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New York Times, Monday, June 10, 1963

53-Across : Was apprehensive of.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { B F H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 27-Down was "Lewis Carrol creature." Changed it to "Lewis Carroll creature." Clue for 34-Down is correct per the PDF, though it seems like it ought to have been "Mars prefix." Clue for 49-Down was "Perserving solution." Changed it to "Preserving solution."

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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,062
Across
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Oxford necessities. : LACES
6
Filmy piece. : WISP
10
More than 900 years ago. : MLIV
14
East Flanders town. : ALOST
15
Impression. : IDEA
16
Breeze: Lat. : AURA
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Rope for a Gaucho. : RIATA
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Nixon now. : NEWYORKER
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Physicians. : GALENS
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Like sultana grapes. : SEEDLESS
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Mystics of 19 centuries ago. : ESSENES
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Rosy. : RED
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Catchers' gear. : MITTS
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Rabbit: Fr. : LAPIN
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Kind of dye. : VAT
36
Rural region. : COUNTRYSIDE
39
Vicinity. : AREA
41
Kind of drum. : SNARE
42
Understood. : KNEW
43
Politely decline an invitation. : SENDREGRETS
46
Boxer's concern. : KOS
47
Present time. : TODAY
48
Nautical term. : KNOTS
50
Army uniforms, for short. : ODS
53
Was apprehensive of. : DREADED
57
Habitual propensity. : APPETITE
62
Former coin of Ethiopia. : TALARI
63
Conversation piece of a sort. : TALLSTORY
65
Snell, for one. : MILER
66
Draft status. : ONEA
67
Pitch. : TONE
68
Decree. : ENACT
69
Chess piece. : PAWN
70
Word in a magic saying. : OPEN
71
Godhood. : DEITY
Down
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Clothing size. : LARGE
2
Otherwise called. : ALIAS
3
Newcastle's forte. : COALS
4
Appreciate the worth of. : ESTEEM
5
Containing tin. : STANNIC
6
Acquire. : WIN
7
March time. : IDES
8
Pipe. : SEWER
9
Name on a check. : PAYEE
10
Good earth. : MARL
11
Evangelist. : LUKE
12
Makes choleric. : IRES
13
Certain words: Abbr. : VARS
19
Curiously. : ODDLY
21
Bristly. : SETOSE
24
Caused acute pain. : STUNG
27
Lewis Carroll creature. : SNARK
29
Invite. : ASK
30
Shocking ___. : PINK
31
Thought: Prefix. : IDEO
32
Radio's forte. : NEWS
33
Of great extent. : VAST
34
Flying prefix. : AREO
35
Be inclined to. : TEND
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Take a particular direction. : TREND
38
Distilling vessel. : RETORT
40
City in Oklahoma. : ADA
44
Peasants of India. : RYOTS
45
Cooked. : STEAMED
49
Preserving solution. : SALINE
51
The same. : DITTO
52
Small porch. : STOOP
54
___ Lama. : DALAI
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Upright. : ERECT
56
Sullied. : DIRTY
57
Where the finial is. : ATOP
58
Illinois city. : PANA
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Beaver pelt. : PLEW
60
Verve. : ELAN
61
River in Ireland. : ERNE
64
Ginza money. : YEN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 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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