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New York Times, Thursday, January 28, 1999

Author:
Henry Hook
Editor:
Will Shortz
37-Across : Unappealing
TotalDebutLatest
595/23/19757/11/2013
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RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
41.592113367%
Henry Hook

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 38 for Mr. Hook. Thursday freshness: 47%
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© 1999, The New York Times1/28/99 ( No. 17,978 )
Across
1
Overwhelm : SWAMP
6
Prince in "The Arabian Nights' Entertainments" : AHMED
11
Word of indecision : MAY
14
Mischief-maker : PIXIE
15
String quartet member : VIOLA
16
Popular cable channel : A&E
17
Start trouble : OPENACANOFWORMS
20
Probation : TEST
21
Best-selling : HIT
22
Over: Prefix : EPI
23
Actor Wheaton : WIL
24
Challenging potato chip quantity : JUSTONE
28
Go on a gamboling spree : CAVORT
32
A welcome sight? : MAT
33
1961 chimp in space : ENOS
34
Absinthe flavor : ANISE
35
#1 spot : ACME
36
Iniquity locales : DENS
37
Unappealing : NOTONESCUPOFTEA
40
Examination format : ORAL
41
On : ATOP
42
A bit daft : POTTY
43
Driver's license datum : NAME
44
Sauce source : SOY
45
Gentle touch : CARESS
46
Straw hat : SKIMMER
48
___ de mer : MAL
49
Actress Peeples : NIA
50
Smart dresser : FOP
51
Comic strip "___ & Janis" : ARLO
55
Wall array of song : 99BOTTLESOFBEER
60
Introductory course, in college : 101
61
Former country name : ZAIRE
62
Commercial bovine : ELSIE
63
Fever reading, maybe : 102
64
Buck of note : OWENS
65
Letters from overseas : ZETAS
Down
1
Lady Macbeth's problem : SPOT
2
Piece of absorbent material : WIPE
3
Lets go : AXES
4
Moneymaking venture : MINT
5
Royal insomnia cause : PEA
6
Profit : AVAIL
7
Suggestion : HINT
8
Low : MOO
9
Little one : ELF
10
Coolidge's Veep : DAWES
11
One who's left hanging : MARIONETTE
12
Texas ___ : A&M
13
"Undeniably" : YES
18
It might go into a pot : CHIT
19
Chose : OPTEDFOR
23
Valuable insect-eater : WREN
24
Clog : JAMUP
25
Western Athletic Conference sch. : UTEP
26
Some musical groups : NONETS
27
Montaigne output : ESSAYS
28
Comprehensive book lists : CANONS
29
Hooded jacket : ANORAK
30
Aid for the anemic : VITAMINB12
31
1899 Eduardo di Capua melody : OSOLEMIO
32
A real man? : MCCOY
35
V.I.P. on the Titanic's casualty list : ASTOR
38
Smooth : EASE
39
Autumnal stone : OPAL
45
Syndicate bigwig : CAPO
47
Ball material : MATZO
48
He took two tablets : MOSES
50
Forest growth : FERN
51
Competent : ABLE
52
Balance : REST
53
Movie princess : LEIA
54
Bonanza finds : ORES
55
Emergency call : 911
56
Popular Saab model : 900
57
Choice marble : TAW
58
Trumped-up story : LIE
59
Red topper : FEZ

Answer summary:
9 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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