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New York Times, Thursday, October 19, 1967

38-Across : Word of mouth.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { K Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,641
Across
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Some children. : IMPS
5
Tooth. : MOLAR
10
Engrave. : ETCH
14
What life is. : REAL
15
Came up. : AROSE
16
33.33 inches, in Texas. : VARA
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Kind of room. : ANTE
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Drawing room. : SALON
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Egress. : EXIT
20
Where Brisbane is. : QUEENSLAND
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Canoe supports. : RIBS
23
Letter. : VEE
24
Counting-out word. : EENY
26
Bearing. : DEMEANOR
31
Mystery. : RIDDLE
35
Pronoun. : ONE
36
Replace the stuffing. : REPAD
38
Word of mouth. : PAROL
39
Get angry. : FUME
41
Asian. : TATAR
43
Jolly boat. : YAWL
44
Bellboy. : FRONT
46
Louis XIV or XV. : LEROI
48
Letter. : CEE
49
Sonnet section. : SESTET
51
Determined. : STUBBORN
53
Initials of 1942. : WAAC
55
New Guinea port. : LAE
56
Vedic god. : AGNI
59
Tacit permission. : SUFFERANCE
65
Unite. : JOIN
66
Free entertainment. : TREAT
67
Chalcedony. : SARD
68
Qualified. : ABLE
69
Issue. : EVENT
70
Bound. : TIED
71
Gypsy gentlemen. : RYES
72
Marsh grass. : SEDGE
73
Weaver's reed. : SLEY
Down
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Arabia's neighbor. : IRAQ
2
Dinner details. : MENU
3
Dough: Fr. : PATE
4
Cardigan part. : SLEEVE
5
French composer. : MASSENET
6
Viva-voce. : ORAL
7
Girl of song. : LOLA
8
United. : ASONE
9
Give, as aid. : RENDER
10
Routine. : EVERYDAY
11
Kind of dancer. : TAXI
12
Manger. : CRIB
13
Shakos. : HATS
21
Adjacent. : NEAR
25
Tang of cheese. : NIP
26
Takes off. : DOFFS
27
Harden. : ENURE
28
Notes. : MEMOS
29
Birthstone. : OPAL
30
Certain figures. : RATES
32
Constellation. : DRACO
33
A berth. : LOWER
34
Novelist Glasgow. : ELLEN
37
Flit. : DART
40
Laces. : ENTWINES
42
Gambling game. : ROULETTE
45
Hyson. : TEA
47
Piece of metal. : IBAR
50
Gustations. : TASTES
52
Aardvarks and zebras. : BEASTS
54
Flexure. : CURVE
56
Open. : AJAR
57
Pass. : GOBY
58
Khartoum's river. : NILE
60
Farmer's need. : FEED
61
Tooth. : FANG
62
Finger part. : NAIL
63
Indian. : CREE
64
Whirl. : EDDY

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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