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New York Times, Thursday, July 22, 1999

Author:
M. Preston Sherwood
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : Middle figure
TotalDebutLatest
67/22/19995/26/2008
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0230100
ScrabDebutFresh
1.572629%
Mark Sherwood

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 33 Missing: {JQXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Sherwood. Thursday freshness: 58%
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© 1999, The New York Times7/22/99 ( No. 18,153 )
Across
1
Lazybones's catchword : MANANA
7
Tease mercilessly : RIDE
11
Like cats, once : HEP
14
Pursuers of goals : ICEMEN
15
Ladies called her "the Fair" : ENID
16
Old cagers' org. : ABA
17
Like some thunderstorms : SEVERE
18
Middle figure : MEAN
19
Ely of Tarzan fame : RON
20
Easel : STAND
21
Toscanini's birthplace : PARMA
22
Life's blueprint : DNA
23
Young 'uns : TADS
24
Minstrel's offering : CANTO
25
In : CHIC
26
Airport abbr. : ETA
27
It's taken during 42-Across : WEDDINGOATH
29
Eyebrow darkeners : PENCILS
31
Ex-orphan : ADOPTEE
32
Land in l'océan : ILE
33
Literary monogram : RLS
34
Passenger status : STANDBY
38
Grows : PILESUP
42
Marriage-day centerpiece : THECEREMONY
44
Barely get, with "out" : EKE
45
Architect Saarinen : EERO
46
"With ___ in My Heart" : ASONG
47
Hump-shouldered beasts : GNUS
48
Laundry detergent brand : ERA
49
Ruins 007's martini : STIRS
50
Non-Polynesian : HAOLE
51
Tennis call : LET
52
Type size : PICA
53
Detective sort : FERRET
54
Oahu-to-Maui dir. : ESE
55
Furnace fodder : COAL
56
Secret doctrine : CABALA
57
Scout leader, maybe : DAD
58
Edgar Lee Masters's "___ Rutledge" : ANNE
59
"Yours truly" and others : CLOSES
Down
1
Error : MISSTEP
2
Film stock : ACETATE
3
Ben Cartwright, e.g. : NEVADAN
4
Chorus cries : AMENS
5
Unlikely candidate for prom king : NERD
6
Hydrocarbon suffix : ANE
7
Send back : REMAND
8
Staying power? : INERTIA
9
Symbol of commitment : DIAMONDRING
10
Seat of Jackson County, Tex. : EDNA
11
Helmet : HARDHAT
12
Electrical insulation material : EBONITE
13
Verve : PANACHE
21
Roller derby equipment : PADS
24
Reception, e.g. : CELEBRATION
25
Little wood : COPSE
27
"I can resist everything except temptation" wit : WILDE
28
"Holy smokes!" : GOLLY
30
___ de Mayo : CINCO
34
Ready : STEELED
35
Last empress of Brazil : THERESA
36
Poked holes in, say : AERATED
37
Sammy Davis Jr. autobiography : YESICAN
38
French-born Met diva : PONS
39
Ladies of Spain : SENORAS
40
Arthur Godfrey played it : UKULELE
41
Pocket change for 39-Down : PESETAS
43
It sometimes needs boosting : MORALE
47
"Two-Faced Woman" star, 1941 : GARBO
49
Watchdog org. : SPCA
50
Knit, in a way : HEAL
53
Media monitor, for short : FCC

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

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