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New York Times, Monday, July 4, 1966

33-Across : Noun suffix.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 332 (avg 1.76)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,169
Across
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U.S. agency insuring deposits. : FDIC
5
Peaks. : ACMES
10
Native of the Philippines. : MORO
14
Island near Venice. : LIDO
15
Ambassador to Australia. : CLARK
16
Rural sound. : CROW
17
Smooth. : EVEN
18
Famous batsman. : CASEY
19
Space agency. : NASA
20
Cabinet member. : DEANRUSK
22
Fishing boat. : WHALER
24
Rows. : OARS
25
Tree: Ger. : BAUM
26
Mrs. Patricia ___, Ambassador to Luxembourg. : HARRIS
29
Precursor. : WAYMAKER
33
Noun suffix. : ADE
34
Ambassador to Mauritania. : LEWIS
36
College official: Slang. : PREXY
37
Coin of Iran. : RIAL
39
Handed (out). : DOLED
41
In the company of. : AMID
42
Ice pinnacle. : SERAC
44
More mature. : OLDER
46
October brew. : ALE
47
VIP at Cabinet meetings. : HUMPHREY
49
Cabinet member. : FOWLER
51
Army Chief of Staff, 1910-14. : WOOD
52
Bartlett. : PEAR
53
Having streaks. : STRIPY
56
Ambassador at Large. : HARRIMAN
60
East Indian tree. : POON
61
To possess: Fr. : AVOIR
63
Pass. : GOBY
64
All excited. : AGOG
65
Ambassador to Vietnam. : LODGE
66
One of 18. : HOLE
67
Den mothers, perhaps. : MOMS
68
Modern device using light. : LASER
69
Allowance for waste. : TRET
Down
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Vanished. : FLED
2
Gainer. : DIVE
3
Notion. : IDEA
4
Cabinet member. : CONNOR
5
Detestable. : ACCURSED
6
First ___. : CLASS
7
Catcher's gear. : MASK
8
Cockney's "present." : ERE
9
Air route. : SKYWAY
10
Cabinet member. : MCNAMARA
11
Spoken. : ORAL
12
New York's symbol. : ROSE
13
Man ___. : OWAR
21
Kind of bird. : RAIL
23
Over the ___. : HUMP
25
Established. : BASED
26
Severe. : HARSH
27
Parting word. : ADIEU
28
Fortify again. : REARM
29
Brandt of Berlin. : WILLY
30
Mustafa ___, Turkish leader. : KEMAL
31
Banish. : EXILE
32
___ Cup, golf trophy. : RYDER
35
Courted. : WOOED
38
Crested plovers. : LAPWINGS
40
Procrastinator. : DEFERRER
43
Mince. : CHOP
45
Stadium sound. : ROAR
48
Last Secretary of War. : ROYALL
50
Ambassador to China (Taiwan). : WRIGHT
52
Satchel of baseball. : PAIGE
53
Part of the Americas: Abbr. : SPAM
54
"And four ___." : TOGO
55
Study. : ROOM
56
Coal scuttles. : HODS
57
Anchor. : MOOR
58
Competent. : ABLE
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Veto word. : NYET
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USIA radio. : VOA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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