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New York Times, Tuesday, May 24, 1966

30-Down : Reg. or dist.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q U V X Z }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 17 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,128
Across
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Very funny! : HAHA
5
Moslem ruler. : AMIR
9
Ready for action: Colloq. : ONTAP
14
Opposed: Dial. : AGIN
15
Capital of Yemen. : SANA
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Certainly not camp. : CORNY
17
Street in N.Y.C. : MOTT
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Football term. : HITTHELINE
20
Stakes. : ANTES
22
Place famous for first big bang. : LOSALAMOS
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Franz and others. : LEHARS
25
Light. : NEON
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Diminutive suffix. : ETTE
27
Outdo. : BEST
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Bowler. : HAT
31
Places with no telephones. : HIDEAWAYS
34
Choler. : BILE
35
See 5 Across. : EMIR
36
Shingle. : SLATE
38
To take off: Fr. : OTER
39
Subject of pictures taken in 1965. : MARS
40
"___ to have loved ... " : TISBETTER
42
Qt. or pt. : AMT
43
Liability for a hostess. : BOOR
45
Ablution. : BATH
46
One kind of note. : MASH
47
Hard: Prefix. : SCLERA
50
Fires. : SHOOTSOFF
55
Elementary Jewish school. : HEDER
56
Elevate oneself, in a way. : HITTHEROOF
58
Coin. : CENT
59
Go fly ___. : AKITE
60
Girl's name. : NORA
61
Superb serves. : ACES
62
Ornamentation. : DECOR
63
Winter sight. : SLED
64
Rd. : PKWY
Down
1
Redcap, oriental style. : HAMAL
2
Of yore. : AGONE
3
Infantryman's injunction. : HITTHEDIRT
4
Aardvarks. : ANTEATERS
5
Tree. : ASH
6
First class item. : MAIL
7
"___ each life ... " : INTO
8
Kinds of depositories. : RATSNESTS
9
American cat. : OCELOT
10
Lloyd, for one. : NOLAN
11
Barber's specialty. : TRIM
12
Part of A.D. : ANNO
13
Old tables of church rules. : PYES
19
Has, in Scotland. : HAES
21
Title, in S.A. : SRTA
24
Embroiders. : SEWS
27
One way to get there. : BYAIR
28
Skipper's command. : HITTHEDECK
29
Nautical term. : ALEE
30
Reg. or dist. : TERR
31
Blood: Prefix. : HEMA
32
Caliph. : IMAM
33
Wind instruments. : ALTOHORNS
34
Cork's relative. : BOTTLECAP
37
Abates. : EBBS
41
Every one. : EACH
43
Participant in 45 Across. : BATHER
44
Bone: Prefix. : OSSE
46
"Eureka," for one. : MOTTO
48
Resume. : RENEW
49
___-craftsy. : ARTSY
50
Shore dinner specialty. : SHAD
51
Walk in the country. : HIKE
52
Of the ear area. : OTIC
53
Waste time. : FOOL
54
One kind of warning. : FORE
57
Come-and-go phenomenon. : FAD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 14 debuted here and reused later, 3 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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