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New York Times, Tuesday, June 12, 1973

25-Down : Characters in "Lost Horizon"

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q U }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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P
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G
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,704
Across
1
Touches lightly : PATS
5
Propounded : POSED
10
Stun : DAZE
14
Pitcher Schoolboy : ROWE
15
Steve of F.D.R. staff : EARLY
16
Kazan : ELIA
17
In an orderly way : ONEATATIME
19
Othello : MOOR
20
Egoistic : SELFISH
21
Girls' names in Dublin : AILEENS
23
Electrical unit : VOLT
24
Sanctum or city : INNER
25
Neighbor of Virgo : LEO
26
Admit : OWN
28
Spat's cousin : GAITER
32
Alan of films : LADD
33
Photo-finish focus : NOSE
35
Roman garment : STOLA
36
Miss Dodo : IMA
37
Fifty to : TENPAST
39
Rec-room items : TVS
40
Hollywood pioneer : MAYER
42
"In Spain they say, ___" : SISI
43
Golf shot : CHIP
44
Certain writings : ESSAYS
46
Harrison or Oedipus : REX
47
Faeroe winds : OES
48
Status symbol : STOLE
50
Sea bird : TERN
52
Awaiting : INSTORE
55
Animal-like : BESTIAL
58
Mature : RIPE
59
Opera of a certain price : THREEPENNY
61
Refrigerant : ICER
62
Consumed : EATEN
63
Grandpa in "The Waltons" : GEER
64
What children should be : SEEN
65
Opera circle : DRESS
66
Common Latin word : ESSE
Down
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Sam and J. C. Snead : PROS
2
Top rating : AONE
3
Time in Xmas song : TWELVEDAYS
4
Maine specialty : SEAFOOD
5
Lime variety : PEASTONE
6
Bedad or begorra : OATH
7
Title for a Hindu : SRI
8
Noted violinist : ELMAN
9
Changing of the colors : DYEING
10
Bad mark : DEMERIT
11
African plant : ALOE
12
Hill in Jerusalem : ZION
13
Be all ___ : EARS
18
Sesame : TIL
22
Smallest amount : LEAST
24
Emulate a Muse : INSPIRE
25
Characters in "Lost Horizon" : LAMAS
27
Old radio announcer Tony : WONS
29
Dressed ___ (smart) : TOTHENINES
30
Col. Parker's friend : ELVIS
31
Coarse file : RASP
32
Bar fruit : LIME
34
At ___ : EASE
37
"___ Remember" : TRYTO
38
Sweet and tons : SIXTEENS
41
Oriental : EASTERN
43
Procession : CORTEGE
45
Unscrambled : SORTED
49
Hungarian composer : LEHAR
51
Dr. Rhine's field : ESP
52
Part of the eye : IRIS
53
French resort : NICE
54
Graf ___ : SPEE
55
School contests : BEES
56
Hydrocarbon suffixes : ANES
57
Ancient instrument : LYRE
60
Tpk. : RTE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 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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