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New York Times, Saturday, May 11, 1963

14-Across : Part of a sentence: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 85, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,032
Across
1
Capable of. : UPTO
5
Numerical prefix. : TETRA
10
Angler's problem. : SNAG
14
Part of a sentence: Abbr. : PRED
15
Out in the open. : UNHID
16
Falsehood. : TALE
17
Creator of Cappy Ricks. : KYNE
18
Infirm. : ANILE
19
Author of a 16 Across. : LIAR
20
Stop. : END
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Lewis Carroll creatures. : SNARKS
22
As soon as. : ONCE
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Juan's January. : ENERO
25
Head: Fr. : TETE
27
Vistuala tributary. : SAN
28
Didacticism. : PEDANTRY
31
Wrest (from). : EXTORT
33
Breakfast food. : FARINA
35
Strokes in certain games. : SHOTS
36
Activity on the New Frontier. : FIFTYMILEHIKE
39
Spokes of a wheel. : RADII
40
Looks cynical. : SNEERS
41
Myriads. : OCEANS
43
Legend in a book. : EXLIBRIS
47
Marine. : SEA
48
Northern fliers. : AUKS
50
Indian chief. : NEHRU
51
Transactions: Lat. : ACTA
53
___ oneself (go). : BETAKE
56
What is more. : YES
57
Reclined. : LAIN
58
West Pointer. : PLEBE
59
Highest volcano in Europe. : ETNA
60
Ferrite. : IRON
61
Poplar. : ASPEN
62
In that case. : THEN
63
Girl's name meaning "delight." : EDNA
64
Red: Prefix. : ROSEO
65
Author Ben ___ Williams. : AMES
Down
1
Maintenance. : UPKEEP
2
Name in "The Scarlet Letter." : PRYNNE
3
Cultivated. : TENDED
4
Way: Suffix. : ODE
5
Sahib, in Malaysia. : TUAN
6
Italian province. : ENNA
7
Early Hitchcock (with "The"). : THIRTYNINESTEPS
8
German poet. : RILKE
9
"___ Fideles." : ADESTE
10
Normandy town. : STLO
11
Muslin. : NAINSOOK
12
Menu term. : ALACARTE
13
Rulers. : GERENTS
21
Piece of music. : SONATINA
24
Basket material. : RAFFIA
26
Stalin's birthplace, now. : EXSHRINE
29
Effort. : TRY
30
Optional feature of eyeglasses. : RIMS
32
Pyramus' beloved. : THISBE
34
Man's nickname. : ALEX
36
King or queen. : FACECARD
37
Mental activity. : IDEATION
38
Fish. : EEL
39
Cole Porter opus. : ROSALIE
42
Below a certain standard. : SUBPAR
44
Dancer's concern. : RHYTHM
45
One of the du Ponts. : IRENEE
46
Black-eyed ___. : SUSANS
49
Racehorse, one of the big winners. : KELSO
52
O'Neill heroine. : ANNA
54
Have ___ in one's bonnet. : ABEE
55
Game of chance. : KENO
59
Greek letter. : ETA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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