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New York Times, Tuesday, May 25, 1999

Author:
Philip Lew
Editor:
Will Shortz
68-Across : Gumption
TotalDebutLatest
55/25/19992/18/2002
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0212000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.672927%
Philip Lew

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVWZ} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Lew. Tuesday freshness: 78%
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© 1999, The New York Times5/25/99 ( No. 18,095 )
Across
1
"Wow!" : OHBABY
7
Doll's cry : MAMA
11
Film director's cry : CUT
14
"Shoulda listened to me!" : TOLDYA
15
Smudge : SPOT
16
From ___ Z : ATO
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Darn good looking : SPIFFY
18
Movie critics' approval : THUMBSUP
20
Cultural underwriting org. : NEA
21
Companies selling stock, e.g. : ISSUERS
22
Speakers' aids : INDEXCARDS
27
Manhattan address: Abbr. : NYNY
28
Pitch's partner : TOSS
29
___ Dhabi (Gulf emirate) : ABU
30
Partake of : EAT
32
Wallach of "The Associate" : ELI
33
"Time ___ the essence" : ISOF
34
Milk, in Madrid : LECHE
38
Not extreme : MIDDLEOFTHEROAD
42
Future predictors : SEERS
43
Rainbow goddess : IRIS
44
Flavor enhancer, for short : MSG
45
Big, fat mouth : YAP
47
Not do well : AIL
48
Greek cheese : FETA
49
BMW competitor : AUDI
52
Chief plotter : RINGLEADER
55
Movie that rates 0 stars : STINKER
57
Wild blue yonder : SKY
58
Comic who had a 1950 sitcom : PINKYLEE
60
"Relax, and that's an order!" : ATEASE
63
Man in a lodge : ELK
64
Orange cover : RIND
65
Windshield clearer : DEICER
66
Juan Carlos, e.g. : REY
67
Spy Aldrich ___ : AMES
68
Gumption : METTLE
Down
1
Game finales: Abbr. : OTS
2
Skip preceder : HOP
3
Hit, seemingly from nowhere : BLINDSIDE
4
Payments to Madison Avenue firms : ADFEES
5
One way to reach someone : BYFAX
6
Happy cheer : YAY
7
Colo. clock setting : MST
8
Plant sucker : APHID
9
Hairstylist's stuff : MOUSSE
10
Bill producers, briefly : ATMS
11
Mudville's most famous batter : CASEY
12
About-face : UTURN
13
___-turvy : TOPSY
19
Sacrifice offerer? : BUNTER
22
Articles : ITEMS
23
"And that's ___" ("Believe you me") : NOLIE
24
Part of a judge's docket : CASE
25
Ending with bug or peek : ABOO
26
Brute : RUFFIAN
31
Porters : ALES
33
___ Lund of "Casablanca" : ILSA
35
It's good for a laugh : COMEDYACT
36
Rush : HASTE
37
Mystery writer's prize : EDGAR
39
Photocopier toner, e.g. : DRYINK
40
H.S. math : TRIG
41
___ Valley ("Back to the Future" locale) : HILL
46
Early round : PRELIM
48
Put on an act : FAKEIT
49
According to : ASPER
50
Being of value : UTILE
51
Pint-sized : DINKY
53
Cara of "Fame" : IRENE
54
___ Lauder : ESTEE
56
Actress Sedgwick : KYRA
59
Wynn and Koch : EDS
60
Naval off. : ADM
61
French seasoning : SEL
62
Before, in verse : ERE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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