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New York Times, Thursday, December 31, 1964

30-Across : Start of a basketball game.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,632
Across
1
Radar signal. : BLIP
5
Jokes. : GAGS
9
First, in Italy. : PRIMA
14
Prefix with mat or crat. : AUTO
15
So be it. : AMEN
16
Encumbered. : LADEN
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End of a drought. : RAIN
18
Asian bird. : MYNA
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Businessman. : AGENT
20
Prominent statesman. : BUNCHE
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Encroach. : TRESPASS
24
Wise to. : HEP
25
Andean animal. : LLAMA
26
Harold Wilson, for example. : LABORITE
30
Start of a basketball game. : TAPOFF
34
Hawaiian baking pit. : IMU
35
Satellite of Mars. : DEIMOS
37
In any case. : EVER
38
Necessities. : MUSTS
40
___ Jongg. : MAH
41
Part of a bowling game. : FRAME
42
Repeat. : ECHO
43
Refutation. : DENIAL
45
Pshaw! : TUT
46
Jet's milieu. : SKYWAY
48
Provision searchers. : FORAGERS
50
Lariat. : RIATA
52
Age of innocence. : TWO
53
Early form of flute. : RECORDER
56
Line on a weather map. : ISOBAR
60
Open-mouthed. : AGAPE
61
Book of the Bible. : AMOS
63
Accomplished. : DONE
64
Not in the least. : NEVER
65
See 44 Down. : SERT
66
Raised. : BRED
67
Sheath. : DRESS
68
Work units. : ERGS
69
Evergreens. : YEWS
Down
1
Sharpness. : BARB
2
Lanai feast. : LUAU
3
Drummer's concern: Abbr. : ITIN
4
Blanket cloak. : PONCHO
5
Gourmet's dish. : GAMEPIE
6
March girl. : AMY
7
Eisenhower, for example. : GENTLEMANFARMER
8
Canine sound. : SNARL
9
Blood bank item. : PLASMA
10
Writing surface. : RAGPAPER
11
Fancy. : IDEA
12
Mind: Lat. : MENS
13
Aardvark's diet. : ANTS
21
Cattle. : HERDS
23
Emulates Jack Horner. : EATS
26
Fruits. : LIMES
27
In a raging manner. : AMUCK
28
Like some hairdos. : BUSHY
29
Famous Father. : TIME
31
Egg-shaped. : OVATE
32
Thighbone. : FEMUR
33
Is nervous. : FRETS
36
Louisville's river. : OHIO
39
Nautical gear. : TOWROPES
41
Cracks. : FLAWS
43
A pair. : DYAD
44
Marin and others. : ARTISTS
47
Frames for drying. : AIRERS
49
Parting word. : GOODBY
51
Pester. : TEASE
53
Strip of shoe leather. : RAND
54
River into the Elbe. : EGER
55
Bruin's home. : CAVE
57
Humdrum one. : BORE
58
Over again. : ANEW
59
Burgundies. : REDS
62
NATO, for one. : ORG

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

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