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New York Times, Tuesday, May 31, 1966

63-Across : Descartes.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has duplicate clues.
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C
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P
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B
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R
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L
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C
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,135
Across
1
Follow along. : CHASE
6
Dickens' Silas. : WEGG
10
Type of test. : ACID
14
Covered with fluff. : LINTY
15
Type of hat. : HALO
16
See 7 Down. : LADY
17
Inner arm bones. : ULNAE
18
Pliant. : ADAPTABLE
20
Political group. : BLOC
21
Man's name. : ERIC
22
Canadian physician. : OSLER
23
Restaurant equipment. : COFFEEMAKERS
26
Very much. : BYHALF
29
Oklahoma city. : ADA
30
Type of athlete. : AMATEUR
32
Feminine title. : MRS
33
McClellan's opponent. : LEE
36
Wife of Abélard. : HELOISE
37
Workers' protest. : SITDOWN
39
Elders: Abbr. : SRS
40
Dept. of Scotland Yard. : CID
41
Was meddlesome: Colloq. : SNOOPED
42
Combat troops: Abbr. : CAV
43
Provokes. : ANGERS
44
President, for one. : OFFICEHOLDER
50
Welsh dog. : CORGI
51
Buffalo's waterfront. : ERIE
52
Some persons. : ONES
56
Relative of a squirrel cage. : TREADMILL
58
Lombardy city. : ASOLA
59
Field: Lat. : AGER
60
Suffix in chemistry. : ENOL
61
Term in carpentry. : TENON
62
Suffix with sour or sweet. : NESS
63
Descartes. : RENE
64
For ___ (cheaply). : ASONG
Down
1
Elks or Lions. : CLUB
2
Capitol site. : HILL
3
Part of A.D. : ANNO
4
Marked by short, clear-cut notes: Mus. : STACCATO
5
Electric ___. : EYE
6
Waterfront structure. : WHARF
7
Girl of song. : EADIE
8
Frappé. : GLACE
9
Political group. : GOP
10
State. : ALASKA
11
Knitting stitch. : CABLE
12
Time waster. : IDLER
13
Workers with fabrics. : DYERS
19
Object once worn as a charm. : TOADSTONE
21
Gushing. : EFFUSIVE
24
Chemical used in soap, ointments, etc. : OLEICACID
25
Pickled meat. : MARINADE
26
Scornful sounds. : BAHS
27
Giant of Norse myth. : YMER
28
Dutch painter. : HALS
31
Madder. : RED
32
Valuable papers. : MSS
33
Run, in a way. : LOPE
34
Jug. : EWER
35
Termini. : ENDS
38
European wild flowers. : DOGROSES
42
Cheroots. : CIGARS
44
Occurring every eighth day. : OCTAN
45
Fabricate. : FORGE
46
Disengages. : FREES
47
German poet. : HEINE
48
Dress goods. : ORLON
49
French city. : LILLE
53
Negative exclamation. : NONO
54
College in N. C. : ELON
55
Rejoiced. : SANG
57
Sea: Fr. : MER
58
___ premium. : ATA

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

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