROBE
3
American rural life painter : GRANDMAMOSES
4
That, to Tomás : ESO
5
Former Dolphins head : DONSHULA
6
Is positively elated : GLOWS
7
___ me tangere (something off-limits) : NOLI
8
Current choice : ACDC
9
Cautiously : WITHCARE
10
Treadmill user : HAMSTER
11
"The Clan of the Cave Bear" author Jean : AUEL
12
Purchase from a jeweler : STRAND
13
"Bonanza" brother : HOSS
19
Son of a son : III
22
Long range? : ANDES
24
Pfc.'s superior : CPL
26
Militant fanatic : RAMBO
27
Out-and-out : UTTER
28
July 4th concert site : BANDSTAND
29
Like some wines : ROSE
31
Where many smiles are seen : CANDIDCAMERA
32
Man of steel? : ROBOT
33
Bay State sch. : UMASS
35
Cosmologist Sagan : CARL
39
"2001" stone : MEGALITH
40
Hot-weather wear : SUNDRESS
43
Like a stick-in-the-mud : FOGYISH
46
Hole goal : PAR
49
Iris's place : EYE
51
It may be found in a trunk : SAP
52
Telephone part : HANDSET
53
Bit of moonlight : BEAM
54
Make a call : RULE
55
Guitarist Segovia : ANDRES
56
Newswoman Magnus : EDIE
57
Lawless character : XENA
59
Hard-hitting 1992 hurricane : ANDREW
60
Distressed cry : YOWL
63
Like a certain number : NTH

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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