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New York Times, Thursday, August 6, 1998

Author:
Fran and Lou Sabin
Editor:
Will Shortz
37-Down : Punishes, in a way
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
2510/5/19949/15/200925
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.5112039%
Fran Sabin
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1378/3/19559/15/200926
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.4913710838%
Lou Sabin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {GQVXZ} This is puzzle # 19 for Ms. Sabin. This is puzzle # 130 for Mr. Sabin. Thursday freshness: 80%
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L
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© 1998, The New York Times8/6/98 ( No. 17,803 )
Across
1
Haydn's sobriquet : PAPA
5
Dimwit : SIMP
9
Fearful future : DOOM
13
Fine things : ARTS
14
Unwelcome work : ONUS
15
Fry a little : SAUTE
16
Stirs (up) : PEPS
17
Town in west Texas : FTSTOCKTON
19
Atelier accessories : PALETTES
21
Like prisoners on gallows : NOOSED
22
Join : ENROL
23
Rocker Joan : JETT
24
Pummel : BEATON
26
Kitsch : BADTASTE
30
Underdog's hope : UPSET
31
1960's Air Force Chief of Staff : LEMAY
32
La lead-in : TRA
33
Bandy words : SPAR
34
New York's ___ Island : CONEY
35
Skitter : FLIT
36
Tenth anniversary gift : TIN
37
Produces : SIRES
38
Steak ___ : DIANE
39
Sequester : SETAPART
41
"The Voyage of the Beagle" writer : DARWIN
42
Colt coddler : MARE
43
Justice Ruth ___ Ginsburg : BADER
44
Succeed (to) : ASCEND
47
Abjure : FORSWEAR
50
It was first climbed in 1913 : MTMCKINLEY
52
Grimm beginning : ONCE
53
Exclamations of disdain : POOHS
54
Sling : HURL
55
Cuatro doubled : OCHO
56
Playing with a full deck : SANE
57
With a discount of : LESS
58
Two Scottish rivers : DEES
Down
1
New York Shakespeare Festival founder : PAPP
2
Field : AREA
3
New Jersey town on Manasquan Inlet : PTPLEASANT
4
Yes man : ASSENTER
5
Infatuated with : SOFTON
6
Chip giant : INTEL
7
Disarray : MUSS
8
L.A. hours : PST
9
Sitting Bull, e.g. : DAKOTA
10
Election losers : OUTS
11
Nebraska City's county : OTOE
12
Put right : MEND
15
Enterprise officer, informally : SCOTTY
18
Eventually : ONEDAY
20
Betting event : TROT
23
"Daisy Miller" author : JAMES
24
Sculptures : BUSTS
25
"Silas Marner" girl : EPPIE
26
"John Brown's Body" poet : BENET
27
Thousand Islands locale : STLAWRENCE
28
Singer Lopez : TRINI
29
Corroded : EATEN
31
"M" star : LORRE
34
Poet/critic John : CIARDI
35
It may come in cords : FIREWOOD
37
Punishes, in a way : SPANKS
38
A & W alternative : DADS
40
"Cocoon" co-star : AMECHE
41
Pop singer Hall and others : DARYLS
43
Transvaal settlers : BOERS
44
Roadies' loads : AMPS
45
Classical colonnade : STOA
46
"Follow me!" : CMON
47
Where there's smoke : FLUE
48
Workout woe : ACHE
49
Vintage vehicles : REOS
51
Art Ross Trophy org. : NHL

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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