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New York Times, Monday, August 30, 1999

Author:
Margaret Watson
Editor:
Will Shortz
25-Down : Balks, as a horse
TotalDebut
18/30/1999
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0100000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.54511%
Margaret Watson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Watson. Monday freshness: 37%
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© 1999, The New York Times8/30/99 ( No. 18,192 )
Across
1
Side of a gem : FACET
6
"Planet of the ___" : APES
10
Family pillar : PAPA
14
Overflowing : AWASH
15
Symbol of goodness : HALO
16
Manipulative sort : USER
17
"Lighten up!" : TAKEITEASY
19
Michelin product : TIRE
20
Ophthalmologist's study : EYE
21
Around : NEAR
22
Beer parties : BLASTS
24
Richly decorate : GILD
25
Gummed flap : SEAL
26
Edit, as film : SPLICE
29
Nuances : SHADINGS
33
Give up : WAIVE
34
Common street name : MAIN
35
"Dumb" girl of old comics : DORA
36
Designer Klein : ANNE
37
Y chromosome carriers : MALES
38
Dentist's request : OPEN
39
Noon, in France : MIDI
40
Is bedridden : AILS
41
Work, as dough : KNEAD
42
Nervously excited : INATIZZY
44
Bank robberies : HEISTS
45
Suit to ___ : ATEE
46
Café au ___ : LAIT
47
Walk a beat : PATROL
50
Lancelot and others : SIRS
51
"This ___ fine how-do-you-do!" : ISA
54
New York canal : ERIE
55
"Lighten up!" : TONEITDOWN
58
Gets on in years : AGES
59
Norse war god : ODIN
60
Patronize, as a restaurant : EATAT
61
Wrongful act : TORT
62
Dalmatian docs : VETS
63
"___ Daughter" (1970 film) : RYANS
Down
1
There's no changing it : FATE
2
"Shoo!" : AWAY
3
Order for a party caterer : CAKE
4
Reverse of WNW : ESE
5
Dangerous place for skating : THINICE
6
Leading : AHEAD
7
Old TV host Jack : PAAR
8
Chicago trains : ELS
9
Tofu makings : SOYBEANS
10
"Lighten up!" : PUTALIDONIT
11
Sale words : ASIS
12
Lively : PERT
13
Greek war god : ARES
18
Prefix with conferencing : TELE
23
Boy : LAD
24
"Lighten up!" : GIVEITAREST
25
Balks, as a horse : SHIES
26
Turbaned sage : SWAMI
27
Start a closeup shot : PANIN
28
Singer/photographer McCartney : LINDA
29
TV's ___ Jessy Raphael : SALLY
30
Slangy denials : NOPES
31
Super : GREAT
32
Former Vegas hotel : SANDS
34
Pale yellow : MAIZE
37
"Congratulations!" : MAZELTOV
41
Target of a good, swift kick : KEISTER
43
"Who am ___ say?" : ITO
44
Spy Mata ___ : HARI
46
Property claims : LIENS
47
Kind of moss : PEAT
48
Jason's ship : ARGO
49
Ballpark level : TIER
50
Pique : SNIT
51
Least bit : IOTA
52
Beautiful swimmer : SWAN
53
Picnic spoilers : ANTS
56
Poem of praise : ODE
57
Word repeated before "in" and "out" : DAY

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

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