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New York Times, Saturday, May 22, 1971

39-Across : Threaten

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.54, Missing: { F G J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has both left-right and up-down symmetry.
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,952
Across
1
Instants : MOMENTS
8
Swift's name for himself : CADENUS
15
O.T. book : OBADIAH
16
Sandy : ARENOSE
17
Words for indefinite adjournment : SINEDIE
18
Appoints again : RENAMES
19
Sound for quiet : SSH
20
Onward: Fr. : ENAVANT
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Fool : ASS
23
Formless art work : ABSTRACTION
26
Bristle : SETA
28
Greek vowel : ETA
29
Do a pocket job : PICK
32
Fedora's embellishment : HATBAND
35
Japanese guitar : SAMISEN
38
Egyptian tongue : ARABIC
39
Threaten : MENACE
40
Gamy delicacy : VENISON
42
Schoolmaster, in Scotland : DOMINIE
43
Do newsroom work : EDIT
44
Swiss river : AAR
46
Paintings : OILS
47
Certain builders : STONEMASONS
52
Bad: Prefix : MAL
54
Happened on : RANINTO
55
Allow : LET
58
Cotton state : ALABAMA
60
Turkish weights : KANTARS
62
Sea cow : MANATEE
63
Oberon's wife : TITANIA
64
Infinite : ENDLESS
65
One within the playing field : ONSIDER
Down
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Hart : MOSS
2
Sashes : OBIS
3
Realty bargain of New World : MANHATTANISLAND
4
Dutch town : EDE
5
Broods of pheasants : NIDES
6
Sully : TAINT
7
Gathered wool : SHEARED
8
Capital of Venezuela : CARACAS
9
"___ we all?" : ARENT
10
Tooth: Prefix : DENTI
11
Spanish queen : ENA
12
"___, entire of itself" (Donne) : NOMANISANISLAND
13
Customs : USES
14
Meeting: Abbr. : SESS
21
Cauldron : VAT
24
Novel by Lewis : BABBITT
25
Belief : OPINION
26
Barbershop chore : SHAVE
27
Like some seals : EARED
30
De Mille : CECIL
31
Joints : KNEES
33
Three-toed sloths : AIS
34
Sgt. or corp. : NCO
36
I love: Lat. : AMO
37
Hebrew letter : MEM
41
Scotsman's emphatic denials : NAENAES
42
Toasted : DRANKTO
45
Parisian friend : AMI
48
Speechify : ORATE
49
Titles : NAMES
50
Blot : STAIN
51
Camels of India : OONTS
52
"Auntie ___" : MAME
53
Ladd or King : ALAN
56
Canal : ERIE
57
Emperor : TSAR
59
Formal dance: Fr. : BAL
61
Siamese: Var. : TAI

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 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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