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New York Times, Saturday, July 18, 1998

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Down : Doesn't swallow
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31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 35 Missing: {QV} This is puzzle # 85 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 30%
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© 1998, The New York Times7/18/98 ( No. 17,784 )
Across
1
Some mercenaries : ASSASSINS
10
Westernmost African capital : DAKAR
15
Crimped : BUNCHEDUP
16
Greece's Constantine II, for one : EXILE
17
Stick in the oven? : BROCHETTE
18
Martín Pinzón's command : PINTA
19
Stray : ERR
20
Rate : PACE
21
Sanctioned : OKED
22
Beginnings : SEEDS
25
Wander : GAD
26
Catcher's gear? : SNARE
27
On-line V.I.P.'s : SYSOPS
29
Lovelorn's utterance : SIGH
31
Shock : JAR
32
Make ends meet? : FIT
33
First name in architecture : EERO
34
Switch ups : ONS
35
More cracked : DAFTER
38
Very poor spirits? : ROTGUT
40
Listening device : EAR
41
Short distance : STEP
43
Belgian resort town : SPA
44
Assad's land: Abbr. : SYR
45
Red letters? : USSR
46
Not up to snuff : SUBPAR
50
Envelope feature : CLASP
52
Layer : HEN
54
Clipped : TERSE
55
Act suggestively : HINT
56
"___ in Calico" (1946 song) : AGAL
58
Mama bear, in Madrid : OSA
59
Prod : EGGON
61
Fasten, in a way : PAPERCLIP
64
The place : WHERE
65
Identify (with) : EMPATHIZE
66
Spread : STREW
67
Tossed : DEEPSIXED
Down
1
Religious leader : ABBESS
2
Romantic vehicle, in song : SURREY
3
Needs to roll over, perhaps : SNORES
4
Blue Devils' grp. : ACC
5
Theater warning : SHH
6
Permeate : SEEP
7
Collar attachment : IDTAG
8
Screwball : NUTCASE
9
Less time-consuming : SPEEDIER
10
Bankbook abbr. : DEP
11
Hypothetical physics particle : AXION
12
Raccoon relative : KINKAJOU
13
Causing change : ALTERANT
14
Publishing employees : READERS
23
Tip : DOFF
24
Doesn't swallow : SPITSUP
26
Field event : SHOTPUT
28
Puts back : STETS
30
Scuzzy : GROSS
35
Vampire's undoing : DAYLIGHT
36
Professional musician : ARRANGER
37
Changed the course of : RESHAPED
39
Comedian Kaplan : GABE
40
Forgoes : ESCHEWS
42
Kind of show : PREGAME
47
Not shutting up : PROLIX
48
Legislative ordinance : ASSIZE
49
Realized : REAPED
51
Selling point : STORE
53
Half a cone, in geometry : NAPPE
57
Abrupt transition : LEAP
60
Fresh : NEW
62
A.C.L.U. concerns : RTS
63
Midwest city, slangily : CHI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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