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New York Times, Friday, April 21, 2000

Author:
Mark Diehl
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Across : It's inspired
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
7711/11/19841/22/20233
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RebusScrabblePGramPre‑WSFresh
31.573887%
Mark Diehl

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 26 for Mr. Diehl. Friday freshness: 70%
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© 2000, The New York Times4/21/0 ( No. 18,427 )
Across
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Words of encouragement : YOUGOGIRL
10
When it's dark, in Darmstadt : NACHT
15
"Psycho" co-star, 1998 : ANNEHECHE
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Daytime TV staple : OPRAH
17
Church properties : RECTORIES
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Wheel and deal : TRADE
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Vincent Lopez's theme song : NOLA
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Loose-lipped : BLABBY
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It comes straight from the horse's mouth : BIT
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Anthony who sang "What Kind of Fool Am I" : NEWLEY
25
"All the Things You ___" : ARE
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Axis/Allies war zone: Abbr. : ETO
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It's inspired : AIR
28
Interstate sight : EXITRAMP
30
Flower part : CALYX
33
An hors d'oeuvre : PATE
34
Division politique : ETAT
35
Seducer of 53-Down : ALEC
36
Fork's place, maybe : RIVER
37
Sign away : CEDE
38
N.Y.C. home of "The Starry Night" : MOMA
39
Golden finish? : AGER
40
Firehouse feature : SIREN
41
Drydock supports : SHORINGS
43
Stretch of turbulent water : RIP
44
"Star Wars" name : HAN
45
Pen : STY
46
Sniff out : DETECT
49
Noted touring dance grp. : ABT
50
Like many grenades : LOBBED
52
Dart : FLIT
54
Gift recipient's question : FORME
56
Small blood vessel : ARTERIOLE
58
Swift reply? : TWEET
59
1993 Robin Hood player : CARYELWES
60
A lot : SLEWS
61
They can be deep : KNEEBENDS
Down
1
Grandfather's relation? : YARN
2
Result of walking the lead-off batter : ONEON
3
Verbal white flag : UNCLE
4
Robber's need, maybe : GETAWAYCAR
5
"Well, lookee here!" : OHO
6
Giant in baby food : GERBER
7
Without passion : ICILY
8
Three-toed bird : RHEA
9
Bandleader with the #1 hit "Unchained Melody" : LESBAXTER
10
"Hold yer horses!" : NOTYET
11
Loan abbreviation : APR
12
Antarctic seal : CRABEATER
13
Was on Easy Street : HADITMADE
14
David Letterman shtick : THETOPTEN
21
Thorny patch : BRIER
24
Year Agrippina was murdered : LIX
28
Downspout site : EAVES
29
Cook's reference : RECIPEFILE
30
Auto parts : CAMSHAFTS
31
The University of Washington won the first one in 1982 : ALOHABOWL
32
Part of a California grove : LEMONTREE
33
Go along for the ride : PIGGYBACK
36
Totaled : RANTO
40
Take a load off : SIT
42
Specks of land : ISLETS
43
Fly-by-night? : REDEYE
46
Raison ___ : DETRE
47
Goof (around) : CLOWN
48
Like some floors : TILED
51
Fare for regular folks? : BRAN
53
Durbeyfield lass : TESS
55
Plaintive cry : MEW
57
Yankee's foe : REB

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later.

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