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New York Times, Friday, January 24, 1969

45-Down : Forth, for one.

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: 266 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,104
Across
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Pintails. : SMEES
6
Shoe part. : CLEAT
11
Bookseller of a kind. : STALLMAN
14
More oppressive. : HARDER
16
Memorable actor. : PAULMUNI
17
Novelist Thirkell. : ANGELA
18
Humpty Dumpty. : EGG
19
Having a thrilling sensation. : ATINGLE
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Bird's beak. : NEB
22
Hayden of Arizona. : CARL
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Menu favorite. : STEAK
25
Narrative. : SAGA
26
Source of heat. : STEAM
28
Transport systems: Abbr. : RRS
29
Short spell. : SPURT
30
Gaucho gear. : BOLAS
32
Asian country. : KOREA
33
Garments. : STOLES
35
Political goal. : REFORM
36
Peeled. : PARED
37
African language. : BANTU
38
Feels concern. : CARES
39
Pronoun. : HER
40
Store (away). : STASH
44
Unique thing. : ONER
45
Tempus ___. : FUGIT
47
Normandy town. : STLO
48
Name meaning grace. : ANN
49
Key played with a finger. : DIGITAL
51
Headgear. : TAM
52
Keen-scented canine. : SETTER
54
Grandpa's pride. : NAMESAKE
56
Shirking responsibility. : TRUANT
57
More furtive. : SNEAKIER
58
Well-known college. : SMITH
59
Auto trips. : SPINS
Down
1
"The ___ eve ... " : STAGAT
2
In spite of, old style. : MAUGRE
3
House part. : ELL
4
Girl's name. : ELMA
5
South African statesman. : SMUTS
6
Schoolroom need. : CHALK
7
Sprinter's pathway. : LANE
8
Work unit. : ERG
9
German statesman. : ADENAUER
10
Message. : TELEGRAM
11
Glasses: Colloq. : SPECS
12
"___ Dance." : ANITRAS
13
Forty-___. : NINERS
15
Moroccan capital. : RABAT
20
Form of fuel. : GAS
23
Important worker. : LABORER
25
Young shoots. : SPROUTS
27
Breakwaters. : MOLES
29
Loosely woven wools used for shoddy. : SOFTS
31
Went first. : LED
32
Understanding. : KEN
33
Wrenches. : SPANNERS
34
Ancient Italian city. : TARENTUM
35
New Jersey river. : RARITAN
37
Sets about. : BEGINS
38
Take it easy. : COAST
39
Cling to. : HUG
41
Arrive at. : ATTAIN
42
Satisfies. : SLAKES
43
Big hit. : HOMER
45
Forth, for one. : FIRTH
46
Makes docile. : TAMES
49
Surface flaw. : DENT
50
Vault. : LEAP
53
Asian. : TAI
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Engage in a sport. : SKI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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