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New York Times, Friday, December 1, 1967

64-Across : Confusion.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
David Steinberg notes:

In 17-Across, changed "Home" to "home."

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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,684
Across
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S. A. simian. : TITI
5
Large: Prefix. : MEGA
9
Shut in an inlet. : EMBAY
14
Arthur's middle name. : ALAN
15
Prayers. : AVES
16
Middays. : NOONS
17
Fish home. : POND
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Part of U.S. : NENG
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Nobody. : NOONE
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Came after. : ENSUED
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State's nickname. : LONESTAR
24
Sun. : DAYSTAR
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Pray: Lat. : ORA
27
Have reality. : ARE
28
Artistic cult. : DADAISM
33
Gushing forth. : SPURTING
38
Hit hard. : SMOTE
39
Sit. : POSE
40
Special songs. : NOELS
43
Oh, dear! : ALAS
44
Eagerness. : ARDOR
46
Campus group. : TEACHERS
48
Thistlelike plants. : TEASELS
51
Mine: It. : MIO
52
Female rabbit. : DOE
53
Postseason top team. : ALLSTAR
58
Kind of general. : FOURSTAR
63
Be suited to. : BECOME
64
Confusion. : UPSET
65
Da ___ (from the beginning): Mus. : CAPO
67
On leave. : AWAY
68
"Gin a body ___ body ... " : MEETA
69
Thessalian peak. : OSSA
70
Money in Napoli. : LIRE
71
Finisher. : ENDER
72
Smallest particle. : WHIT
73
French seasons. : ETES
Down
1
Measured. : TAPED
2
Actress Massey. : ILONA
3
Bitter herb. : TANSY
4
River of Pakistan. : INDUS
5
Chief Chinese dialect. : MANDARIN
6
Poetic time. : EVE
7
Not specific: Abbr. : GENL
8
Just ___. : ASGOOD
9
Groups of nine. : ENNEADS
10
Byre sounds. : MOOS
11
Navy recruit: Slang. : BOOT
12
Novel heroine. : ANNA
13
Belgian river. : YSER
21
State: Fr. : ETAT
23
1933 agency. : NRA
25
River in Italy. : RENO
29
Asian nanny. : AMAH
30
Daughter of Eurytus. : IOLE
31
Christmas symbol. : STAR
32
Eating place of a kind. : MESS
33
Young oyster. : SPAT
34
Study (over). : PORE
35
Govt. dept. : USDA
36
Cars of the 1920's. : REOS
37
Understand. : GET
41
Golf champion. : LEMA
42
Regatta entry. : SAILBOAT
45
Muscovite emblem. : REDSTAR
47
Porter. : COLE
49
Piece of land. : LOT
50
Dugong. : SEACOW
54
Climb. : SCALE
55
Namely. : TOWIT
56
To love: Lat. : AMARE
57
Kings: Sp. : REYES
58
Show rage. : FUME
59
Make a first bid. : OPEN
60
Kind of car. : USED
61
Network. : RETE
62
Precipitate. : RASH
66
Letter in Athens. : PSI

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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