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New York Times, Monday, June 7, 1965

24-Down : Greek letters.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has duplicate clues.
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C
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A
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L
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K
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Y
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C
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M
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B
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O
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D
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D
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,790
Across
1
Sudden, successful move. : COUP
5
Stravinsky. : IGOR
9
Garment. : APRON
14
Narrow way. : LANE
15
Odd: Scot. : ORRA
16
___ rule. : SLIDE
17
Ryukyu islanders. : OKINAWANS
19
French novelist. : SAGAN
20
Old hand. : VET
21
Moving troops from one front to another. : REDEPLOYING
23
Inherent power. : ENERGY
25
Dry. : SERE
26
Bunk. : HOOEY
29
Court of ancient Roman house. : ATRIUM
33
Front page news. : REVOLUTIONS
37
2nd cen. date. : CVI
38
Cards. : ACES
39
Number. : TEN
40
Prophet. : SEER
41
Lady of the house. : MRS
42
Plastic earth left by a glacier. : BOULDERCLAY
46
Sound of a small engine. : PUTPUT
48
City of P. I. : DAVAO
49
Plum of India. : AMRA
51
One or the other (of two). : EITHER
55
The children's favorite. : MARYPOPPINS
60
Suffix in chemistry. : OLE
61
Matchless. : ALONE
62
Order of frogs and toads. : SALIENTIA
64
Flight of steps. : STAIR
65
Put ___ writing. : ITIN
66
Pearl. : BEAD
67
Navy men: Abbr. : COMMS
68
Rough nap. : SHAG
69
Otherwise. : ELSE
Down
1
Dried flower bud. : CLOVE
2
Made of wood. : OAKEN
3
Become one. : UNITE
4
Enclosure. : PEN
5
Phrase familiar in short form. : IOWEYOU
6
College man: Colloq. : GRAD
7
Department of France. : ORNE
8
Irritates. : RASPS
9
Classifies. : ASSORTS
10
Big name in golf. : PLAYER
11
Swiss peak. : RIGI
12
Norse tongue: Abbr. : ODAN
13
Part of U. S. : NENG
18
Tartar in its natural form. : ARGOL
22
Spare. : LEAN
24
Greek letters. : RHOS
27
And you: Lat. : ETTU
28
Produce. : YIELD
30
Island nation: Abbr. : ICEL
31
Part of the eye. : UVEA
32
Muddy. : MIRY
33
Passage. : RAMP
34
Color. : ECRU
35
Garment. : VEST
36
Wave: Sp. : ONDA
40
Highlander. : SCOT
42
Car parts. : BUMPERS
43
Another: Sp. : OTRO
44
Part of the day. : EVENING
45
Leaven, as bread. : RAISE
47
Heathen, old style. : PAYNIM
50
Orbit point. : APSIS
52
Vacation place. : HOTEL
53
Disney's middle name. : ELIAS
54
English novelist, 1814-84. : READE
55
Abbreviation in grammar. : MASC
56
Vocal part. : ALTO
57
Wander. : ROAM
58
Way. : PATH
59
Dorsal bones. : ILIA
63
Helmsman's course. : NBE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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