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New York Times, Saturday, June 10, 1961

6-Across : Adam of Babylonian myth.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q V }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
David Steinberg notes:

Entry for 36-Down—ENS—was clued as "Half picas, in printing." Picas are absolute sizes, whereas ens are relative sizes and depend on the type size used.

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O
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,348
Across
1
Proposal. : OFFER
6
Adam of Babylonian myth. : ADAPA
11
Beatnik's lair. : PAD
14
Vaquero's rope. : REATA
15
Free: Lat. : LIBER
16
Short river of SW England. : EXE
17
Phenomenon in therapy. : FAITHHEALER
19
Nut-brown item. : ALE
20
Short book of Old Testament. : EZRA
21
Dancing star of the 1930's. : RUBYKEELER
23
Standard reference book: Abbr. : OED
24
This: Span. : ESTO
25
Cunningham's cap emblem. : STL
26
Adjective suffix. : EST
28
Christopher ___. : SLY
30
Wool-givers. : EWES
34
Abhor. : LOATHE
37
Win by strategems: Colloq. : OUTSMART
40
City on the Loire. : ORLEANS
42
___ medica. : MATERIA
43
Makes a large profit: Colloq. : CLEANSUP
45
A case of him, her or it. : GENDER
46
Feather barb used in anglers' flies. : HERL
47
Relative of the ostrich. : MOA
49
To the ___ degree. : NTH
50
Querying exclamations. : EHS
53
Juana and others. : TIAS
55
Salamander. : EFT
58
Short movies. : ONEREELERS
62
Present. : HERE
63
Me: Ger. : MIR
64
Someone who "sits loose." : FREEWHEELER
66
Engage in a certain sport. : SKI
67
Diminutive of a girl's name. : TRINA
68
Fresh-water fish. : BREAM
69
Knowledge. : KEN
70
Pert: Slang. : SASSY
71
Kennel sounds. : BARKS
Down
1
Gluck's "___ et Euridice." : ORFEO
2
Unravel. : FEAZE
3
Trumanite. : FAIRDEALER
4
Feminine name suffix. : ETTA
5
Stadium syllable. : RAH
6
Natives of the 49th state. : ALEUTS
7
Cousin of a yo-yo. : DIABOLO
8
Competently. : ABLY
9
Little looks. : PEEKS
10
French decree. : ARRET
11
Ring. : PEAL
12
Car part. : AXLE
13
___ Crossing. : DEER
18
Periods of time: Abbr. : HRS
22
Helium, for one. : ELEMENT
24
Wharton character. : ETHAN
27
Venturesome base runner. : STEALER
29
Half of a gustatory exclamation. : YUM
31
Petty politico. : WARDHEELER
32
City west of Jamestown, N. Y. : ERIE
33
Topliner. : STAR
34
Katrine, for example. : LOCH
35
Bearing, in heraldry. : ORLE
36
Half picas, in printing. : ENS
38
German "day." : TAG
39
British guns. : STENS
41
Companion of substance. : SUM
44
Irishman's moonshine. : POTEENS
48
Jet's route. : AIRWAY
51
Feels the weight of. : HEFTS
52
Sawlike part. : SERRA
54
Tough wood. : ASH
56
Capricious notion. : FREAK
57
Contract specifications. : TERMS
58
Siberian city. : OMSK
59
U. S. missile. : NIKE
60
Banshee's land. : ERIN
61
50th state mementos. : LEIS
62
Olympian goddess. : HERA
65
Flow's partner. : EBB

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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