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New York Times, Wednesday, November 8, 1967

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 61.6 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,661
Across
1
If. : WHEN
5
The ladies. : SHES
9
Wall-to-wall people. : MOB
12
Of flying. : AERO
13
Central axis. : SPINE
14
Sound. : SANE
15
Scene of recent coronation. : IRAN
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Observe. : TAKENOTICE
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Incur lowered prestige. : LOSEFACE
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Suit. : SPADES
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Mint plant. : SAGE
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Abound. : TEEM
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Public esteem. : REPUTE
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Cooking items. : BEANPOTS
30
Garden plant. : ORACH
31
Country places. : BARNS
32
Girl's name. : RAE
33
Collegian's quest. : BACHELORSDEGREE
36
Direction. : ESE
37
English author. : READE
38
Family member. : CHILD
39
Heavenly bodies. : REDSTARS
41
Character in "Candida." : PROSSY
42
Deer. : HIND
43
Departs. : GOES
44
Punctual. : ONTIME
47
Con man's spiel. : FASTTALK
51
Effected a delay in an action. : GAINEDTIME
53
Three: Ger. : DREI
54
Prevalent. : RIFE
55
Confessed (to). : OWNED
56
Portent. : OMEN
57
Sprite. : ELF
58
Negatives. : NOES
59
Importance. : MARK
Down
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Mourn. : WAIL
2
Medal of Honor man. : HERO
3
Some times. : ERAS
4
Paragon. : NONESUCH
5
Frontier of the 1960's. : SPACE
6
Tramp. : HIKE
7
Direction. : ENE
8
"___ Sensibility." : SENSEAND
9
Yum-Yum or Peep-Bo. : MAID
10
Formerly. : ONCE
11
Purposive get-togethers. : BEES
13
Put on. : STAGE
14
Sign. : STAMP
17
What everybody knows. : OPENSECRET
19
Dec. 31 figure. : FATHERTIME
22
Concise. : TERSE
23
Valet of a kind. : ROBER
24
Blot out. : ERASE
25
Walked the floor. : PACED
26
Singers of songs. : BARDS
27
Iris plant. : ORRIS
28
Asiatic weights. : TAELS
29
Shabby. : SEEDY
31
Council. : BOARD
34
Put one's trust in. : LEANEDON
35
Spirit world. : GHOSTDOM
40
Excel. : SHINE
41
Sat. : POSED
43
Means of relaxation. : GAMES
44
Folklore menace. : OGRE
45
Secure. : NAIL
46
Spat. : TIFF
47
Dandy's partner. : FINE
48
"___ virumque cano." : ARMA
49
Sly look. : LEER
50
Crick. : KINK
52
Pair. : TWO

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

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