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New York Times, Wednesday, June 2, 1965

47-Down : Becomes brittle.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,785
Across
1
Daredevil. : MADCAP
7
Querying sound. : HUH
10
Solution: Abbr. : ANS
13
Zeal, British style. : ARDOUR
14
A solid, in geometry. : CONE
15
Acquired. : GOT
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Thirty: Fr. : TRENTE
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Mining vein. : LODE
18
Brown ___ berry. : ASA
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Man of the world. : COSMOPOLITAN
22
"Thy joys when shall ___?" : ISEE
25
Fling. : TOSS
26
Card play. : MELD
27
Compound used in bouncing putty. : SILICONE
29
Faults. : LAPSES
31
Earthy. : SALTY
32
Peers. : EQUALS
34
Pronoun. : ONE
35
Feature of the Capitol. : ROTUNDA
37
Vietnam name. : NGO
40
University official. : BURSAR
41
Musical combination. : CHORD
43
Town in Umbria. : ASSISI
46
Calculated. : RECKONED
48
Design. : PLAN
49
Earth. : STAR
50
Sounds of blows: Colloq. : POWS
51
Stands fast. : HOLDSTHELINE
55
Marsh elder. : IVA
56
Unfavorable. : POOR
57
African expedition. : SAFARI
61
Natl. Soc. of women. : DAR
62
Certain canines. : CURS
63
Homely dessert. : PRUNES
64
Heaven. : SKY
65
Poetic verb form. : ART
66
Oriental greeting. : SALAAM
Down
1
Carpet. : MAT
2
Timetable abbreviation. : ARR
3
Presidential initials. : DDE
4
Whimsical idea. : CONCEIT
5
Vehicle. : AUTO
6
Immediately. : PRESTO
7
Ladies' wear, old style. : HOOPS
8
Loosen. : UNDO
9
Command to a dog. : HEEL
10
Marbles. : AGATES
11
Cash register pop-up. : NOSALE
12
Remains unchanged. : STANDS
14
Crowded space. : CLOSEQUARTERS
20
Certain paintings. : MONETS
21
Rascals. : IMPS
22
"This ___ sudden!" : ISSO
23
City on the Yellow River. : SIAN
24
French pronoun. : ELLE
28
Great Persian king. : CYRUS
29
Stripling. : LAD
30
Regretful exclamation. : ALACK
33
Illusory. : UNREAL
36
Mouth: Prefix. : ORI
37
Negative answer. : NONO
38
Waxed. : GREW
39
Racetrack term. : ODDS
40
Tie. : BIND
42
Sanguine. : HOPEFUL
43
Plant parasites. : APHIDS
44
Bohemian. : SLOVAK
45
Wage. : SALARY
47
Becomes brittle. : CRISPS
49
Abrupt. : SHORT
52
Humane group. : SPCA
53
Journey. : TOUR
54
Honshu city. : NARA
58
Librarian's concern. : ANA
59
Turmeric. : REA
60
Doctrine. : ISM

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

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