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New York Times, Tuesday, February 27, 1968

43-Across : City in Arizona.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,772
Across
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Of a continent: Poet. : AFRIC
6
___ glance. : ATA
9
Get-together. : PARTY
14
Finnish steam bath. : SAUNA
15
Marsh. : FEN
16
Cupids, in art. : AMORS
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Sausage. : WURST
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Ingrid Bergman role. : ANASTASIA
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Concert feature. : ARIA
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Men's group. : FRATERNITY
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Fisherman. : NETTER
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Native of Sulu Archipelago. : MORO
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Born. : NEE
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Publicized. : AIRED
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Cavalieri of opera. : LINA
30
Site of "HemisFair '68." : SANANTONIO
33
Fine: Scot. : BRAW
37
Tree yielding kapok. : CEIBA
38
___ long way. : GOA
39
Not hesitant. : READY
40
Canaanite deity. : BAAL
41
Shock. : SCANDALIZE
43
City in Arizona. : YUMA
45
Take part at cards. : SITIN
46
Raises: Colloq. : UPS
49
Final dish at some meals. : NUTS
51
Villa's nickname. : PANCHO
54
Small birds. : NUTHATCHES
57
Kind of dance. : CLOG
58
Type of entertainment. : FLOORSHOW
59
Name in poetry. : MOORE
60
Moslem religion. : ISLAM
61
Eden dweller. : EVE
62
Keep clear of. : ELUDE
63
Niobe's symbol. : TEARS
64
In medias ___. : RES
65
Cradle of Titicaca. : ANDES
Down
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City on the Nile. : ASWAN
2
Former President of France. : FAURE
3
Setting of "Prisoner of Zenda." : RURITANIA
4
Greedily. : INSATIABLY
5
Small sailboat. : CAT
6
Churchill's "___ Country." : AFAR
7
Hour. : TENAM
8
Most Turks. : ANATOLIANS
9
Benefactor. : PATRON
10
"You'll be ___, my son!" : AMAN
11
Varnish ingredient. : ROSIN
12
Banal. : TRITE
13
Belgian violinist. : YSAYE
19
Prefix with comic or comedy. : SERIO
21
Eat away. : FRET
23
Singer Berger. : ERNA
27
Lowly political plum. : DOGCATCHER
29
Sherwood hero. : ABELINCOLN
30
Science degree. : SCB
31
Equity's initials. : AEA
32
Destroyer in astronaut pickup. : NOA
34
Weather portent. : RAINCLOUD
35
Cutting tool. : ADZ
36
Letter. : WYE
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Pro ___. : RATA
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S. African statesman. : SMUTS
42
Candles. : DIPS
44
Deprives of weapons. : UNARMS
46
Disqualify. : UNFIT
47
Throb. : PULSE
48
Roman garment. : STOLA
50
Start (off). : SHOVE
52
Throng. : HORDE
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Pointed arches. : OGEES
55
White. : HOAR
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Merinos. : EWES
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___ culpa. : MEA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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