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New York Times, Friday, January 30, 1970

1-Down : Half ___

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 31.3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,475
Across
1
___ breve : ALLA
5
Pair : SPAN
9
Distantly : AFAR
13
Kind of common denominator : LEAST
15
Rent : TORE
16
Tang dynasty poet : LIPO
17
Undecided : ONTHEFENCE
19
Blue flag : IRIS
20
Brunched : ATE
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Public passage : ROAD
22
Stylish : DRESSY
24
Specialized breeding place : FOXFARM
26
Outspokenly frank : BLUNT
27
Region of Morocco : RIF
28
Gardener : HOER
29
Long-run comedy : LUV
32
Biological suffix : ARIA
35
Customer : USER
37
Onto : AWARE
39
Nobody's secret : COMMONKNOWLEDGE
42
Yellow resin : AMBER
43
Tutor for an Asian king : ANNA
44
Fabric worker : DYER
45
German article : DER
46
Greek letter : BETA
48
Seagoing diary : LOG
50
Think : OPINE
52
Gainsborough work : BLUEBOY
56
Toes : DIGITS
58
Bird : WREN
59
French numeral : UNE
60
Vain : IDLE
61
Some cues : IDIOTCARDS
64
___ is! : SOIT
65
Greasy stuff : GUNK
66
Dinsmore : ELSIE
67
Surfeit : CLOY
68
Knob : NODE
69
Baseball gear : BATS
Down
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Half ___ : ALOAF
2
Slowly, in music : LENTO
3
Rubber source : LATEX
4
Residue : ASH
5
Kind of bath : STEAM
6
Walden : POND
7
Geometric line : ARC
8
Goad : NEEDLE
9
Strange : ALIEN
10
Pat Nixon : FIRSTLADY
11
Honeybee : APIS
12
Optimistic : ROSY
14
Sun hat : TERAI
18
Playfully : FORFUN
23
Country dweller : RURAL
25
Physique : FRAME
26
Metalloid element : BORON
28
Hair dye : HENNA
30
Persuade : URGE
31
Change direction : VEER
32
Special school: Abbr. : ACAD
33
Erie Canal city : ROME
34
Conglomeration : IMBROGLIO
36
Double-runner : SKATE
38
Piece of pie : WEDGE
40
Revolution : ORBIT
41
Where the cash is : WALLET
47
Navy man : ENSIGN
49
Weight : OUNCE
51
Devoted loyalty : PIETY
52
Busted : BROKE
53
Anatomical sac : BURSA
54
Bit of gossip : ONDIT
55
Assents : YESES
56
Record : DISC
57
One to look up to : IDOL
58
Gale : WIND
62
Pair : DUO
63
Vestment : ALB

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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