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New York Times, Monday, November 1, 1971

42-Across : Bearded monkeys

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,115
Across
1
Removes : DOFFS
6
Soot particle : SMUT
10
Gush forth : SPEW
14
Zola : EMILE
15
Monkey of S. A. : TITI
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Fairy : PERI
17
Gem : BERYL
18
Political moments of truth : ELECTIONS
20
Family member : SIS
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Season : FALL
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Palmer : ARNIE
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Hogwash : TRIPE
26
Kind of reaction : DELAYED
28
Current : LATEST
30
Transit for Nokomis : CANOE
31
"A" in Tel Aviv : ALEPH
32
Put in the running : NOMINATED
36
Miss Hogg : IMA
37
All in : TIRED
38
Pub drink : ALE
39
Political moments of semi-truth : CAMPAIGNS
42
Bearded monkeys : SAKIS
44
Blind ___ : ALLEY
45
Lightning flash : STREAK
46
Diamondback : RATTLER
49
Arterial trunk : AORTA
50
Muse : ERATO
51
Sea eagle : ERNE
52
Buddy : PAL
55
Kind of party : POLITICAL
58
Mineral found in lake beds : TRONA
60
Capri, for one : ISLE
61
Doctor's unit : DOSE
62
Baby's complaint : COLIC
63
Famous Loch : NESS
64
Tools : AXES
65
Like Rome : HILLY
Down
1
Coming-out gals : DEBS
2
Sacred mountain : OMEI
3
Varsity : FIRSTTEAM
4
Spider's parlor guest : FLY
5
Egoistic : SELFISH
6
Upright slab : STELE
7
Tenth of a cent : MILL
8
U. S. Indian : UTE
9
Spasm : TIC
10
Garden shrub : SPIRAEA
11
Garden flower : PEONY
12
Pyle : ERNIE
13
Smartened, with "up" : WISED
19
Claw : TALON
22
Suitable : APT
25
Corded fabric : REP
26
Nothing like them : DAMES
27
City in Oklahoma : ENID
28
Secular : LAIC
29
___ mater : ALMA
30
Trite : CORNY
32
African river : NIGER
33
Emulate Gallup : TAKEAPOLL
34
Lamb : ELIA
35
Writing table : DESK
37
Floor covering : TILE
40
Hamburgers : PATTIES
41
Distribute : ALLOT
42
Seventh-inning activity : STRETCH
43
Craft : ART
45
Offspring : SON
46
Fasten again : REPIN
47
Came up : AROSE
48
Coat lengths : TALLS
49
French city : ARLES
51
Let up : EASE
53
Deep blue : ANIL
54
Delicately patterned : LACY
56
Lupino : IDA
57
Steersman, for short : COX
59
Louis XIV or XV : ROI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 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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