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New York Times, Saturday, May 3, 1969

6-Down : Bangtails.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F Q Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,203
Across
1
Derby winner, 1935. : OMAHA
6
Carson's predecessor. : PAAR
10
Tusked animal. : BOAR
14
Airman. : PILOT
15
Spanish jar. : OLLA
16
Sea bird. : ERNE
17
Put forth. : EXERT
18
Nests. : NIDI
19
Phoned. : RANG
20
Maria Tallchief, in a way. : NATIVEDANCER
23
Waist band. : OBI
26
Acclaim. : CHEER
27
Giggle. : TEHEE
28
Timers' necessities. : WATCHES
30
Conjunctive. : NOR
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Superlative ending. : EST
33
Mediterranean island. : ELBA
34
Ukrainian river. : SERET
36
Hat for Governor Nunn. : KENTUCKYDERBY
42
Mideast motel. : SERAI
43
Son of Aphrodite. : EROS
45
Have a bite. : SUP
48
Coed's pride. : PIN
49
Silk-clad men. : JOCKEYS
52
Uneven. : EROSE
54
Middle East people. : IRANI
56
Misery. : WOE
57
Statue of Fred Astaire, in a way. : DANCERSIMAGE
60
Time ___ half. : ANDA
61
Particle. : ATOM
62
What some races are won by. : ANOSE
66
Row. : TIER
67
Old name for one of 54 Across. : MEDE
68
Man and horse contest. : RODEO
69
Early western name. : EARP
70
Part of a sentence: Abbr. : PRED
71
Derby winner, 1955. : SWAPS
Down
1
Reveal, old style. : OPE
2
Tom ___. : MIX
3
Beverage. : ALE
4
Southern cape. : HORN
5
Append. : ATTACH
6
Bangtails. : PONIES
7
Existing. : ALIVE
8
Breed of cattle. : ALDERNEY
9
Police action. : RAID
10
European capital. : BERNE
11
Spinach-like plant. : ORACHE
12
Years: Fr. : ANNEES
13
Derby winner, 1915. : REGRET
21
Article. : THE
22
Up ___. : ATREE
23
Be in the red. : OWE
24
What some horses do. : BALK
25
Let ___. : ITBE
29
Receptacles. : CANS
31
Command: Abbr. : ORD
34
Runner. : SKI
35
Journey. : TREK
37
Primitive home. : TEPEE
38
Swiss canton. : URI
39
Small box. : CANISTER
40
Concoct. : BREW
41
Toy. : YOYO
44
Compass point. : SSE
45
Unflappable. : SEDATE
46
Muse of astronomy. : URANIA
47
Derby winner, 1949. : PONDER
49
Fouled up. : JAMMED
50
"___ Sunday afternoon." : ONA
51
Smokes. : CIGARS
53
Steep slope. : SCARP
55
___ Oro. : RIODE
58
Incline. : RAMP
59
Omar word. : ENOW
63
Room in a harem. : ODA
64
Take apart: Abbr. : SEP
65
Greek goddess. : EOS

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

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