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New York Times, Friday, May 22, 1964

13-Down : Prohibition proponents.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,409
Across
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Obscure. : BEFOG
6
Asian monk. : LAMA
10
Pal: Slang. : PARD
14
Convex molding, : OVOLO
15
State: Abbr. : ALAS
16
Sachet. : ODOR
17
Star in Cygnus. : DENEB
18
Indian princess in "Peter Pan." : TIGERLILY
20
Omega. : END
21
Building material. : ADOBE
23
Buenos ___. : AIRES
24
Part of an opera. : SCENA
25
Contents of a pot. : ANTES
26
Early spring forest growth. : SKUNKCABBAGE
30
Kind of moth. : LUNA
31
Seaport of Israel. : ACRE
32
Luau item. : POI
35
Fat. : ADIPOSE
39
Genesis character. : SERPENT
41
Except. : BUT
42
Idlers: Colloq. : BUMS
44
Oil tree. : EBOE
45
Begonias. : ELEPHANTEARS
49
Spread out. : SPLAY
51
Ancient theater. : ODEON
52
View halloo. : SHOUT
53
Pounce (upon). : SWOOP
54
Cave dweller. : BAT
57
Weed. : DANDELION
59
Cheer. : ELATE
61
Der ___. : ALTE
62
His: Fr. : ALUI
63
Fate, in Buddhism. : KARMA
64
Sheep-killing parrots. : KEAS
65
Companion of dashes. : DOTS
66
Precept. : AXIOM
Down
1
Presage. : BODE
2
Fair. : EVEN
3
Affectionate. : FOND
4
See 52 Across. : OLE
5
Return. : GOBACK
6
Diana's mother. : LATONA
7
Fictional woodcutter. : ALIBABA
8
Wizard, old style. : MAGE
9
Suffix in chemistry. : ASE
10
Cultured. : POLITE
11
C'est ___. : ADIRE
12
Hero and heroine. : ROLES
13
Prohibition proponents. : DRYS
19
Spacecraft. : RANGER
22
Companion of Jan. : DEC
24
Grasp eagerly (with "at"). : SNAP
25
Central European river. : AARE
26
Thick slice. : SLAB
27
Antelope. : KUDU
28
___ rule. : UNIT
29
Science degree. : BCS
32
Armadillo. : PEBA
33
___ about (approximately). : ONOR
34
Believers in: Suffix. : ITES
36
Flattened at the poles. : OBLATE
37
Chop ___. : SUEY
38
High title: Abbr. : EMP
40
Part of a hammer head. : PEEN
43
Lead to the door. : SHOWOUT
45
Side-steps. : ELUDES
46
Handsome fellow. : ADONIS
47
Recent: Prefix. : NEO
48
City in Kansas. : TOPEKA
49
Rock. : SHALE
50
___ Delgada. : PONTA
52
Northern state: Abbr. : SDAK
53
Farm building. : SILO
54
Italian seaport. : BARI
55
Vapor: Prefix. : ATMO
56
Group. : TEAM
58
Young one. : LAD
60
Easy. : LAX

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

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