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New York Times, Monday, April 9, 2001

Author:
Mel and Peggy Rosen
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Down : Hungarian sheepdog
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
3812/28/197011/3/20161
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
10663346
RebusCircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
111.53932466%
Mel Rosen
TotalDebutCollabs
14/9/20011
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0100000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.58536%
Peggy Rosen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQV} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 29 for Mr. Rosen. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Rosen. Monday freshness: 84%
Jim Horne notes:

Note the words along the top and bottom rows. This champion-themed puzzle is an homage to Ellen Ripstein. After coming close several times, she finally won the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in 2001.

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© 2001, The New York Times4/9/1 ( No. 18,780 )
Across
1
Comic DeGeneres : ELLEN
6
Tear : RIP
9
Order of ale, perhaps : STEIN
14
More than mislead : LIETO
15
Relative of an ostrich : EMU
16
Moving swarm : HORDE
17
Judges' seats : BANCS
18
Notorious 1920's criminal : DILLINGER
20
Champion's place : ONTHEPODIUM
22
Ninny : OAF
23
Filmmaker Craven : WES
24
Wide shoe spec : EEE
25
Masked critter : COON
27
Cat's feet : PAWS
29
Charming : WINSOME
32
Slow mover : SNAIL
35
Bit of grain : OAT
36
Film system with an extra-large screen : IMAX
37
Champion's achievement : WINNINGTHEPRIZE
41
Military sch. : ACAD
42
Well-put : APT
43
Chops finely : RICES
44
Minsk's country : BELARUS
46
Doctors' charges : FEES
48
Rum drink : GROG
49
"___ Miniver" : MRS
50
VCR maker : RCA
53
Look at : EYE
55
Champion's reward? : THREECHEERS
59
Indolent indifference : LASSITUDE
61
Consoling phrase : ITSOK
62
Sci-fi film extra : ALIEN
63
Denials : NOS
64
Lorna of fiction : DOONE
65
Susan of "All My Children" : LUCCI
66
Do not delay : ACT
67
Terminated : ENDED
Down
1
Funny bone's locale : ELBOW
2
Jungle vine : LIANE
3
Periods of penitence : LENTS
4
Inscribe with acid : ETCH
5
It usually smells : NOSE
6
Decorates over : REDOES
7
Ammonia compound : IMIDE
8
Hungarian sheepdog : PULI
9
Israel's Peres : SHIMON
10
"This weighs a ___!" : TON
11
Designed for the workplace : ERGONOMIC
12
"I had no ___!" : IDEA
13
Kid's ball material : NERF
19
Trademarked plastic : LUCITE
21
Worshipers' seat : PEW
26
Prince of the dead, in ancient Egypt : OSIRIS
27
Greek poet of yore : PINDAR
28
___ Baba : ALI
29
When doubled, a guitar or horn effect : WAH
30
Place to lose yourself : MAZE
31
Former partners : EXES
32
Sailor's mop : SWAB
33
Delightful : NICE
34
Painkiller : ANALGESIC
35
Polo Grounds legend : OTT
38
Nothingness : NAUGHT
39
Fam. doctors : GPS
40
Opposite of post- : PRE
45
Pasta choice : ROTINI
46
Least restrained : FREEST
47
Computer key : ESC
49
Vineyard region of France : MEDOC
50
Patch the lawn : RESOD
51
Old woman : CRONE
52
Answered, on "Jeopardy!" : ASKED
53
Airline to Israel : ELAL
54
River into Korea Bay : YALU
56
___ race (vie) : RUNA
57
Conceal : HIDE
58
School near Windsor : ETON
60
Instant : SEC

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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