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New York Times, Thursday, September 30, 1999

Author:
Matt Gaffney
Editor:
Will Shortz
50-Across : Stickler's creed
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
587/24/19949/6/20001
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.6152461%
Matt Gaffney

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: none – this is a pangram. Scrabble average: 1.90 This is puzzle # 53 for Mr. Gaffney. Thursday freshness: 93%
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H
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J
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P
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© 1999, The New York Times9/30/99 ( No. 18,223 )
Across
1
Chairs : HEADS
6
Stump : VEX
9
Cuff : SWAT
13
Nahuatl speaker : AZTEC
14
One of the Hindu trinity : SIVA
15
Daughter of Hera and Zeus : HEBE
16
Trilogy writer : JRRTOLKIEN
18
Goes back out : EBBS
19
Bettors bet on it : JAIALAI
20
Wavelength symbols : LAMBDAS
22
Second-longest Bible book : ISAIAH
23
"__ et mon droit" (motto of the British royalty) : DIEU
24
Scientologist ___ Hubbard : LRON
26
Not set in stone : MUTABLE
29
Descriptive wd. : ADJ
32
Holmes friend Adler : IRENE
34
Number of mousquetaires : TROIS
35
Field work : POEM
37
Demand : EXACT
39
Fool : SIMP
40
"You're ___ trouble!" : INBIG
42
It'll take you back : UTURN
44
For instance : SAY
45
Without anesthesia, as surgery : GASLESS
47
It may be imperative : MOOD
49
Certain race, informally : TENK
50
Stickler's creed : PURISM
54
Water-related : AQUATIC
57
Its capital is Abuja : NIGERIA
58
Party animal? : STAG
59
Noted "toycoon" : FAOSCHWARZ
61
Saturn revolver : TIRE
62
Course : FLOW
63
Chef's hat : TOQUE
64
Picks one : OPTS
65
Nurse : SIP
66
Barbershop sounds : SNIPS
Down
1
Pilgrim's title : HAJJI
2
College founder Cornell et al. : EZRAS
3
Places in the heart : ATRIA
4
Particular : DETAIL
5
Hanks's "Bosom Buddies" co-star : SCOLARI
6
Clock numeral : VII
7
Stunt-doer Knievel : EVEL
8
Citizen Kane's estate : XANADU
9
Cubs' supporters? : SHEBEARS
10
Co-founder of the N.A.A.C.P. : WEBDUBOIS
11
"Fernando" singers : ABBA
12
Hardy soul? : TESS
14
Polish name ending : SKI
17
Site of Pakistan's Shalimar gardens : LAHORE
21
Pitcher's target : MITT
25
Link : NEXUS
26
Vade ___ (handbook) : MECUM
27
Ciudad de los Reyes : LIMA
28
Notice : ESPY
29
Eat like ___ : APIG
30
Lady of Spain : DONA
31
Battle of Bull Run general : JEBSTUART
33
Turner in history : NAT
36
Odometer readings : MILEAGES
38
Start of two Henry Miller titles : TROPIC
41
Chap : GENT
43
Ciphers : NOUGHTS
46
Small boats : SKIFFS
48
Made use of : DREWON
51
Dinar earner : IRAQI
52
Cough remedy: Var. : SIRUP
53
Challenges for rats : MAZES
54
Concerning : ASTO
55
Wax attacker : QTIP
56
Infamous Colombian city : CALI
57
Queensland neighbor: Abbr. : NSW
60
Alley ___ : OOP

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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