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New York Times, Thursday, July 18, 1968

30-Down : Unfasten.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,914
Across
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Army man: Abbr. : CORP
5
Tighten (ropes), on shipboard. : FRAP
9
Hanging unevenly. : ALOP
13
Scope. : AREA
14
Mystic writing. : RUNE
15
Something to eat: Colloq. : DONUT
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Inclinations. : PENCHANTS
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Like a lamb. : OVINE
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City problem. : SMOKE
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Crepe fabric. : GEORGETTE
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Humpty Dumpty. : EGG
25
Editor's papers. : MSS
26
Dancers of the 1930's. : JITTERBUGS
32
Electrical units. : OHMS
36
One, in Turin. : UNO
37
Miss Doone. : LORNA
38
U. N. vote. : NYET
39
Dissolve. : MELT
41
Windshield device. : WIPER
43
French writer. : GIDE
44
Malt liquor. : BREW
45
Ohio city. : NILES
47
Born. : NEE
48
Eight: It. : OTTO
49
Eye or taste bud. : SENSEORGAN
51
Sound from the bleachers. : BOO
53
Where some mail goes: Abbr. : DLO
54
Pupils' needs. : COPYBOOKS
60
Church title. : ABBOT
64
Make ___ of. : ANOTE
65
Book. : PAPERBACK
67
Feline sounds. : MEOWS
68
Adjective suffix. : ULAR
69
This: Sp. : ESTO
70
Pump. : SHOE
71
Title. : SIRE
72
Greek letters. : RHOS
Down
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Companions of gowns. : CAPS
2
Town in Utah. : OREM
3
Italian river. : RENO
4
Ship. : PACKET
5
Monk. : FRA
6
Chair part. : RUNG
7
Prefix with date or room. : ANTE
8
Coin. : PESO
9
___ life. : ADOGS
10
Serenade. : LOVESONG
11
Step ___. : ONIT
12
Thames boat. : PUNT
16
Letter. : TEE
18
German philosopher. : HEGEL
22
Want ad abbreviation. : RMS
24
Become mature. : GROW
26
Huge. : JUMBO
27
Moveless. : INERT
28
Want ad phrase. : TOLET
29
Salt solution. : BRINE
30
Unfasten. : UNPIN
31
Dubliners. : GAELS
33
Going speedily. : HYING
34
Greek sorceress. : MEDEA
35
Dutch painter. : STEEN
40
In pairs. : TWOBYTWO
42
Cattail. : REED
46
Of the sun. : SOLAR
49
___ Canals. : SOO
50
Hands-up man. : ROBBER
52
Overweight. : OBESE
54
Machine part. : CAM
55
Loved ___. : ONES
56
Juvenile hero. : POOH
57
Musical work. : OPUS
58
Glasswort. : KALI
59
Box. : SPAR
61
Big party, British style. : BASH
62
Numerical prefix. : OCTO
63
Boxing term. : TKOS
66
Prior to: Poet. : ERE

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

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