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New York Times, Thursday, January 23, 1969

42-Across : Calumny.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,103
Across
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Whit. : IOTA
5
Pasteboard. : CARD
9
Social group. : CASTE
14
Tiff. : SPAT
15
Oft-quoted Persian. : OMAR
16
Hollywood memento. : OSCAR
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English philosopher. : MILL
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Sea-story writer. : DANA
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Type of rock. : SHALE
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Intuition. : SECONDSIGHT
23
Feature of "Arabian Nights." : ROC
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Painting medium. : OILS
25
Chemical substance. : REAGENT
27
Dishevel. : TOUSLE
30
Shout of greeting. : HALLO
31
Concur. : AGREE
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Shoe part. : LACE
33
Where Provo is. : UTAH
37
___ majesty. : LESE
38
Bird. : RAVEN
39
Type of rubber. : PARA
40
Raw-boned. : LEAN
41
Ill-fated date. : IDES
42
Calumny. : LIBEL
43
Exhaust. : DRAIN
45
Handbook. : MANUAL
46
Throb. : PULSATE
49
Tibetan beasts. : YAKS
50
Chemical suffix. : ANE
51
Speak cattily. : PASSAREMARK
56
Diving duck. : SCAUP
58
Half-and-half ingredient. : MILK
59
Algerian port. : ORAN
60
Cup: Fr. : TASSE
61
Aleutian island. : ATTU
62
Flier. : KITE
63
First woman M.P. : ASTOR
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Tide. : NEAP
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Otherwise. : ELSE
Down
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Theories. : ISMS
2
English painter. : OPIE
3
Powdery substance. : TALC
4
Undecided. : ATLOOSEENDS
5
Pamper. : CODDLE
6
Gather. : AMASS
7
Hindu title. : RANI
8
Hot-rod contests. : DRAGRACES
9
Pertaining to ribs. : COSTAL
10
Rowan tree. : ASH
11
Produce (with "up"). : SCARE
12
Eagle feature. : TALON
13
At attention. : ERECT
21
Abukir's river. : NILE
22
Traubel. : HELEN
26
Vanish. : GOUPINSMOKE
27
Like Alcindor. : TALL
28
Molding. : OGEE
29
Bear. : URSA
30
Port. : HAVEN
32
Attentive escort. : LADIESMAN
34
Interdiction. : TABU
35
Zone. : AREA
36
Nordhoff co-author. : HALL
38
Gaucho item. : RIATA
42
Deep-red pigment. : LAKE
44
Front-door fixture. : RAPPER
45
Retailer's concern. : MARKUP
46
Italian dish. : PASTA
47
Last Mohican. : UNCAS
48
Minimal. : LEAST
49
W. W. II conference site. : YALTA
52
Locale. : SITE
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Seed part. : ARIL
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Word of disgust. : RATS
55
Halfback's vulnerable spot. : KNEE
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Servicemen's friend. : USO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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