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New York Times, Monday, December 18, 1967

56-Down : About: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
David Steinberg notes:

9-Down is misspelled.

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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,701
Across
1
Dolomites. : ALPS
5
Summer place. : CAMP
9
Simians. : APES
13
Certain stores: Colloq. : COOPS
15
Eastern title. : AMIR
16
In case. : LEST
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Gallic school. : ECOLE
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Weathercock. : VANE
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Recently. : LATE
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Old-fashioned girl. : SHRINKINGVIOLET
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Twines. : COILS
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The Sprats. : EATERS
25
Einstein : ALBERT
28
Actress Baxter. : ANNE
29
Wood. : BALSA
30
Tar. : SALT
32
Sew. : DARN
36
___ Darya, Asian river. : AMU
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Business goal. : SUCCESS
40
Popular cruise port. : RIO
41
Favorite food. : BEEF
43
Musical girl. : KATE
44
Miserere. : PSALM
46
Decisive cheat. : ROUT
48
Turkey's chin decor. : WATTLE
49
Attack. : ASSAIL
52
River into Bay of Biscay. : LOIRE
54
Captain Corcoran's bride. : LITTLEBUTTERCUP
59
Social liability. : BOOR
60
Fluff. : LINT
61
Net. : SEINE
62
Department of N France. : EURE
63
Advantage. : EDGE
64
German cake. : TORTE
65
Letters. : EXES
66
Crystal gazer. : SEER
67
Bard of old. : SCOP
Down
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Parts of a deck. : ACES
2
Body of water. : LOCH
3
Inadequate. : POOR
4
Joins strands. : SPLICES
5
Quibble. : CAVIL
6
"___ a man for a' that." : AMANS
7
Chinese dynasty. : MING
8
Forestalls. : PREVENTS
9
Apportioned. : ALLOTED
10
Famous portrait painter. : PEALE
11
Chemical term. : ESTER
12
Marks on galleys. : STETS
14
Casa dwellers. : SENORAS
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Outfit. : KIT
22
Fleming. : IAN
25
Rhyme scheme. : ABAB
26
Rich cloth. : LAME
27
Sky. : BLUE
28
Nautical term. : ALEE
30
Begone! : SCAT
31
Play part. : ACT
33
Smell ___. : ARAT
34
Tiny stream. : RILL
35
Alaskan locale. : NOME
38
Easy-to-play instruments. : UKULELES
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Leanest. : SPAREST
42
Brothers: Lat. : FRATRES
45
Music-lovers' choice. : STEREOS
47
Cosmetic substance. : OIL
48
Good humor man. : WIT
49
Broadway name. : ALBEE
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Little Crow, for one. : SIOUX
51
Bootery. : STORE
52
Thrust. : LUNGE
53
Fur. : OTTER
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Tarry. : BIDE
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About: Abbr. : CIRC
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Poetic preposition. : UNTO
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Chirp. : PEEP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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