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New York Times, Monday, April 7, 1969

35-Across : Orbed.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q V W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,177
Across
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One man, many women. : HAREM
6
Assist. : ABET
10
Dwell on. : HARP
14
Pass over. : ELIDE
15
Major or Minor. : URSA
16
Field. : AREA
17
Fast. : RAPID
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Quality of a honky-tonk piano. : TINNINESS
20
Part of Sermon on the Mount. : BEATITUDE
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French painter. : MONET
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Volume. : TOME
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Inducing sleep. : OPIATE
25
Ill humor. : SPLEEN
28
Mineral. : ORE
29
Pincers. : PLIERS
30
___ retriever. : LABRADOR
35
Orbed. : LUNAR
36
Impediment. : BAR
37
Stretch forward. : CRANE
38
Sinbad, for one. : SEAFARER
40
Authenticated. : SEALED
41
Drowse. : NOD
42
Minnesotan. : GOPHER
43
Singing group. : SEPTET
47
Gossip: Colloq. : DIRT
48
Lincoln Center unit. : OPERA
49
Confirmed. : CERTIFIED
54
Constant. : PERENNIAL
56
City in Vermont. : BARRE
57
Formerly. : ONCE
58
Gudrun's spouse. : ATLI
59
Light: Prefix. : LUMIN
60
Cheers. : RAHS
61
___ noire. : BETE
62
Force, as payment. : EXACT
Down
1
Aromatic plant. : HERB
2
Winglike parts. : ALAE
3
River bank: Lat. : RIPA
4
Do a newspaper job. : EDIT
5
Winter cruise area. : MEDITERRANEAN
6
Fall. : AUTUMN
7
June figure. : BRIDE
8
Old slave. : ESNE
9
Thrash. : TAN
10
Asian capital. : HANOI
11
Amphitheater. : ARENA
12
Put in a new place. : RESET
13
Sham gem. : PASTE
19
Subtle. : IMPERCEPTIBLE
21
___ the mark. : TOES
24
Sphere. : ORB
25
Skid. : SLUE
26
Sheer cloth. : PINA
27
Folio. : LEAF
28
Rowing equipment. : OAR
29
Word of request: Abbr. : PLS
30
Malay gibbon. : LAR
31
Irish expletive. : ARAH
32
Valley. : DALE
33
Extraordinary person. : ONER
34
Florid. : RED
36
Garden plot. : BED
39
Disintegrate. : ROT
40
Classify. : SORT
42
Little miss, familiarly. : GIRLIE
43
Deep sleep. : SOPOR
44
City in the Congo basin. : EPENA
45
Precarious spot. : PERCH
46
Corners. : TREES
47
Treated (with "with"). : DEALT
49
Adduce. : CITE
50
___ pas. : FAUX
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___ la Douce. : IRMA
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Norse pioneer. : ERIC
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Fender damage. : DENT
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Apprehend: Colloq. : NAB

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

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