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New York Times, Tuesday, December 20, 1966

26-Down : Opted.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V }, Scrabble score: 319 (avg 1.69)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,338
Across
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Continue. : LAST
5
Singer. : BASSO
10
Gifts of a kind. : TIPS
14
Operatic role. : IGOR
15
Performer. : ACTOR
16
Sentry's command. : HALT
17
U.N. member. : MALI
18
Old hat. : STALE
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Equal: Fr. : EGAL
20
Foretell. : PROPHESY
22
Gully. : ARROYO
24
For fear that. : LEST
25
One's own: Prefix : IDIO
26
Birdlike sound. : CHEEP
29
Title: Abbr. : HON
31
Oodles. : SCADS
35
Numerical prefix. : HEX
36
Gets married. : TIESTHEKNOT
39
Norse name. : OLAF
41
Turkish cavalryman. : SPAHI
42
Physical extent. : SIZE
43
Bond, for one. : SECRETAGENT
46
Beverage. : TEA
47
Register. : ENTER
48
Ad ___ (to the point). : REM
49
Lend ___. : AHAND
51
Bridge hand. : EAST
53
Adjective ending. : IBLE
55
Seethe with anger. : SIZZLE
58
Australian city. : ADELAIDE
62
To ___. : ATEE
63
Vocabulary : WORDS
65
Boost: Slang. : PLUG
66
Customer. : USER
67
Rejoice. : EXULT
68
City in Nevada. : ELKO
69
Young lady. : LASS
70
Architectural features. : DOMES
71
Hair treatments. : DYES
Down
1
Flaccid. : LIMP
2
Culture medium. : AGAR
3
Aria, for one. : SOLO
4
Base hit. : TRIPLE
5
Foundations. : BASES
6
Portrays. : ACTSTHEPART
7
Stopover. : STAY
8
Answer: Abbr. : SOL
9
Dryad's cousin. : OREAD
10
On ___ (over ice). : THEROCKS
11
Operatic role. : IAGO
12
Emulate 15 Across. : PLAY
13
French town. : STLO
21
Numerical prefix. : HEPT
23
Originate. : RISE
25
___ of (during). : INTHEMIDDLE
26
Opted. : CHOSE
27
Famous beauty. : HELEN
28
Correct : EXACT
30
Indian. : OSAGE
32
Spanish saint. : ANITA
33
Twelve. : DOZEN
34
Place. : STEAD
37
Suffix with loyal or royal. : IST
38
Hebrew liquid measure. : HIN
40
Supermarket gear. : FREEZERS
44
Epochal. : ERAL
45
Towering. : TALL
50
Overfilled. : HEAPED
52
Emulated Dorcas : SEWED
54
Excels. : BESTS
55
Author Bellow. : SAUL
56
"___ boy!" : ITSA
57
Letters. : ZEES
58
Flowering plant. : ARUM
59
Maladroitly. : ILLY
60
Nobleman. : DUKE
61
Personalities. : EGOS
64
Chemical prefix. : OXO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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