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New York Times, Friday, August 15, 1969

24-Down : Composer of "Ernani."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,307
Across
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Undermines. : SAPS
5
Let. : ALLOW
10
With "dead," certain faces. : PANS
14
Eskimo town. : ETAH
15
President of Guinea. : TOURE
16
Latin abbreviation. : ETAL
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Girl's name. : CORA
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Companion of 3 Down. : TURTLEDOVE
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Small bird. : TITMOUSE
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City in County Kerry. : TRALEE
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Marie Antoinette. : REINE
24
Leaf detail. : VEINLET
25
Kind of path. : BRIDLE
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Cap. : BERET
28
Scarlet. : RED
29
Lawn tools. : EDGERS
31
___ jure. : IPSO
35
Avid. : EAGER
37
Objective. : END
38
Hurt. : ACHED
39
St. Paul's architect. : WREN
40
Granite-like rock. : GNEISS
42
Common verb. : ARE
43
Flint-like rock. : CHERT
45
More unbelievable: Colloq. : TALLER
47
Bill Russell, for one. : ATHLETE
50
Dry gully, in India. : NALLA
51
Marine hazards. : SHOALS
52
Ducks. : MALLARDS
55
Relative of 52 Across. : CANVASBACK
57
Mrs. Helmer. : NORA
58
Indian. : OTOE
59
Tidal bore. : EAGRE
60
Annual golf match. : OPEN
61
Smears. : TARS
62
True's companion. : TRIED
63
Bastes. : SEWS
Down
1
Part: Abbr. : SECT
2
Thine: Fr. : ATOI
3
Pear-tree present. : PARTRIDGE
4
Humiliated. : SHAMED
5
Harmonized. : ATTUNED
6
Slang for spoil, with "up." : LOUSE
7
Spoon or spinner. : LURE
8
Crumb. : ORT
9
Some fighters. : WELTERS
10
Schoolmasterish. : PEDANTIC
11
Kwajalein. : ATOLL
12
H.M.S. Pinafore's fleet. : NAVEE
13
Weather term. : SLEET
19
Cleveland sight. : ERIE
21
Ship. : OILER
24
Composer of "Ernani." : VERDI
25
Concoction. : BREW
26
Grade of admiral. : REAR
27
Name in U. S. poetry. : BENET
30
Kind. : GENRE
32
Part of a Paton title. : PHALAROPE
33
Like the Sahara. : SERE
34
River to the Baltic. : ODER
36
Surrounded lands. : ENCLAVES
38
Ugly ___ sin. : ASALL
40
Prepares. : GETSSET
41
Pursued. : STALKED
44
Loki's daughter. : HELA
46
Plains of Southwest. : LLANOS
47
Tie. : ASCOT
48
"He went ___ way." : THATA
49
Bridge card. : HONOR
50
Pearl-shell substance. : NACRE
52
Wise men. : MAGI
53
Pulled. : DREW
54
Without: Fr. : SANS
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Kind of bell. : BAR

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

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