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New York Times, Monday, March 6, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 84, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.48, Missing: { J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 13.3 Grid has double diagonal symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,252
Across
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Chopped down. : HEWED
6
Decorous. : PRIM
10
Brief autobiographical sketch. : VITA
14
Lake in Lapland. : ENARE
15
Mother of Apollo. : LETO
16
Slip ___ (make an error). : ACOG
17
Third largest city of U. S. : LOSANGELES
19
City in Indiana. : PERU
20
German counterpart of 1 Down. : ACH
21
Where the San Jacinto flows. : TEXAS
22
Capital of Lithuania. : VILNA
23
Wedge for leveling masonry. : SHIM
25
___ et Veritas, Yale's motto. : LUX
26
Youth. : LAD
27
San Francisco hill. : NOB
29
City of Ardennes. : SEDAN
31
Speak lovingly. : COO
34
Former name of Turkey's capital. : ANGORA
37
Infra ___. : DIG
38
Pastel shade. : TINT
39
Fifth largest city of U. S. : DETROIT
41
Home of the Maple Leafs. : TORONTO
43
Hebrew prophet. : AMOS
44
Urgent message. : SOS
46
Lake north of 41 Across. : SIMCOE
47
Calendar abbreviation. : MON
48
Native of Hungary: Ger. : UNGAR
50
Greek letter. : PSI
51
Anthropoid. : APE
52
Judge: Abbr. : REF
54
Distinguish. : KNOW
57
Proverbially, the home of good Americans. : PARIS
60
Foundation. : BASIS
62
1933 government agency. : NRA
63
Berserk. : AMOK
64
Fifteenth largest city in U. S. : NEWORLEANS
66
Hoarfrost. : RIME
67
And others: Lat. abbr. : ETAL
68
Of a certain cereal. : OATEN
69
City east of Suez. : ADEN
70
Cook. : BAKE
71
Joint. : WRIST
Down
1
Alas, in France. : HELAS
2
Tennysonian sailor. : ENOCH
3
Ninth largest city in U. S. : WASHINGTON
4
Time. : ERA
5
Car scar. : DENT
6
Network, in anatomy. : PLEXUS
7
Softened down. : RELAXED
8
Adherents of: Suffix. : ITES
9
Parts of a year: Abbr. : MOS
10
Flavorless. : VAPID
11
North Atlantic island: Abbr. : ICEL
12
Pulled apart. : TORN
13
___ Caliente, resort in Lower California. : AGUA
18
Colloidal substance. : GEL
22
Large lake in Armenia. : VAN
24
Natives of Fez. : MOORS
26
Capital of Nigeria. : LAGOS
28
Family member: Abbr. : BRO
30
Said: Fr. : DIT
31
Queen City. : CINCINNATI
32
Upon. : ONTO
33
Nebraska City's county. : OTOE
34
Name meaning "man of red earth." : ADAM
35
Jules Verne captain. : NEMO
36
Tributary of the Oise. : AISNE
38
Siberian city. : TOMSK
40
Dress. : TOG
42
"Sketch Book" character. : RIP
45
British Crown Colony in Borneo. : SARAWAK
48
High points. : UPS
49
Do a cobbler's job. : RESOLE
51
Resort in South Carolina. : AIKEN
53
Spruce. : FIR
55
Village near Verdun. : ORNES
56
Negative verbal contraction. : WASNT
57
Brazilian state. : PARA
58
Between. : AMID
59
City "not built in one day." : ROME
60
Greek letter. : BETA
61
Delay. : SLOW
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Where Lincoln is: Abbr. : NEB
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Concha. : EAR

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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