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New York Times, Wednesday, September 10, 1969

6-Down : Skill.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1 Grid has repeated answers.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,333
Across
1
Gray: Fr. : GRIS
5
Ascend. : SCALE
10
Mine products. : ORES
14
Afforded. : LENT
15
Wild sheep of India. : URIAL
16
Umpire's call. : BALL
17
Collection of a sort. : INTERNALREVENUE
20
Hero of epic poem. : BEOWULF
21
Indeed, old style. : VERILY
22
Convene. : SIT
23
"Arma virumque ___." : CANO
24
Russian soup. : BORSHT
28
Explode. : DETONATE
32
___ code. : AREA
33
Pool shot. : CAROM
34
Chin. : GAB
35
Alliance. : NATO
36
Kitchen gadget. : CORER
37
Canterbury item. : TALE
38
Baba. : ALI
39
Blanc and others. : MONTS
40
Roman god of love. : AMOR
41
Tendencies. : LEANINGS
43
Supple. : PLIANT
45
Or ___. : ELSE
46
Eastern name. : ALI
47
Mountain of Turkey. : ARARAT
50
Sea cow. : MANATEE
55
Well-known Syracuse men. : DAMONANDPYTHIAS
58
Relative of etc. : ETAL
59
English hymn writer. : NEALE
60
Formerly, formerly. : ERST
61
Bristle: Prefix. : SETI
62
U. S. President. : TYLER
63
Parcel out. : METE
Down
1
Voluble. : GLIB
2
French name. : RENE
3
Division word. : INTO
4
Cook in a way. : STEW
5
Bright. : SUNLIT
6
Skill. : CRAFT
7
Be bothered. : AIL
8
Household god. : LAR
9
Storage place. : ELEVATOR
10
Merle. : OBERON
11
Hindu queen. : RANI
12
Jewish month. : ELUL
13
Weaver's reed. : SLEY
18
Marsh plant. : RUSH
19
Spite. : VENOM
23
Roman goddess. : CERES
24
Overused. : BANAL
25
Papal cape. : ORALE
26
Nerve networks. : RETIA
27
___ Paulo. : SAO
28
Garment seams. : DARTS
29
Lizard. : AGAMA
30
Stock, in cards. : TALON
31
German President. : EBERT
33
Leave-taking. : CONGE
36
Resolute. : CONSTANT
37
Asian. : TAI
39
City in Lombardy. : MILAN
42
Orange oil. : NEROLI
43
Golfer Gary. : PLAYER
44
Fluff. : LINT
46
Sufficient. : AMPLE
47
Drinks. : ADES
48
Chide. : RATE
49
He loves: Lat. : AMAT
51
Attention-getting sound. : AHEM
52
Bore. : TIRE
53
Direction. : EAST
54
Italian family. : ESTE
56
Napoleon's marshal. : NEY
57
Pigeon pea. : DAL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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