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New York Times, Friday, April 14, 1961

20-Across : Noun suffix, often diminutive.

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: 290 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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A
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C
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T
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U
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P
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R
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K
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H
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K
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W
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L
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D
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F
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,291
Across
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Behave playfully: Colloq. : ACTUP
6
Display case. : RACK
10
Fiacre. : HACK
14
Principle advocated. : CAUSE
15
Relative of raven. : EBON
16
Heraldic bearing. : ORLE
17
Trial's partner. : ERROR
18
Mete out. : APPORTION
20
Noun suffix, often diminutive. : OON
21
Marlinespike. : FID
23
Island near Trinidad. : TOBAGO
24
Ornate. : FLOWERY
26
Part of a brake. : SHOE
27
Aspect. : FACET
28
Kiddy. : TODDLER
32
Three-mile ___. : LIMIT
34
Translucent silicas. : OPALS
36
Chemical suffix. : ENE
37
"A" in Arabic. : ALIF
38
Metalworker's tool. : SWAGE
39
Material for a debate. : DATA
40
Skittle. : PIN
41
Any single thing. : PIECE
42
Good turn. : FAVOR
43
Italian landlady. : PADRONA
45
French monk. : FRERE
47
Eldest son. : HEIR
48
Peak in Washington. : RAINIER
51
Cathedral city on the Somme. : AMIENS
54
Traveler's rest. : INN
55
Compass point. : NNE
56
Vibrant. : PULSATING
59
All together, in music. : TUTTI
61
City near Kyoto. : OTSU
62
Do artwork. : ETCH
63
Edith Wharton's "___ Frome." : ETHAN
64
Barents, Bering, etc. : SEAS
65
___ out (dig up). : ROOT
66
Exploits. : DEEDS
Down
1
Within an ___ (very near). : ACEOF
2
Seasonal song. : CAROL
3
Natural inclination or aptitude. : TURNOFMIND
4
One of Bob Hope's sponsors. : USO
5
Complete, as a stranger. : PERFECT
6
Describing some clothing. : READYTOWEAR
7
Church dignitary: Abbr. : ABP
8
Man in blue. : COP
9
Imperfection in lumber. : KNOTHOLE
10
Favorable place for growth. : HOTBED
11
Operatic highlight. : ARIA
12
Kind of dance. : CLOG
13
Gambling game. : KENO
19
Quarter acres. : ROODS
22
Enrage. : IRE
25
Gamin. : WAIF
26
Nervousness of a sort. : STAGEFRIGHT
29
___ lurch (desert). : LEAVEINTHE
30
Inner: Comb. form. : ENTO
31
Set upright. : REAR
32
Native of Finnmark. : LAPP
33
Dorsal bones. : ILIA
35
Ocean: Abbr. : PAC
38
Ominous. : SINISTER
39
Pshaw! : DARN
41
Sub ___ (under penalty): Lat. : POENA
42
Made a mock attack. : FEINTED
44
Small monkey of India. : RHESUS
46
Flowed. : RAN
49
Toward the center. : ENTAD
50
Harness parts. : REINS
51
Military post offices. : APOS
52
Silent. : MUTE
53
Name akin to Elizabeth. : ILSA
57
Japanese name. : ITO
58
Military officer: Abbr. : NCO
60
Western Indian. : UTE

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

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