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New York Times, Monday, December 16, 1968

7-Down : Nonsense.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 29.7
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 7,065
Across
1
Leather. : CALF
5
Young animal. : CUB
8
Fastener. : CLASP
13
Girasol. : OPAL
14
Malay. : MORO
15
Limber. : LITHE
16
Central Europeans. : MORAVIANS
18
Egyptian god. : AMMON
19
Unmatched piece. : ODDMENT
20
Spear. : HARPOON
22
Sikkim's neighbor. : INDIA
24
Extends. : LIES
25
Dulls. : BLUNTS
28
Refused to change. : STOODPAT
32
For the duration of. : LONG
33
Terrier. : CAIRN
34
Holds. : HAS
35
Annual calendar for church use. : ORDO
36
Nonstop talkers. : BORES
37
Laboratory products. : SERA
38
Pronoun. : ONE
39
With 60 Across, site of great joy. : CLOUD
40
Symbol of hardness. : IRON
41
Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1953. : MARSHALL
43
Ore. : GALENA
45
Floral souvenirs. : LEIS
46
Feeling of dissatisfaction. : ENNUI
48
Flowering shrub. : SPIRAEA
51
Cereal food. : OATCAKE
55
Fabric. : LINEN
56
Decorated, in a way. : FESTOONED
58
Concerning. : ANENT
59
Flower. : IRIS
60
See 39 Across. : NINE
61
People of Kenya. : MASAI
62
Road covering. : TAR
63
N. Carolina college. : ELON
Down
1
City in Lombardy. : COMO
2
As like as peas in ___. : APOD
3
Fat. : LARD
4
Aquatic bird. : FLAMINGO
5
Raccoon's cousin. : COATI
6
Samovar. : URN
7
Nonsense. : BOSH
8
Clear, sharp and shrill. : CLARION
9
Progressed with difficulty. : LIMPED
10
Surroundings. : ATMOSPHERE
11
Scare away. : SHOO
12
Philadelphia name. : PENN
14
Watches out. : MINDS
17
Opening. : VENT
21
Then: Fr. : ALORS
23
Generally. : ASARULE
25
Flourish. : BLOOM
26
Blackmore heroine. : LORNA
27
Emphasizes. : UNDERLINES
29
Bound. : TIED
30
Copland. : AARON
31
Lake in Ethiopia. : TSANA
33
___ it (calm down): Slang. : COOL
36
World-weary. : BLASE
37
Chemical compound. : SILICONE
39
Italian wine. : CHIANTI
42
Character in "Porgy and Bess." : SERENA
43
Flies. : GNATS
44
Vehicle. : AUTO
47
Negative answer. : NOSIR
48
Bang. : SLAM
49
Spanish fruit. : PINA
50
Throw ___. : AFIT
52
Shrub of the West Indies. : ANIL
53
Gambling game. : KENO
54
Sir Anthony. : EDEN
57
Period. : ERA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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