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New York Times, Tuesday, September 8, 1964

55-Across : Untruth.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,518
Across
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Soothing. : BLAND
6
South African river. : VAAL
10
Sound of rain on the pane. : SPAT
14
Carpenter's tool. : AUGER
15
Concerning: Law. : INRE
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Prefix with cast or graph. : TELE
17
Lies, à la Mark Twain. : STATISTICS
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Grafted: Her. : ENTE
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Him's partner. : HER
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___ cutlet. : VEAL
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Laugh loudly. : SCREAM
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Refection. : MEAL
25
Laughing. : RIANT
26
Dark blue. : COBALT
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Small flag. : BANNERET
32
Kimono decor. : OBIS
33
Color. : ORANGE
35
Eastern name. : ALI
36
English county. : BERKS
38
River of Wales and England. : USK
39
Take part. : SITIN
41
Dull, resounding noise: Colloq. : BAM
42
American painter. : INNESS
45
___ noire. : BETE
46
Blowouts of a sort. : SHINDIGS
48
Reproves. : CHIDES
50
High times. : NOONS
51
Far East land. : LAOS
52
Avaunt! : BEGONE
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Alone: Lat. : SOLA
55
Untruth. : FIB
58
Newspaper name of fame. : OCHS
59
Chile seaport. : VALPARAISO
62
Hillside: Scot. : BRAE
63
American Indian. : ERIE
64
Humdinger. : DILLY
65
Aggregates. : SUMS
66
Packing-house products. : HAMS
67
Birds. : SMEES
Down
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Good time: Brit. slang. : BASH
2
Guitar's cousin. : LUTE
3
Colloidal substance. : AGAR
4
Profit. : NET
5
Twaddle. : DRIVEL
6
Indispensable. : VITAL
7
West Indian shrub. : ANIL
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Spark stream. : ARC
9
German dramatist. : LESSING
10
English novelist. : STERNE
11
Spread through. : PENETRATED
12
Utah skiing resort. : ALTA
13
Rain heavily. : TEEM
18
Pacific pact. : SEATO
23
Candy ___. : CANES
24
Fencer's gear. : MASK
25
Formations. : RANKS
26
Tyrus and others. : COBBS
27
West Indies magic. : OBEAH
28
English metropolis. : BIRMINGHAM
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Items often stolen. : BASES
30
10-point type. : ELITE
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Spikes. : TINES
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Ladder parts. : RUNGS
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Ancient seaport. : SIDON
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Bird. : IBIS
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Ancient capital. : NINEVEH
44
La ___. : SCALA
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Snares. : NOOSES
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Keeps in reserve. : HOARDS
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Runs easily. : LOPES
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Quick curtsies. : BOBS
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Color. : ECRU
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Spare. : SLIM
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Cabinet of a kind. : FILE
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Royale, for one. : ISLE
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Urchins. : BOYS
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Heavenly Altar. : ARA
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Purpose. : AIM

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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