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New York Times, Saturday, July 10, 1999

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Across : Unexpected pitch
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 31 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 106 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 25%
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© 1999, The New York Times7/10/99 ( No. 18,141 )
Across
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Unexpected pitch : CHANGEUP
9
Land of which Burns fondly wrote : SCOTIA
15
Possessed useful information (on) : HADALINE
16
Ancient land east of Macedonia : THRACE
17
Suspension : ABEYANCE
18
Less strict : EASIER
19
Lacking value : NIL
20
Having great value : DEAR
21
Office diversions : POOLS
22
Smooth : GLIB
24
Some oil containers : LAMPS
26
Some payments: Abbr. : CKS
28
Amphilochus, in Greek legend : SEER
29
Sea drifters? : ALGAE
30
Fund-raising need : GOAL
31
Matches : AGREES
33
Hot : IRATE
34
Polite : REFINED
37
Given a shot, maybe : SEDATED
39
Hug : CLASP
40
Nabob : FATCAT
42
Literally, "numbered" : MENE
43
Johnston McCulley literary creation : ZORRO
44
"Wishing won't make ___" : ITSO
48
Loan figure: Abbr. : PCT
49
Player in a record 75 World Series games : BERRA
50
Prove : SHOW
51
Small drum : TABOR
53
Parts to tie : ENDS
56
Actor Holm : IAN
57
Knowing about : WISETO
58
Seemingly : ASITWERE
60
Display : EVINCE
61
Traverse : RIDEOVER
62
Insurable events : DEATHS
63
Toughies : STINKERS
Down
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There are more of these than Smiths or Joneses : CHANGS
2
Adroit : HABILE
3
Antarctica's ___ Coast : ADELIE
4
Word of rejection : NAY
5
Willing : GLAD
6
Article for Mozart : EINE
7
Not justified : UNCALLEDFOR
8
Nobility : PEERAGE
9
Ukrainian geographical feature : STEPPE
10
Zoo feature? : CHAOS
11
Roughly : ORSO
12
Formal attire : TAILCOAT
13
Compete in the Winter Olympics, say : ICESKATE
14
___ Lingus : AER
23
Slow-cook, in a way : BRAISE
25
Commuting option : MASSTRANSIT
27
Perennial Christmas gift : SLED
29
It often follows you : ARE
30
Free : GRATIS
32
It's up over 1000% since 1960: Abbr. : GNP
33
Writer Tarbell : IDA
34
Noted law enforcement grp. : RCMP
35
Public Speaking 101, e.g. : ELECTIVE
36
Pioneering film of 1940 : FANTASIA
38
Prefix with climate : ECO
41
They may be paid with interest : ARREARS
43
Round numbers : ZEROES
45
Steal : THIEVE
46
Hawk, e.g. : SOARER
47
They often have titles : OWNERS
49
Muff : BOTCH
52
Propensity : BENT
54
Conn of "Benson" : DIDI
55
Predecessor of an Uzi : STEN
57
Together : WED
59
Cooking utensil : WOK

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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