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New York Times, Tuesday, September 30, 1969

49-Down : Local V.I.P.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J X }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,353
Across
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Thin disk. : WAFER
6
Fellow. : CHAP
10
Anarchist Goldman. : EMMA
14
Bolivian city. : ORURO
15
Fad. : RAGE
16
Inquiry: Abbr. : QUES
17
Coat rack. : VALET
18
Proposals. : OVERTURES
20
Building extension. : ELL
21
Exudes. : OOZES
23
Ah Sin's creator. : HARTE
24
Eye part. : CORNEA
26
Piers. : MOLES
27
King Richard's need. : AHORSE
29
Beams. : GRINS
31
Bundle. : BALE
32
Undeveloped. : YOUNG
33
Importune. : WOO
36
Occurs suddenly. : CROSSESONESMIND
40
Indian weight. : SER
41
Moon crater. : EGEDE
42
Ineffective. : IDLE
43
Squall. : STORM
44
Allen's and others. : ALLEYS
46
Parting word. : ADIOS
48
African antelope. : IMPALA
50
Parting word. : ADIEU
51
Imaginary animal. : SNARK
52
Golly! : WOW
55
National V.I.P. : FIRSTLADY
57
Dodge. : EVADE
59
"___ a kick ... " : IGET
60
Aware: Colloq. : ONTO
61
Garden man. : RAKER
62
City near Leipzig. : GERA
63
Redolence. : ODOR
64
Cordwood measure. : STERE
Down
1
Interlaced. : WOVE
2
Soviet sea. : ARAL
3
TV network words. : FULLCOLOR
4
Poet's word. : ERE
5
Machine parts. : ROTORS
6
Barrel groove. : CROZE
7
Feel tempted. : HAVEAGOODMINDTO
8
Iron and middle. : AGES
9
For each. : PER
10
Matches. : EQUALS
11
Variety of auk. : MURRE
12
Track events. : MEETS
13
African fox. : ASSE
19
Straps. : THONGS
22
___ and all. : ONE
25
Metals. : ORES
26
Golconda. : MINE
27
Basics. : ABCS
28
Field creature. : HARE
30
Ancient script. : RUNE
32
French river. : YSER
33
Vigilant. : WIDEAWAKE
34
Exclusively. : ONLY
35
Works of Keats. : ODES
37
Undertake. : SETOUT
38
Self-images. : EGOS
39
Plant. : MILL
43
Interlude of sorts. : SIESTA
44
Calendar abbreviation. : APR
45
Los Angeles pros. : LAKERS
46
Italian river. : ADIGE
47
More urgent. : DIRER
49
Local V.I.P. : MAYOR
50
Not worth ___. : AFIG
51
French novelist. : SAND
53
Polish border river. : ODER
54
As it ___. : WERE
56
Card game. : LOO
58
Tank. : VAT

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

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