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New York Times, Thursday, May 10, 1973

6-Down : Nipa palm

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { J Q V W X }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 55, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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K
© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,671
Across
1
Particle : MOTE
5
Rich cake : BABA
9
Word meaning: Abbr. : DEF
12
Ardor : ELAN
13
Fills : SATES
14
Angers: Lat. : IRAE
16
Enthrall : SEND
17
Feign : PLAYPOSSUM
19
To-do : HOOPLA
21
Recreation areas of a sort : PLAYPENS
22
Learning : LORE
24
Donkey: Ger. : ESEL
25
Golf's Gary et al. : PLAYERS
28
Wild goats of Pyrenees : IZARDS
32
Censure : FLAY
33
Maxims : DICTA
35
"Watch ___ step" : YOUR
36
Jamaica export : RUM
37
Pouter's sound : COO
38
___ shoestring : ONA
39
Aramis, Athos and Porthos : AMIS
41
Keeps clear of : SHUNS
43
French holy women: Abbr. : STES
44
African river : UBANGI
46
TV instant events : REPLAYS
48
Relative : AUNT
50
Summerville of films : SLIM
51
Excels in a game : OUTPLAYS
55
Having fun : ATPLAY
59
Baseball rarity : TRIPLEPLAY
61
Nutty : LOCO
62
Ill humor : BILE
63
Nautical calls : AHOYS
64
Interlude, with 57 Down : ENTR
65
Mal de ___ : MER
66
Neck part : NAPE
67
___ to high heaven : REEK
Down
1
Ensnare : MESH
2
Kitchen staple : OLEO
3
Pueblo Indian : TANO
4
Bridge maneuver : ENDPLAY
5
Prom, French style : BAL
6
Nipa palm : ATAP
7
Stendhal's real name : BEYLE
8
Consort of Pericles : ASPASIA
9
Exhibit : DISPLAY
10
Scottish Gaelic : ERSE
11
Goat-man : FAUN
13
Exempted : SPARED
15
German river : EMS
18
Court cry : OYEZ
20
Myrna : LOY
23
Segal : ERICH
25
Make a depth sounding : PLUMB
26
Monster of myth : LAMIA
27
Do a scullery job : SCOUR
29
Abounding in forest growth : ROOTY
30
Sand hills : DUNES
31
Spanish ladies: Abbr. : SRAS
32
Mrs., in Berlin : FRAU
34
Moods : TONES
40
Shutterbug : SNAPPER
41
Chinese : SINAEAN
42
Sloped surfaces : SPLAYS
43
Piece of needlework : SAMPLER
45
Sea bird : GULL
47
Reading course, for short : LIT
49
Cattail genus : TYPHA
51
N.Y.C. horse-playing initials : OTB
52
Partner of Thummim : URIM
53
Bathroom décor : TILE
54
Hogwash : SLOP
56
Texas's star : LONE
57
See 64 Across : ACTE
58
English royal house : YORK
60
Vote : AYE

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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