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New York Times, Wednesday, August 17, 1966

53-Across : Scrupulous.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,213
Across
1
Fish. : CARP
5
Fish. : COD
8
Yield. : BEND
12
Shots beyond the target. : OVERS
14
Kind of package. : CARE
15
Winged: Anat. : ALAR
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Eyelashes. : CILIA
17
First man. : ADAM
18
European president. : TITO
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Without limit. : ADINFINITUM
22
Early Roman date. : XIV
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Essence. : SCENT
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Caustic. : EROSIVE
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Pine (for). : ACHE
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Ditch or moat. : FOSS
30
Reveals. : BARES
31
First-quarter moon. : CRESCENT
33
Glove size. : SIX
34
Secreted. : HID
35
Cache of arms. : ARSENAL
37
French king. : ROI
40
Main and others: Abbr. : STS
41
To the point. : RELEVANT
43
Chemical element. : BORON
46
Prefix for phone or ton. : MEGA
47
Followers: Suffix. : ITES
48
Oblivious. : UNAWARE
50
Maker of violins. : AMATI
52
Oriental money. : SEN
53
Scrupulous. : PUNCTILIOUS
57
Shingle. : SIGN
59
Equine. : MARE
60
Velvet. : PANNE
61
Former English P.M. : EDEN
62
Mild expletive. : EGAD
63
Part of a walk-up. : STAIR
64
Venture. : DARE
65
Bird's bill. : NEB
66
Heroine of animal tale. : ELSA
Down
1
Tropical shrub. : COCA
2
Very eager. : AVID
3
Enjoyed. : RELISHED
4
Monarchs. : PRINCES
5
Mohammedan judge. : CADI
6
Speechifies. : ORATES
7
Take exception. : DEMUR
8
Club. : BAT
9
Tincture. : ELIXIR
10
Aborigine. : NATIVE
11
Moving crowds. : DROVES
13
Vault. : SAFE
14
Districts. : CANTONS
20
Derives by reasoning. : INFERS
21
Pendant ornament. : MOBILE
25
Kind of horn, for short. : SAX
26
German exclamation. : ACH
27
Dernier ___. : CRI
29
Cubic meter. : STERE
32
Doze. : CATNAP
33
Delicatessen. : SALAMI
36
Vetoed. : NEGATED
37
Sensible. : RATIONAL
38
Number. : ONE
39
Possessive pronoun. : ITS
40
Barnyard animal. : SOW
42
Weaken. : VITIATE
43
Transported, in a way. : BUSSED
44
Indian. : ONEIDA
45
U.S. lunar probe. : RANGER
46
Household. : MENAGE
49
Cud. : RUMEN
51
Dolomites. : ALPS
54
Zodiac sign. : CRAB
55
Les Etats ___. : UNIS
56
Laboratory specialties. : SERA
58
Compass point. : NNE

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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