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New York Times, Wednesday, March 17, 1965

19-Across : Sewing case.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 46.7 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,708
Across
1
Prefix for phone or ton. : MEGA
5
Catchall abbreviation. : MISC
9
Where there is very little room. : TOP
12
Divert. : AMUSE
14
Member of a French family. : TANTE
15
Fuss. : ADO
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Starts prematurely. : JUMPSTHEGUN
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Knowledge. : KEN
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Sewing case. : ETUI
20
The upper hand. : MASTERY
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Elaborate. : ORNATE
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Localities. : AREAS
25
Constellation. : ARA
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Observable. : OVERT
28
Kennedy, for one. : CAPE
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Nipped with a tool. : PINCERED
34
Organizes. : SETSUP
36
Until now. : SOFAR
37
Part of 67 Across. : SIL
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Saltpeter. : NITRE
40
Panegyrics. : ELOGES
42
Kind of legal suit. : TESTCASE
44
Dry. : SERE
45
Doff the derby. : UNHAT
47
Greek letters. : NUS
48
Derrick. : CRANE
50
March in March. : PARADE
53
English conductor. : GOOSENS
55
Eastern country. : SIAM
56
Schisgal comedy. : LUV
57
Sioux chief. : SITTINGBULL
62
Practice. : USE
63
Oily liquid. : OLEIN
64
Reddish-brown. : SEPIA
65
Sea: Fr. : MER
66
Heat: Prefix. : PYRO
67
Invitation initials. : RSVP
Down
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Officer: Abbr. : MAJ
2
Bird. : EMU
3
Sticky substance. : GUM
4
Tree. : ASPEN
5
West. : MAE
6
Bergman. : INGMAR
7
Queen Anne's family. : STUARTS
8
Perfume, in a way. : CENSE
9
Adheres to one's principles. : TAKESASTAND
10
German river. : ODER
11
Shetland. : PONY
13
This: Sp. : ESTA
14
Rustlers, for example. : THIEVES
17
Instruct. : TUTOR
21
Scheme. : TACTIC
22
Bird. : ORIOLE
23
Sought refuge. : RANFORCOVER
25
Church recesses. : APSES
27
One of the Sitwells. : EDITH
29
Hunt. : PURSUE
30
Weapons. : EPEES
32
Basketball players: Colloq. : CAGERS
33
Before. : ERE
35
Common suffix. : ENT
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___ the dark (risky acts). : LEAPSIN
41
Gaily. : SUNNILY
43
Dye. : STAIN
46
Homesteader. : NESTER
49
Fabulist. : AESOP
51
Opposite of riches. : RAGS
52
Color. : AMBER
53
Depressed. : GLUM
54
River of Sussex. : OUSE
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Uncle: Sp. : TIO
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Raises. : UPS
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Early Roman date. : LIV
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Unit of distance in racing. : LAP

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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