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New York Times, Wednesday, December 23, 1953

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 17.5
David Steinberg notes:

Original has uncorrectable grid mistake at 2-Down — answer should be ELIOT, not ELOIT, but crossing letters support the erroneous answer.

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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,639
Across
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Point on a business chart. : PEAK
5
Famous hostess. : MESTA
10
Convey through the air. : WAFT
14
Hamburg's river. : ELBE
15
Turn away. : AVERT
16
Chief city of Hawaii. : HILO
17
One of Sen. McCarthy's aides. : COHN
18
Part of U.S.N.A. : NAVAL
19
Land of the "Minstrel Boy." : ERIN
20
Small structures covering subway entrances. : KIOSKS
22
Disappear gradually. : EVANESCE
24
Narrow stripe. : STRIA
25
Oily liquid from coal tar. : CRESOL
26
Pertaining to the shank, in anatomy. : CRURAL
28
Perry Mason's secretary. : DELLA
32
"Liliom" as a musical. : CAROUSEL
35
Sadie Thompson's play. : RAIN
36
Harem room. : ODA
37
Unfamiliar. : NEW
38
Owns. : HAS
41
Gov. Jordan's state: Abbr. : IDA
42
Princess of L. Frank Baum books. : OZMA
44
Colonnades. : PORTICOS
46
Ammunition for writing. : LEADS
48
Dam recently dedicated by Presidents Eisenhower and Cortines. : FALCON
49
Inordinate self-esteem. : VANITY
51
Outsize cigarettes. : KINGS
55
More reliable. : STEADIER
58
Start on a journey. : SETOUT
59
Merit. : EARN
60
Go forward in a throng. : TROOP
62
Friend on TV. : IRMA
63
Man's name meaning honorable ruler. : ERIC
64
School in France. : ECOLE
65
Both: Comb. form. : AMBI
66
Prow of a ship. : NOSE
67
French girl's name. : RENEE
68
City NE of Paris. : LAON
Down
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Large quantities, sometimes of trouble. : PECKS
2
His new play, "The Confidential Clerk." : ELOIT
3
Dislike intensely. : ABHOR
4
Part of N.Y.C.'s water supply. : KENSICO
5
Fortifies. : MANS
6
Girl's name. : EVA
7
Divers. : SEVERAL
8
Salesman's assignment. : TRAVEL
9
Mountain system in North Africa. : ATLAS
10
19th Vice President of U. S. : WHEELER
11
Affected manners. : AIRS
12
French bobby. : FLIC
13
Prevailing character. : TONE
21
River into the Persian Gulf. : KARUN
23
Become sleepy. : NOD
25
College sport. : CREW
27
Consume. : USE
29
Secular. : LAIC
30
Beach near Venice. : LIDO
31
Collections of anecdotes. : ANAS
32
Lacking cordiality. : COOL
33
Tool for dressing wood. : ADZE
34
Incarnation of Vishnu. : RAMA
38
Morally excellent. : HOLY
39
One of the G.I.'s favorite organizations. : ARC
40
Supply with fuel. : STOKE
43
Get ahead. : ADVANCE
44
Head of a manor in early New York or New Jersey. : PATROON
45
Decoration on a shirt. : INITIAL
47
Melancholy. : SAD
48
Overused word for "very distasteful." : FIERCE
50
White salt used in gunpowder. : NITER
52
Name for the All-American Girl. : NORMA
53
Sticky mud: Colloq. : GUMBO
54
Furniture finish. : STAIN
55
Discovered. : SEEN
56
Food in Tahiti. : TARO
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Goddess who threw the apple of discord. : ERIS
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Von ___, German naval commander. : SPEE
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Norse name. : OLE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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