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New York Times, Monday, October 10, 1960

60-Across : Exclamation of triumph.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J K Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
David Steinberg notes:

The area of a baseball diamond (57-Down) is 8,100 sq. ft., yet the 180 sq. ft. measure appears in several AREA clues from this time. It's a bit of a mystery.

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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,105
Across
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National Leaguers. : DODGERS
8
Hit for the circuit. : HOMERED
15
Solve. : UNRAVEL
16
Former. : ONETIME
17
Stationary. : STABILE
18
Describing an alluvial tract of land. : DELTAIC
19
___ Thumb. : TOM
20
Golf ball settings. : LIES
22
Girl's name meaning star. : STELLA
23
Petty quarrel. : SPAT
25
Baseball games, boxing matches, etc. : EVENTS
27
Officiate. : REFEREE
29
Behold: Lat. : ECCE
33
Opening game time. : APRIL
36
Foggy. : VAPOROUS
38
Twosomes. : COUPLES
41
Follower of Nicholas or Alexis. : TSARIST
42
Nabbed. : COLLARED
44
Misleading. : FALSE
45
Part of the forest. : TREE
46
One marked by reversion to primitive type. : ATAVIST
49
Like the first man. : ADAMIC
50
Living quarters: Abbr. : APTS
54
Delicatessen purchase. : SALAMI
58
Destroyed. : SLEW
60
Exclamation of triumph. : HAH
61
Wifelike. : UXORIAL
63
The former Mrs. Durocher. : LARAINE
65
City in Rumanian oil region. : PLOESTI
66
Stir up. : AGITATE
67
Roman deities. : PENATES
68
Early pioneer. : SETTLER
Down
1
Throws a high, inside pitch. : DUSTS
2
Leading the league. : ONTOP
3
"Becket," for example. : DRAMA
4
Chatter: Colloq. : GAB
5
Satanic. : EVIL
6
Type of pitcher. : RELIEF
7
Part of a cardigan. : SLEEVE
8
Brick carrier. : HOD
9
Ballroom dances. : ONESTEPS
10
Disintegrates. : MELTS
11
Feminine suffix. : ETTE
12
Iranian coin. : RIAL
13
Man's name. : EMIL
14
Numerical prefix. : DECA
21
Domestic: Abbr. : SERV
24
Long hit. : TRIPLE
26
Tidy. : NEAT
28
She, in Spain. : ELLA
29
Printer's concern. : ERRATA
30
Twist of rope. : COIL
31
Swear: Colloq. : CUSS
32
Italian commune. : ESTE
33
Bookkeeper: Abbr. : ACCT
34
Inadequate. : POOR
35
Determine officially. : RULE
37
Blockheads. : OAFS
39
Give off light. : ERADIATE
40
Silk, in Italy. : SETA
43
Hoover, Roosevelt, Coolidge, etc. : DAMS
47
Rural residences. : VILLAS
48
Geological period. : ICEAGE
49
Love-in- ___, crowfoot plant. : AMIST
51
Small glass bottle. : PHIAL
52
Oncle's wife. : TANTE
53
Utter. : SHEER
54
Section added to a book: Abbr. : SUPP
55
Auto part. : AXLE
56
Diving bird. : LOON
57
180 sq. ft. for the diamond. : AREA
59
Legal document. : WRIT
62
Fleur de ___. : LIS
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Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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