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New York Times, Wednesday, January 5, 1966

5-Down : Momentous.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { C H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 5,989
Across
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Head man. : BOSS
5
Mirror. : GLASS
10
Gem. : OPAL
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In ___ of. : LIEU
15
Ceylon coin. : RUPEE
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Nothing: Sp. : NADA
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Singly. : ONEATATIME
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Sponsorship. : EGIS
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Abbreviation on the sports page. : TKO
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Dutch ___. : OVEN
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Typesetter's concern. : INDENT
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Central points. : NODES
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Nylon hazard. : SNAG
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Overturn. : UPEND
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Improvised. : RIGGEDUP
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Inquisitive. : NOSEY
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Important cities. : PORTS
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Equal: Prefix. : ISO
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Pulls. : TOWS
37
TV term. : VIDEO
38
State: Abbr. : SDAK
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___ nutshell. : INA
40
Out. : NOTIN
41
Chisel. : GOUGE
42
Flatters. : LAYSITON
44
More mature. : RIPER
45
Expanded. : OPEN
46
Publisher's ad. : BLURB
48
Words of commiseration. : TOOBAD
51
Propensity. : BIAS
52
Louis XIV, for one. : ROI
55
Nine: Prefix. : ENNE
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___ the gauntlet. : FLINGSDOWN
59
Fire god, in Hindu myth. : AGNI
60
Egress. : OUTGO
61
Man's name. : OWEN
62
Debatable. : MOOT
63
Goes up. : RISES
64
Linemen. : ENDS
Down
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Splotch. : BLOT
2
Farmyard sound: Colloq. : OINK
3
Discover a clear course. : SEEONESWAY
4
Latin possessive. : SUA
5
Momentous. : GRAVE
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Stringed instruments. : LUTES
7
Neat as ___. : APIN
8
Academy: Abbr. : SEM
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Looking after. : SEEINGTO
10
Nervous. : ONEDGE
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Leaf. : PAGE
12
Cousin of "deuce." : ADIN
13
Continue. : LAST
18
Nightcap, perhaps. : TODDY
23
Plays the shrew. : NAGS
25
Little ___. : ONES
26
Enticing one. : SIREN
27
Up to the time when. : UNTIL
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City in India. : POONA
29
Great sculptor. : RODIN
30
Made a thorough job of: Slang. : DIDUPBROWN
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Habit. : USAGE
32
Draw, perhaps. : POKER
34
Iron peg for mountaineers. : PITON
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Endorsed. : VOTEDFOR
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Evening, in Paris. : SOIR
40
E. Indian palm. : NIPA
41
Finely granulated rock. : GRUSS
43
Provided, old style. : SOBEIT
46
Spree: Slang. : BINGE
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Nigeria's capital. : LAGOS
48
Sporting group. : TEAM
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Progress. : ONGO
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___ account. : ONNO
51
Morsels. : BITS
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Was obligated to. : OWED
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Wayside places. : INNS
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French pronoun. : LUI
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John or Jane. : DOE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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