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New York Times, Monday, March 5, 1951

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13, Grid flow: 39.1 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 7-Across clue had "across"; changed to "Across."

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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 624
Across
1
Ancient rival of Athens. : SPARTA
7
Country of 19 Across. : RUSSIA
13
Author of "The Adventurer." : WALTARI
14
Make greater. : ENHANCE
16
Mrs. Belmont. : ELEANOR
17
Ambassador Griffis of Spain. : STANTON
18
Movable cover. : LID
19
One of the world's great writers. : TOLSTOY
21
Actress Munson. : ONA
22
Supports. : LEGS
24
French chanteuse. : PIAF
25
Utilizing sound waves. : SONIC
27
Trojan hero: Var. : ENEAS
29
Foozle. : FLUB
31
A hundred, used in phrases. : CENT
32
Harvey's cinema pal. : STEWART
34
Belles ___. : LETTRES
36
Red China's leader. : MAO
37
Likewise. : TOO
38
Not well done. : SEMIRAW
42
Indulges to excess. : PAMPERS
46
Athletic field. : OVAL
47
President of South Korea. : RHEE
49
Common shrub. : SUMAC
50
Seethes. : BOILS
52
Near East oil center. : IRAN
54
Jimmy ___, pantomimist. : SAVO
55
Addition to a building. : ELL
56
Provided with food. : CATERED
59
Snooze. : NAP
60
Kind of sale for charity. : RUMMAGE
62
All of a ship's canvas. : SAILAGE
64
Increase. : STEEPEN
65
Salts of a certain acid. : OLEATES
66
Arrives. : ENTERS
67
Capes. : NESSES
Down
1
Outer part of a trench system. : SALIENT
2
One who holds property for collateral. : PLEDGEE
3
Zoological suffix. : ATA
4
Talk noisily. : RANT
5
32 Boy Scouts. : TROOP
6
The historic Berlin ___. : AIRLIFT
7
Tranquil. : RESTFUL
8
Biblical preposition. : UNTO
9
A leader of Massachusetts rebellion, 1786–87. : SHAYS
10
___ Salvador. : SAN
11
Chanter. : INTONER
12
Alkaloid, derived from monkshood. : ACONINE
13
Former Under Secretary of State. : WELLES
15
What Congress does to laws. : ENACTS
20
Maglie of the Giants. : SAL
23
___ River Parkway. : SAWMILL
26
Eight-armed cephalopod. : OCTOPUS
28
Industrial region in Europe. : SAAR
30
Greek letter. : BETA
33
Burst of cheering. : ROAR
35
Male turkeys. : TOMS
38
Subdues. : SOBERS
39
Unfolded, as petals. : EVOLUTE
40
Nothing stays these couriers. : MAILMEN
41
Blanches. : WHITENS
42
Canadian Minister of External Affairs. : PEARSON
43
Issue forth. : EMANATE
44
Plunders. : RAVAGES
45
Principal in Tennessee evolution trial, 1925. : SCOPES
48
Before. : ERE
51
Scenic view. : SCAPE
53
Former coach of Philadelphia Eagles. : NEALE
57
Apparatus used in dyeing. : AGER
58
First head of Un-American Activities Committee. : DIES
61
Helen Traubel sings here. : MET
63
___ Vegas. : LAS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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