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New York Times, Wednesday, August 7, 1968

47-Down : Slavic name.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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P
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,934
Across
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Semiclassical orchestra. : POPS
5
Costume. : HABIT
10
Soapstone. : TALC
14
Eye part. : UVEA
15
"Eadie was ___ ... " : ALADY
16
Moffo offering. : ARIA
17
Home of a kind. : NEST
18
Memento. : RELIC
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Fort ___, formerly Duquesne. : PITT
20
Lobby. : GROUNDFLOOR
23
Haggard novel. : SHE
24
Granary pest. : RAT
25
Kitchen appliance. : TOASTER
27
Crossroads feature. : SIGNPOST
32
Boy: Sp. : NINO
33
Heart: Lat. : COR
34
Steeple. : SPIRE
36
Canal features. : LOCKS
39
State. : UTAH
41
Playlets. : SKITS
43
Ready for shipping. : WRAP
44
Wall section. : PANEL
46
Its port is Haiphong. : HANOI
48
State: Abbr. : ALA
49
Piece of candy : DROP
51
Family member. : DAUGHTER
53
Central American capital. : MANAGUA
56
Gallic ruler. : ROI
57
Man's name. : ELI
58
Energy of a kind. : ELBOWGREASE
64
Queenly name. : CLEO
66
Polynesian wraparound skirt. : PAREU
67
Ponder (with "over"). : MULL
68
Andean plant. : COCA
69
Religious faith. : ISLAM
70
Believer in 69 Across. : ARAB
71
Words of approval. : AYES
72
U.S. missiles. : THORS
73
Product of 35 Down. : LAVA
Down
1
Box sleigh. : PUNG
2
Completed. : OVER
3
Monetary unit : PESO
4
Unmanned moon rocket. : SATURN
5
Cars. : HARDTOPS
6
Hebrew letter. : ALEF
7
Goldberg's successor at the U.N. : BALL
8
___ board, TV prompter. : IDIOT
9
Bigwig in industry. : TYCOON
10
Spigot. : TAP
11
Noble. : ARISTOCRAT
12
Svelte. : LITHE
13
Purvey (to). : CATER
21
Is off guard. : NAPS
22
Bird. : RAIL
26
Whiteness. : SNOW
27
Porgy. : SCUP
28
Jot. : IOTA
29
Family member. : GRANDNIECE
30
Guru follower. : SIKH
31
Common chord. : TRIAD
35
Sicilian sight. : ETNA
37
Collard. : KALE
38
Gaff. : SPAR
40
Greek goddess. : HERA
42
Tupelos. : SOURGUMS
45
Theater section. : LOGE
47
Slavic name. : IGOR
50
Ministry. : PULPIT
52
Wintry. : HIEMAL
53
Spiritual center of 69 Across. : MECCA
54
Amalgam. : ALLOY
55
Disconcert. : ABASH
59
Flat plinth. : ORLO
60
Have on. : WEAR
61
Luminous radiation. : AURA
62
European. : SLAV
63
Historic isle off Tuscany. : ELBA
65
Hemispheric combine. : OAS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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