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New York Times, Thursday, March 25, 1965

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 60.3 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,716
Across
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Egyptian. : COPT
5
Rebuff. : SLAP
9
N. Y. or N. Y. C. : ABBR
13
Discuss. : ARGUE
14
Meditate (on). : PORE
15
Piece of ice. : FLOE
16
Goddesses of Nordic myth. : NORNS
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Discomposure. : AGITATION
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TV show. : SPECTACULAR
21
Wind direction. : NNE
22
Aide: Abbr. : ASST
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Retainer. : FEE
24
Catch. : LAND
26
Ledger entry. : ITEM
28
Pieces of fine pottery. : SPODES
31
Scamp. : SCALAWAG
35
Part of a church. : NAVE
36
Book of the Apocrypha. : TOBIT
37
Plug. : NAG
39
Musical composition. : OCTET
40
Besides. : ALSO
41
Cougars. : PANTHERS
43
Type. : NATURE
46
___ Hari. : MATA
47
Chemical suffixes. : ASES
48
Famous initials. : GBS
49
Greek courtesan of Corinth. : LAIS
53
Glide. : SKI
55
___ on (get ahead of). : STEALAMARCH
58
Policeman. : CONSTABLE
60
Bring together. : UNITE
61
Great Barrier Island, N. Z. : OTEA
62
Man on the links. : TEER
63
Wild duck. : SCAUP
64
William Pitt, for one. : TORY
65
River into the Danube. : ENNS
66
Dame Myra. : HESS
Down
1
Farmer's concern. : CROPS
2
Fee-faw-fums. : OGRES
3
Scrupulous. : PUNCTILIOUS
4
Laboratory routine. : TEST
5
One-time fictional character. : SPACEMAN
6
Suffix with mono, dia, etc. : LOGUE
7
Seed part. : ARIL
8
Floral leaves. : PETALS
9
Nautical term. : AFT
10
Social event: Slang. : BLINDDATE
11
Blessing. : BOON
12
Descartes. : RENE
13
Handle: Lat. : ANSA
18
Not care ___. : ARAP
20
Quite ___ (a good many). : AFEW
25
Air of jaunty unconcern. : NONCHALANCE
27
Gunny cloth. : TAT
29
Constantly. : EVER
30
Puts (down). : SETS
31
Musial. : STAN
32
Nut tree. : COLA
33
One who has taken the pledge. : ABSTAINER
34
Lacuna. : GAP
38
Casino customers. : GAMBLERS
39
Famous ball player. : OTT
42
Govt. agency. : NASA
44
Leisure. : REST
45
Fourth ___. : ESTATE
48
Physician of circa 200 A.D. : GALEN
50
Operatic selectons. : ARIAS
51
Metrical stress. : ICTUS
52
Name for a collie. : SHEP
53
Roderick Dhu. : SCOT
54
Japanese harp. : KOTO
56
One of the Holdens. : EBEN
57
Shout to sled dogs. : MUSH
59
Express an opinion. : SAY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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