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New York Times, Tuesday, January 19, 1999

Author:
Kelly Clark
Editor:
Will Shortz
52-Across : Pleasant tune
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1.636530%
Kelly Clark

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 42 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 5 for Ms. Clark. Tuesday freshness: 43%
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© 1999, The New York Times1/19/99 ( No. 17,969 )
Across
1
Penniless : BROKE
6
Frank of the Mothers of Invention : ZAPPA
11
Pharmaceuticals overseer, for short : FDA
14
Whose 1961 record Mark McGwire beat : MARIS
15
Hägar the Horrible's dog : SNERT
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___ Lingus : AER
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Part 1 of a song parody : WHENTHATEEL
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___ tai : MAI
20
Funny old guy : GEEZER
21
Bog : MIRE
22
Hilarious jokes : GASSERS
25
Book after Job : PSALMS
27
"Put a lid ___!" : ONIT
28
Song parody, part 2 : BATSANEYE
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Cuban coins : PESOS
33
"I don't believe it!" : OHNO
34
Song parody, part 3 : WINKRIGHTBACK
40
Tiny bit : IOTA
41
Tartish plums : SLOES
43
Song parody, part 4 : DONTBESHY
48
Spy's secret : CODE
49
Kvetch : GROUSE
50
Stalemate : IMPASSE
52
Pleasant tune : LILT
53
Clean the hands before dinner : WASHUP
55
A Gardner : AVA
56
End of the song parody : THATSAMORAY
61
Singer Shannon : DEL
62
Jack of "The Great Dictator" : OAKIE
63
It's positively electric : ANODE
64
Time in history : ERA
65
Stimulates : WHETS
66
Attach a patch : SEWON
Down
1
Maker of the 5-Series : BMW
2
"Yay!" : RAH
3
Dig it : ORE
4
Jamaica's capital : KINGSTON
5
"Terminal Bliss" actress Chandler : ESTEE
6
A Gabor : ZSAZSA
7
Upfront amount : ANTE
8
Equal : PEER
9
Start with school : PRE
10
Pac.'s counterpart : ATL
11
Zoological classification : FAMILY
12
"Stars above!" : DEARME
13
Bold, impatient type, astrologically : ARIES
18
Ginseng, e.g. : HERB
21
West of Hollywood : MAE
22
Republican : GOP
23
Once more : ANEW
24
Enthusiastic reply in Mexico : SISI
25
Gasp : PANT
26
Snooty types : SNOBS
29
Attire at fraternity blasts : TOGAS
30
"Be still!" : SHH
32
Burlesque bits : SKITS
35
After-bath cover : ROBE
36
Resident: Suffix : ITE
37
1931 convictee : ALCAPONE
38
Talks amorously : COOS
39
Shoes introduced by the United States Rubber Co. : KEDS
42
Match in poker : SEE
43
Golf club : DRIVER
44
"How luxurious!" : OOLALA
45
Screwball : NUT
46
Snake sounds : HISSES
47
Jewish youth org. : YMHA
49
Forest clearing : GLADE
51
Big cats : PUMAS
53
Boat follower : WAKE
54
Arguing : ATIT
56
Pull along : TOW
57
"That'll show 'em!" : HAH
58
It's one thing after another : ROW
59
Stir : ADO
60
Hankering : YEN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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