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New York Times, Thursday, March 2, 1967

28-Down : Positively.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 330 (avg 1.75)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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M
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,410
Across
1
Kind of book. : TOME
5
Certain paintings. : DALIS
10
Ends' partner. : ODDS
14
___ the finish. : INAT
15
Lacking sense. : INANE
16
Part of a yard. : FOOT
17
Disparaging. : PEJORATIVE
19
Conifer. : PINE
20
Italian numeral. : UNO
21
Son of Ruth. : OBED
22
Sun Valley facility. : SKITOW
24
Entrances. : PORTALS
26
School groups. : PTAS
27
Passably. : SOSO
28
Historical novel by Sienkiewicz. : QUOVADIS
32
Crouch close to the ground. : SQUAT
34
VOA's sponsor. : USIA
35
___ loss. : ATA
36
Resign: Colloq. : QUIT
37
Hush! : WHIST
39
Name of 12 Popes. : PIUS
40
Cambridge school. : MIT
41
Pert miss. : CHIT
42
Shrill cries. : YELPS
43
With no loss of equilibrium. : INSTRIDE
45
Stylish: Slang. : TONY
46
Thin vapor. : HAZE
47
Bring together: Colloq. : ROUNDUP
50
Composure. : APLOMB
53
Desolate. : LORN
54
W. W. II agency. : OPA
55
Kind of mixed drink. : SOUR
56
Makes excuses. : APOLOGIZES
59
Tittle. : IOTA
60
Braves and Indians. : NINES
61
Camp out. : TENT
62
Bend. : FLEX
63
Silly ones. : GEESE
64
Prince's nickname. : ANDY
Down
1
Kind of theater seat. : TIPUP
2
___ trump. : ONENO
3
Spades and hearts. : MAJORSUITS
4
Initials of 1944-45. : ETO
5
Old Nick, in Madrid. : DIABLO
6
Feeds the kitty. : ANTES
7
Put down. : LAID
8
List of goods: Abbr. : INV
9
Takes care of. : SEESTOIT
10
Tower ___. : OFPISA
11
Old Dutch coin. : DOIT
12
"The King can ___ wrong." : DONO
13
Goulash. : STEW
18
Dinner dish. : ROAST
23
Polynesian beverage. : KAVA
25
Exactly. : TOAT
26
Kitty. : PUSS
28
Positively. : QUITE
29
Calisthenics. : DAILYDOZEN
30
Live ___. : ITUP
31
Talk from 41 Across. : SASS
32
Measure of area: Abbr. : SQMI
33
One of five: Colloq. : QUIN
37
Excellent: Slang. : WHIZBANG
38
Keep secret. : HIDE
39
State: Abbr. : PENN
41
Pack tight. : CRAM
42
Mormon leader. : YOUNG
44
Chest. : THORAX
45
Knobbed. : TOROSE
47
Parts. : ROLES
48
Turn, in a way. : UPEND
49
Meat pie. : PASTY
50
Quasi. : ASIF
51
Game. : POOL
52
Guitar's ancestor. : LUTE
53
Isolated. : LONE
57
Menu item. : PIE
58
Call ___ day. : ITA

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

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