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New York Times, Friday, April 15, 1966

12-Down : Market optimist.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { V W }, Scrabble score: 309 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
David Steinberg notes:

The solution PDF incorrectly listed the letter at the intersection of 19-Across/10-Down as a T; corrected it to a J.

1
C
2
A
3
M
4
P
5
K
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R
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A
8
A
9
L
10
A
11
B
12
B
13
A
14
A
L
A
I
15
P
O
S
T
E
16
B
O
U
T
17
S
O
S
O
18
S
C
A
L
A
19
J
I
L
T
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A
T
Q
U
21
E
22
M
A
N
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F
U
L
L
Y
24
U
S
E
25
A
S
T
I
R
26
S
27
H
E
L
L
28
O
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U
T
30
O
X
E
31
Y
32
E
33
S
34
C
A
R
Y
35
B
A
T
36
U
S
E
U
P
37
A
G
A
38
F
I
R
E
39
S
40
U
P
41
S
R
I
42
R
A
D
43
I
I
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R
U
N
45
S
T
U
N
46
F
R
E
N
C
47
H
48
O
P
E
49
N
N
E
S
S
50
S
H
E
51
L
F
52
T
O
R
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G
54
O
55
T
O
U
T
O
F
56
H
O
Y
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L
58
E
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R
O
O
F
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E
R
A
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S
62
E
63
Z
E
A
L
64
E
Z
R
A
65
R
A
C
E
S
66
E
A
R
L
67
S
E
E
R
68
O
N
T
A
P
69
S
R
A
S
© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,089
Across
1
Group of supporters. : CAMP
5
S. African village. : KRAAL
10
Rhyme scheme. : ABBA
14
Asian range. : ALAI
15
___ restante. : POSTE
16
Set-to. : BOUT
17
Not very good. : SOSO
18
La ___. : SCALA
19
Cast off. : JILT
20
Ave ___ vale. : ATQUE
22
With resolution. : MANFULLY
24
Wield. : USE
25
On the move. : ASTIR
26
Disburse: Colloq. : SHELLOUT
30
Daisies. : OXEYES
34
British novelist. : CARY
35
Face a pitcher. : BAT
36
Deplete. : USEUP
37
Eastern potentate. : AGA
38
Becomes angry. : FIRESUP
41
Hindu title. : SRI
42
Spokes. : RADII
44
Manage. : RUN
45
Daze. : STUN
46
Kind of cuff. : FRENCH
48
Generosity. : OPENNESS
50
Place for book keeping. : SHELF
52
Gate: Ger. : TOR
53
Escaped. : GOTOUTOF
56
Final authority. : HOYLE
59
Summit. : ROOF
60
Cancel. : ERASE
63
Ardor. : ZEAL
64
Pound or Stone. : EZRA
65
Careers. : RACES
66
Count, in England. : EARL
67
Oracle. : SEER
68
Available. : ONTAP
69
Ladies of Spain: Abbr. : SRAS
Down
1
___ Grande. : CASA
2
Oodles. : ALOT
3
Act under false pretenses. : MASQUERADE
4
Devoutly. : PIOUSLY
5
Army messmen. : KPS
6
Sinbad's bird. : ROC
7
8
African range. : ATLAS
9
Rude structure. : LEANTO
10
Forswears. : ABJURES
11
Be enraged. : BOIL
12
Market optimist. : BULL
13
Lawyer: Abbr. : ATTY
21
Elusive one. : EEL
23
Repair. : FIXUP
26
Ascot. : SCARF
27
Ishmael's mother. : HAGAR
28
Oriental sash. : OBI
29
Nasser's concern. : UAR
31
Recent past. : YESTERYEAR
32
Southeast wind. : EURUS
33
___ out (protracts). : SPINS
38
Ornamental cape. : FICHU
39
Have a bite. : SUP
40
French article. : UNE
43
___ as. : INSOFAR
45
Naps. : SNOOZES
47
Different: Prefix. : HETERO
49
___ degree. : NTH
51
Navigational device. : LORAN
53
Stoneware: Fr. : GRES
54
Escape slowly. : OOZE
55
Disrupted. : TORE
57
Poem by Byron. : LARA
58
Additions to houses. : ELLS
61
Swell. : SEA
62
Dr. Rhine's interest. : ESP

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