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New York Times, Friday, April 26, 1963

64-Across : Editor's term.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,017
Across
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Dance "the light fantastic." : TRIP
5
Spring. : SKIP
9
Something regrettable. : SHAME
14
Goddess of youth. : HEBE
15
Elfin being. : PERI
16
Artist on a U.S. stamp. : HOMER
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Tree. : EVERGREEN
19
Colorado ski town. : ASPEN
20
Ocean swell. : SEA
21
Burn's "own." : AIN
22
Registers. : ENLISTS
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Nest site. : ELMTREE
26
Far: Prefix. : TELE
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June crop, on campus. : ABS
28
Spring observance, April 26. : ARBORDAY
32
Tree. : LOCUST
35
Cat call. : MEOW
36
Candlenut. : AMA
37
Place. : SPOT
38
Cutting tool. : DIE
39
Ichabod Crane's rival. : BROM
40
Urchin. : TAD
41
Experts. : ACES
43
Philemon's wife, in Greek legion. : BAUCIS
45
Juneberry. : SHADBUSH
47
Say further. : ADD
48
Grate. : RASP
49
Of highest excellence. : CLASSIC
53
Cigar tree. : CATALPA
56
Pharmacist's manual: Abbr. : USP
57
"___ Summer Garden." : INA
58
Spanish friend. : AMIGO
59
Shade-loving annual. : IMPATIENS
62
Stick. : BATON
63
Lodge. : ROOM
64
Editor's term. : STET
65
Excelled. : SHONE
66
Parts of words: Abbr. : SUFS
67
On earth. : HERE
Down
1
Plural pronoun. : THESE
2
Make merry. : REVEL
3
Type of girder. : IBEAM
4
For each. : PER
5
Most lively. : SPRIEST
6
N. H. city. : KEENE
7
Choler. : IRE
8
Maine symbol. : PINETREE
9
Superficial. : SHALLOW
10
Maker of knitted goods. : HOSIER
11
Elec. units. : AMPS
12
Fitting. : MEET
13
Sea birds. : ERNS
18
Clothes. : GARBS
23
Biblical peak. : NEBO
25
Firm. : TAUT
28
Mennonites. : AMISH
29
Jeanne ___. : DARC
30
Mine: Fr. : AMOI
31
Vegetables. : YAMS
32
Landing craft. : LSTS
33
Large Atlantic fish. : OPAH
34
Musical finale. : CODA
38
Loses hope. : DESPAIRS
39
Signs of spring. : BUDS
41
Ear shell. : ABALONE
42
Point. : CUSP
43
See 17 Across. : BALSAMS
44
Modify. : ADAPT
46
Fairy tale creature. : DRAGON
49
___ tea. : CUPOF
50
Seven: Sp. : SIETE
51
More secret. : INNER
52
Social group. : CASTE
53
N. Y. C. fleet. : CABS
54
Oriental nurse. : AMAH
55
Josip Broz. : TITO
60
Soft: Fr. : MOU
61
Somewhat: Suffix. : ISH

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

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