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New York Times, Wednesday, November 15, 1961

39-Down : Invalid.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { B J Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,506
Across
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Young animal. : FAWN
5
Rio Grande tributary. : PECOS
10
Ammunition of a sort. : CAPS
14
Land measure. : ACRE
15
Species of primrose. : OXLIP
16
Send forth. : EMIT
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Apparatus producing electric energy. : THERMOPILE
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Pseudonym of H. H. Munro. : SAKI
20
Surround. : ENVELOP
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American novelist. : CATHER
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U. N. member. : USSR
24
Fiji Islands capital. : SUVA
25
To one side. : APART
28
Lady, for one. : TITLE
30
"Where ___?" : AMI
33
Cancel. : REPEAL
35
Affectionate term. : DEAR
36
Back: Fr. : DOS
37
Cheers. : RAHS
38
Absurd. : INEPT
40
Disappoint. : FAIL
41
Caliph's name. : ALI
42
Bluish-green. : AQUA
43
Refugee of a sort. : EMIGRE
45
Give assent (to). : YES
46
Ponders (over). : MULLS
48
Man's name. : ENEAS
49
Hat décor. : VEIL
50
Greek peak. : OSSA
52
Keep ___ (remember). : INMIND
55
In this year: Lat. : HOCANNO
58
Black stuff. : SOOT
59
Electronic scanning device. : ICONOSCOPE
62
Global region. : ASIA
63
Floor layer. : TILER
64
Constant. : EVEN
65
Cheer. : YELL
66
Be deeply moved. : YEARN
67
Native ___. : SONS
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Portly. : FAT
2
Pain. : ACHE
3
Small songbird. : WREN
4
Veins in a leaf. : NERVURES
5
Adjuncts of country homes. : POOLS
6
Article sold abroad. : EXPORT
7
Fast pace: Colloq. : CLIP
8
Lubricate. : OIL
9
Conjecture. : SPECULATE
10
Basket used in jai alai. : CESTA
11
Indian nurse. : AMAH
12
Fish. : PIKE
13
Ado. : STIR
18
Hostess Perle. : MESTA
22
Affirm. : AVER
24
Short distance. : STEP
25
Troops in order. : ARRAY
26
American artist. : PEALE
27
Genus of plant lice. : APHIS
29
Perfect. : IDEAL
30
Proverb. : ADAGE
31
Ballerina Shearer. : MOIRA
32
The Scilly ___. : ISLES
34
State of being fluid. : LIQUIDITY
39
Invalid. : NULL
40
Monetary affairs. : FINANCES
42
Prayer word. : AMEN
44
Colorful rock formations. : MESAS
47
More readily. : SOONER
49
Essential. : VITAL
51
Disdain. : SCORN
52
Londoner's phrase. : ISAY
53
Scent. : NOSE
54
Drudge. : MOIL
55
Latin-American shout. : HOLA
56
New: Prefix. : NOVO
57
Begin. : OPEN
60
Co. in France. : CIE
61
Navy man: Abbr. : ENS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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