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New York Times, Monday, December 13, 1965

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 24.1 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,966
Across
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Horseshoe ___. : CRAB
5
Asian land. : IRAQ
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Children in a family. : BROOD
14
American wolf. : LOBO
15
___ et Mon Droit. : DIEU
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Musical direction. : LENTO
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Word in a Latin lesson. : AMAT
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Bombay garment. : SARI
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Ludicrous trick. : ANTIC
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Boats of a sort. : RAFTS
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___ and barrel. : LOCKSTOCK
24
As a whole. : INTOTO
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Repairmen's gear. : KITS
27
Wall: Fr. : MUR
28
Cookbook abbreviation. : TSPS
29
Witnessed. : SAW
32
Madison Ave. concern. : MASSMEDIA
36
Vaquero's weapon. : BOLO
37
Eastern name. : ABOU
38
Cheerful. : SUNNY
40
District in Saudi Arabia. : ASIR
41
Wheat, for one. : CROP
42
Fashion item. : REDINGOTE
44
Shensi river. : HAN
45
Arabian garments. : ABAS
47
"Shell game" appurtenance. : PEA
48
Astringent. : ALUM
49
Evil ones. : SATANS
53
Freighter VIP. : FIRSTMATE
58
Father of Abraham. : TERAH
59
Haul: Naut. : ROUSE
60
British subway. : TUBE
62
Vital. : LIVE
63
Aquatic mammal. : OTTER
64
Town near London. : ETON
65
His last words, "Look there, look there!" : LEAR
66
Marine sights. : MASTS
67
Ancient writing. : RUNE
68
French pronoun. : ELLE
Down
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Opera remembered for "Home, Sweet Home." : CLARI
2
Kind of candle. : ROMAN
3
Nautical term. : ABAFT
4
Popular toast. : BOTTOMSUP
5
Noun suffixes. : IDS
6
Iranian coin. : RIAL
7
Gas: Prefix. : AERO
8
Unsafe footing. : QUICKSAND
9
Building sounds. : BLASTS
10
Leases. : RENTS
11
"March ___ victory ... " : ONTO
12
Auricular. : OTIC
13
Cut short. : DOCK
21
Unfermented grape juice. : STUM
23
Untanned hide. : KIP
25
Raw materials. : ORES
28
Prongs. : TINES
29
Just fair. : SOSO
30
Disembarked. : ALIT
31
Was dressed in. : WORE
32
Austrian scientist. : MACH
33
Canyon mouth in the Southwest. : ABRA
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Quickly. : SOON
35
Brain covering. : DURAMATER
36
A mere nothing. : BAGATELLE
39
Canine sounds. : YIPS
43
Unadulterated. : NEAT
45
Modifies. : ALTERS
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Former Dodger. : BUM
48
Banker's concern. : ASSET
50
Shelley's name for himself. : ARIEL
51
Maritime. : NAVAL
52
___ Khan (Sir Tiger). : SHERE
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Because of. : FROM
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Jot. : IOTA
55
Grooves. : RUTS
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Ballet garment. : TUTU
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Black: Poet. : EBON
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Chemistry suffix. : ENE

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

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