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New York Times, Wednesday, May 11, 1966

9-Down : Sparkled.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,115
Across
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Opera remembered for "Home, Sweet Home." : CLARI
6
Musical signs. : CLEFS
11
Namesakes of scientist Mendel. : GREGORS
13
Without restraint. : FREELY
14
Took off. : RANAWAY
15
Trail the field. : RUNLAST
17
Checks copy. : EDITS
18
Vichy. : SPA
20
Villa ___. : DESTE
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Robert ___. : ELEE
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Imprint. : STAMP
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Ostrich. : RHEA
25
Mental perception. : KEN
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Early American. : PIONEER
28
Type squares. : EMS
29
Surprise. : STARTLE
31
Devil's paintbrush and others. : WEEDS
33
Recent. : LATE
34
Commotion. : STIR
35
A or B, for example. : GRADE
37
Features of a landscape. : SCENERY
40
Ophidian. : BOA
41
Rhetors. : ORATORS
43
Dawn goddess. : EOS
45
___ temperature. : RUNA
47
Pronunciation faults. : SLURS
48
Moslem judge. : CADI
49
Leave out. : ELIDE
51
Lyric form. : ODE
52
Lubricated. : OILED
53
Pursued and captured. : RANDOWN
55
Turtle, for one. : REPTILE
57
Member of an office pool. : STENOG
58
Common symptoms. : SNEEZES
59
Bucephalus. : HORSE
60
Over. : ENDED
Down
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Supports for handset telephones. : CRADLES
2
Merciful. : LENIENT
3
Marble. : AGATE
4
Knitter's concern. : ROWS
5
One of the Gershwins. : IRA
6
Vineyard: Fr. : CRU
7
Impart. : LEND
8
Fisher. : EELER
9
Sparkled. : FLASHED
10
Networks. : SYSTEMS
11
Language. : GREEK
12
Heart contraction. : SYSTOLE
13
State (of mind). : FRAME
16
Products of the Orient. : TEAS
19
Sheet of glass. : PANE
22
Mothers' helpers. : SITTERS
23
Certain alloys. : PEWTERS
26
Spanish museum. : PRADO
27
Guiding lines. : REINS
30
___ king. : ALA
32
Before. : ERE
34
Olympics officials. : SCORERS
35
Popular dish. : GOULASH
36
Met unexpectedly. : RANINTO
37
Kind of poker. : STUD
38
Apprehend clearly. : REALIZE
39
Sang, in a way. : YODELED
40
___ Rabbit. : BRER
42
Lengthwise. : ALONG
44
Parties in a contest. : SIDES
46
Viper. : ADDER
48
Adduced. : CITED
50
Geologist's concern. : EONS
52
Kind of letter. : OPEN
54
Alas! : WOE
56
Compass point. : ENE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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