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New York Times, Tuesday, October 13, 1964

27-Across : American poet.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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B
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A
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E
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F
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F
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C
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M
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D
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G
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C
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C
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W
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A
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,553
Across
1
Innocents. : BABES
6
Stream. : FLOW
10
Arabian garments. : ABAS
14
Verge. : BRINK
15
Source of obsidian. : LAVA
16
Sensed. : FELT
17
Men on the hustings. : CANDIDATES
19
Money changing. : AGIO
20
Stone. : GEM
21
Constantly. : EVER
22
Arabian gazelle. : ARIEL
23
Furnished. : AFFORDED
26
Compass point. : NNE
27
American poet. : LANIER
29
Lake of NW Europe. : ILMEN
31
Clean (up). : MOP
32
Casey and others. : DRS
33
Newspapers. : DAILIES
36
Tied. : ROPED
38
A Beatle. : RINGO
39
Outstanding. : STELLAR
42
Marie, for one: Abbr. : STE
44
Party. : GOP
45
Wolf of fiction. : AKELA
46
Loving touch. : CARESS
48
Musical instrument: Abbr. : COR
50
Ornamental metal work in relief. : REPOUSSE
52
Make ___ at. : APASS
54
Lawyer of fiction. : TUTT
55
Morgue, for one. : RUE
58
Tip. : HINT
59
Low threatening sounds. : MUTTERINGS
62
Quondam. : ONCE
63
Russian city. : OREL
64
Rhodes. : CECIL
65
Lament. : WEEP
66
Bare. : MERE
67
Ring-around-___. : AROSY
Down
1
Telly's initials. : BBC
2
Limp as ___. : ARAG
3
Flexible shoot. : BINE
4
Star of the minstrel show. : ENDMAN
5
Snow runner. : SKI
6
Mocha and others. : FLAVORS
7
Subsequent. : LATER
8
Carried too far. : OVERDID
9
Part of "T. W. 3." : WAS
10
At a distance. : AFAR
11
Sources. : BEGINNINGS
12
Foreign. : ALIEN
13
Popular garment. : STOLE
18
Postpone. : DEFER
22
Beaus. : ADMIRERS
24
Crabs. : FIDDLERS
25
Ancient high note. : ELA
27
Spoils. : LOOT
28
Look. : APPEARANCE
30
Ivy Leaguer. : ELI
31
Title for 59 Down. : MRS
34
Selves. : EGOS
35
Bribe. : SOP
37
Shoe leather. : ELK
40
Brew. : ALE
41
Bliss. : RAPTURE
42
Quick shuffling pace. : SCUTTLE
43
Discernment. : TASTE
47
Adjective for the "Munsters" et al. : EERIER
48
Almost extinct petrel. : CAHOW
49
Suppose, old style. : OPINE
51
External. : OUTER
53
Degree. : STEP
56
Strange: Scot. : UNCO
57
Sponsorship. : EGIS
59
One of the home folks. : MOM
60
Initials akin to 1 Down. : RCA
61
Cunning. : SLY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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