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New York Times, Wednesday, April 26, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
David Steinberg notes:

Original clue for 29-Across had "Haddocks's"; changed it to "Haddock's."

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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,303
Across
1
Guppy. : FISH
5
Equipment for a fisherman. : GAFF
9
Indian mountain passes. : GHATS
14
Fictional canine. : ASTA
15
Jai ___. : ALAI
16
Curtail. : LIMIT
17
Hoofbeat. : CLOP
18
Bondman. : SERF
19
Unaided. : ALONE
20
Former Paris daily (with "Le"). : TEMPS
22
Social or political upheaval. : CATACLYSM
24
Propped. : STAYED
26
Units of force. : DYNES
27
Place for an orator. : DAIS
29
Haddock's relative. : COD
30
Sets of a sort. : TVS
33
Certain canines. : GREATDANES
37
Bolivar, for example. : COIN
38
"The bells of St. ___ ... " : MARYS
39
Six-shooter. : GUN
40
Operatic role. : TOSCA
41
Lover of Galatea. : ACIS
42
The Oregon, for example. : BATTLESHIP
44
Site of The Cloisters: Abbr. : NYC
45
Against. : CON
46
Genre. : SORT
47
Gathering of literati. : SALON
49
Emulates Burbank. : GRAFTS
53
Interior decorator's item. : SLIPCOVER
57
Shakespearean spirit. : ARIEL
58
Lawful. : LICIT
59
Pitcher. : EWER
61
Break ___ (interrupt). : INTO
62
Former Turkish President. : INONU
63
Type of weave. : LENO
64
Supermarket conveyance. : CART
65
Low sandy tracts, in Britain. : DENES
66
Behindhand. : SLOW
67
Wellaway! : ALAS
Down
1
Certainties. : FACTS
2
Safety zone in London street crossing. : ISLET
3
Breathing pore in a plant. : STOMA
4
Popular toast. : HAPPYDAYS
5
Neon is one. : GAS
6
Scotsman's name. : ALEC
7
Electrical unit. : FARAD
8
Piece of silver. : FIFTYCENTS
9
Covered with icing. : GLACED
10
Topographical features. : HILLS
11
Island city of China. : AMOY
12
Cans. : TINS
13
Part of a word. : STEM
21
Banquettes. : SEATS
23
Years: Span. : ANOS
25
Accomplished. : DID
28
Family chronicles. : SAGANOVELS
30
Nonsense: Brit. : TOSH
31
Part of Caesar's battle report. : VICI
32
Answer sharply. : SNAP
33
Type of operative. : GMAN
34
Piquant. : RACY
35
Author Ambler. : ERIC
36
Almond. : NUT
37
San José is its capital. : COSTARICA
40
___ firma. : TERRA
42
Vaquero's weapon. : BOLO
43
Any record of progress. : LOG
45
Saguaro or cholla. : CACTUS
47
Feature of 45 Across. : SPINE
48
Part of a balustrade. : NEWEL
50
Kind of examination. : FINAL
51
Numerical combining form. : TETRA
52
Apertures. : SLOTS
53
Glided. : SLID
54
Nautical rope. : LINE
55
Religious image. : ICON
56
Site of annual rodeo. : RENO
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Trip made in a boat. : ROW

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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