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New York Times, Monday, June 9, 1969

29-Across : Informal gathering.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J Q V W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 249 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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C
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,240
Across
1
Add interest to. : COLOR
6
World's highest capital. : LHASA
11
Hindu holy city. : BENARES
13
Dulls. : DEADENS
15
Competitor. : ENTRANT
16
Vesture. : RAIMENT
17
Round ___ ball. : ASA
18
On top. : LEADING
20
Durocher. : LEO
21
Out of ___. : SORTS
23
Pub serving. : PINT
24
Billycocks. : HATS
25
Parcae. : TRIO
26
Waterfront union: Abbr. : ILA
27
Praying figures. : ORANTS
29
Informal gathering. : SONGFEST
32
Term in heraldry. : UNDE
33
European area. : SAAR
34
Jut out. : HANG
36
Wine additive. : STUM
38
Careless. : SLAPDASH
42
Participant. : SHARER
44
Norse goddess. : EIR
45
Flying men from Down Under. : RAAF
47
Solid. : CONE
48
Arab headband. : AGAL
50
Moving. : ASTIR
51
Emeritus: Abbr. : RET
52
___ water. : MILKAND
54
Adjective suffix. : ILE
55
Ear shell. : ABALONE
57
Candidate. : NOMINEE
59
Former prisoner. : PAROLEE
60
Plane wing devices. : DEICERS
61
Stares. : GAPES
62
Copies, familiarly. : STATS
Down
1
Examiners. : CENSORS
2
Border lake. : ONTARIO
3
Roman god. : LAR
4
Tests. : ORALS
5
Coty. : RENE
6
Roof. : LEANTO
7
British marshal of W. W. I. : HAIG
8
Navy man: Abbr. : ADM
9
Danish island: Var. : SEELAND
10
Girl's name. : ANNETTE
11
Quadruped. : BEAST
12
Binding devices. : STAPLERS
13
Albanian river. : DRIN
14
Facing a glacier. : STOSS
19
Buenos ___. : DIAS
22
Shaving of the head. : TONSURE
24
Plane sheds. : HANGARS
26
"___ body meet ... " : IFA
28
Circular: Ger. : RUND
30
Willing: Colloq. : GAME
31
Asian country. : THAILAND
35
Calendar abbreviation. : APR
36
Notions item. : SHOEBAG
37
Fanfare. : TANTARA
39
Become known (with "out"). : LEAK
40
Silk and cotton fabric. : SATINET
41
People looking for taxis. : HAILERS
42
Discard. : SCRAP
43
Actress Ella. : RAINES
46
Disengages. : FREES
49
Part song. : GLEE
50
Grant. : ADMIT
52
Pier. : MOLE
53
Certain votes. : NOES
56
Cut off. : LOP
58
Colombian people. : ICA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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