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New York Times, Thursday, February 22, 1968

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { F J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 44.4
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,767
Across
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Performances. : ACTS
5
First-grade subject. : ABCS
9
Rodent akin to the agouti. : PACA
13
F.D.R.'s mother. : SARA
14
Nephew of Sir Lancelot. : BORS
15
Three islands off Galway. : ARANS
17
Brasses. : TROMBONES
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Convene again. : RESIT
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Municipal officials. : ALDERMEN
21
Woolly. : LANATE
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Magic spell. : ABRACADABRA
24
Author of some psalms. : ASAPH
28
Cracker-barrel site. : STORE
29
Old Dutch liquid measure. : AAM
30
Darkens. : BEDIMS
32
"Adonais," for example. : ELEGY
34
Part of Tiny Tim's saying. : BLESSUS
36
Designating certain glands. : ADRENAL
40
Southern constellation. : ALTAR
42
Study of birds' eggs. : OOLOGY
43
Photographer's abbreviation. : POS
46
Archangel. : URIEL
48
Arm bones. : ULNAS
49
Mountain system of E North America. : APPALACHIAN
52
Chips of stone. : SPALLS
53
Factual proof. : EVIDENCE
58
Historic Genoese admiral. : DORIA
59
Strait-laced: Colloq. : HARDSHELL
60
Founded: Abbr. : ESTAB
61
Single entry. : ITEM
62
Where Susa was. : ELAM
63
Unhurried. : EASY
64
Existence: Lat. : ESSE
65
Annapolis. : USNA
Down
1
Movie dog. : ASTA
2
"Yaz." : CARL
3
Walked along. : TROD
4
Identical. : SAME
5
Phenomenon of 1945. : ABOMB
6
Howlers. : BONERS
7
Having a scalloped margin. : CRENATE
8
Washington initials. : SSS
9
Adjuncts of certain schools. : PARADEGROUNDS
10
Scene. : ARENA
11
Winter melon. : CASABA
12
"Peer Gynt" role. : ANITRA
16
Cook, in a way. : STEAM
18
Famous "Wiegenlied." : BRAHMSLULLABY
21
Texas border city. : LAREDO
23
Tropical nut tree. : COLA
24
Yarn for the warp. : ABB
25
Choice: Abbr. : SEL
26
Hoosier writer. : ADE
27
City of Tuscany. : PISA
31
Pali Buddhist scriptures. : SUTRAS
33
Rhythmic cheer. : YELL
35
Levantine ketch. : SAIC
37
Sine qua ___. : NON
38
Moslem title. : AGA
39
One of Ghent's rivers. : LYS
41
Warms up. : REHEATS
43
___ Calais. : PASDE
44
Withstand. : OPPOSE
45
Where Leonidas reigned. : SPARTA
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Predecessors of the franc. : LIVRES
50
Another name. : ALIAS
51
Literal meaning of "Mayday." : AIDME
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"___ fugaces ... " : EHEU
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Norse name. : NELS
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Tribal unit. : CLAN
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Girl's name. : ELMA
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Go quickly. : HIE

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

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