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New York Times, Wednesday, October 4, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,464
Across
1
Famous Chief Justice. : CHASE
6
4th cen. date. : CCCL
10
Zodiac sign. : CRAB
14
Composer Copland. : AARON
15
Where 22 Across is. : OHIO
16
Aviation prefix. : AERO
17
Fetch. : BRING
18
Circus tent handlers. : CANVASMEN
20
Clear. : OPEN
21
Small spined lizard. : HORNEDTOAD
22
City on the Maumee River. : TOLEDO
24
Stations: Fr. : GARES
25
Championship. : TITLE
27
V-shaped cut. : NOTCH
31
Sun or moon. : ORB
34
Wedding. : BRIDAL
37
Rival of U. S. C. : UCLA
38
Two of a kind. : BIRDSOFAFEATHER
41
French friend. : AMIE
42
Is respectful (to). : DEFERS
43
Standard operating procedure. : SOP
44
Name meaning "my delight." : NAOMI
46
Weather word. : FROST
48
Port of ancient Rome. : OSTIA
51
Rip into pieces. : TEARUP
55
Individuals. : IDENTITIES
59
Roman statesman. : CATO
60
Guides for ancient mariners. : LODESTARS
61
Comedy bits. : SKITS
62
Uncounted years. : EONS
63
Beverages. : ALES
64
Brazil red. : ROSET
65
December time. : XMAS
66
Detect by scent. : NOSE
67
Great experts: Slang. : ONERS
Down
1
Famous name in Boston. : CABOT
2
Author Marx. : HARPO
3
Arabian gazelle. : ARIEL
4
Verse form. : SONNET
5
School course: Abbr. : ENG
6
Nut-bearing palm. : COCO
7
Diplomat. : CHARGEDAFFAIRES
8
Conspirator against Caesar. : CINNA
9
"___ Come Back to Me." : LOVER
10
Banishes. : CASTSOUT
11
San ___. : REMO
12
Precinct. : AREA
13
Type of investment. : BOND
19
Red Sea gulf. : ADEN
21
Car of sorts. : HOTROD
23
Bobs fish bait. : DIBS
26
Animation. : LIFE
28
Tongue-clucking sounds. : TCHS
29
Short for a famous queen. : CLEO
30
Lyra's shape. : HARP
31
Port of Scotland. : OBAN
32
"Green Mansions" girl. : RIMA
33
Con ___ (with spirit). : BRIO
35
Southwest wind. : AFER
36
Dormice. : LEROTS
39
Female evil spirit. : DEMONESS
40
So. African fox. : ASSE
45
Adherents of: Suffix. : ISTS
47
Add, as a rider to bill. : TACKON
49
Mighty ICBM. : TITAN
50
Combining form for a country. : ITALO
52
Increase. : RAISE
53
Complete. : UTTER
54
American Legion units. : POSTS
55
Holly. : ILEX
56
Destiny. : DOOM
57
Girl's name. : EDNA
58
Existence: Lat. : ESSE
61
Theatre sign. : SRO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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