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New York Times, Thursday, February 20, 1969

17-Across : Countertenor.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { G J K Z }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,131
Across
1
Feign. : SHAM
5
Phouma's land. : LAOS
9
Grape refuse. : MARC
13
Scabbard point. : CHAPE
14
Use a stylus. : ETCH
15
Biblical name. : ABEL
16
Partner of lost. : LOVED
17
Countertenor. : ALTO
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Fading star. : NOVA
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Partner of ram. : EWE
20
Forever: Lat. : INPERPETUUM
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Bay in east Atlantic. : BISCAY
25
Narcotics. : OPIATES
26
Angry. : FITTOBETIED
28
Drug plant. : ALOE
29
___ Miguel. : SAO
30
Skin. : DERMA
34
Disparages. : SLURS
36
Aides to M.D.'s. : RNS
38
Sunfish. : ROACH
40
Precipitous. : STEEP
42
Addition to Carmel or Juan. : ITA
44
Malaysian vessel. : PROA
45
Rock-'n'-roll room. : DISCOTHEQUE
48
Object. : PROTEST
52
Short-tailed monkey. : RHESUS
53
National shrine. : LIBERTYBELL
55
Airline abbreviation. : ETA
57
Tip. : APEX
58
Chemical prefix. : IMID
59
Sound combination. : MUSIC
61
Series of questions. : TEST
62
Old Lithuanian coins. : LITU
63
Excess of solar over lunar year. : EPACT
64
Individuals. : ONES
65
Go through a sieve. : SEEP
66
Soviet press agency. : TASS
Down
1
Posters. : SHOWBILLS
2
Settle. : HAVEITOUT
3
Copy. : APE
4
Physician, familiarly. : MEDICO
5
1968, for one. : LEAPYEAR
6
Salt tree. : ATLE
7
European tax. : OCTROI
8
Marketed. : SHOPPED
9
Devilfish. : MANTA
10
Nearby. : ABOUT
11
Musical show. : REVUE
12
Quahogs. : CLAMS
13
Small: Suffix. : CLE
21
Seizes: Colloq. : NABS
22
Duck. : EIDER
24
Cubic measure. : STERE
26
Notes of the scale. : FAS
27
Invigorating. : TONIC
31
Ring enclosures. : ROPES
32
Pacific islands. : MARQUESAS
33
Musician's concern. : ACOUSTICS
35
Jewish festival. : SEDER
37
Accumulated. : STOREDUP
39
Own: Scotch. : HAE
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Seed-bearers. : PISTILS
43
Sports: Abbr. : ATHL
46
Come between. : STYMIE
47
Head covering. : HELMET
48
Noted Greek. : PLATO
49
Mature. : RIPEN
50
Corpulent. : OBESE
51
Themes. : TEXTS
54
Snack. : BITE
56
Play the part of. : ACT
60
___ tree. : UPA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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