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New York Times, Saturday, September 30, 2000

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
He played Chris in "The Magnificent Seven"
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1938/7/199612/22/202321
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531.631,16472%
Brendan Emmett Quigley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 42 for Mr. Quigley. Saturday freshness: 34%
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F
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© 2000, The New York Times9/30/0 ( No. 18,589 )
Across
1
"___ Speech" (9/23/44 F.D.R. address) : FALA
5
Terse denial : NOTME
10
Moves in the ring : BOBS
14
Psych final? : OTIC
15
Rumor starter : IHEAR
16
Think about it : IDEA
17
Not nigh : AFAR
18
Capone's successor : NITTI
19
Kind of analysis : COST
20
Gold coin issued by Napoleon : MARENGO
22
Spanish princess : INFANTA
24
He played Chris in "The Magnificent Seven" : YUL
25
Some supporters : IBARS
27
"What the Butler Saw" playwright : ORTON
28
31
It may cover all the bases : TARP
32
See 30-Down : MEAL
33
38
Kangaroo, for one: Abbr. : CAPT
39
Site of Jesus' first miracle : CANA
41
Actor with the most Oscar nominations : JACKNICHOLSON
46
Abalone production : NACRE
47
Ironing, e.g. : CHORE
48
Economical purchase: Abbr. : CTN
50
Deserved a hand? : ANTEDUP
52
Maid's master : PASSKEY
54
It may be gripping : VISE
55
Assimilate : COOPT
57
Primo : AONE
58
Place for some preppies: Abbr. : ACAD
59
Sandbag stack, sometimes : LEVEE
60
"Candid Camera" creator : FUNT
61
Lower : LESS
62
Titled Turks : AMIRS
63
Some guesses : ETAS
Down
1
Having a big head? : FOAMY
2
Responsible : ATFAULT
3
Carrey comedy : LIARLIAR
4
Something to build on, maybe : ACRE
5
City ESE of Hangzhou : NINGBO
6
U. S. Grant, by birth : OHIOAN
7
Offensive time? : TET
8
Some oils : MATISSES
9
2000 title role for Julia : ERIN
10
NaHCO3 : BICARB
11
Tooth in front? : ODONTO
12
Vouchsafe : BESTOW
13
Hell-bent one? : SATAN
21
Split hairs : NITPICKED
23
Hair raisers? : FOLLICLES
26
Loser's request : REMATCH
29
Brother : FRA
30
Have a 32-Across : EAT
34
Gabriel, for one : SAN
35
"Paradise Lost," e.g. : EPICPOEM
36
Mil. center for pilots : NAS
37
Flatten : KNOCKOUT
40
Need for immaculate reception? : ANTENNA
41
"Star Trek" yeoman ___ Rand : JANICE
42
Represents : ACTSAS
43
Churches may adopt them : CREEDS
44
"Early Sunday Morning" painter : HOPPER
45
Bloviates : ORATES
46
Part of 36-Down : NAVAL
49
Red noes? : NYETS
51
Flo-Jo went to it : UCLA
53
Not sorry, perhaps : SAFE
56
Egg head? : OVI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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