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New York Times, Wednesday, April 29, 1964

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J K Q W }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 11.9
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,386
Across
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Slangy sound of disapproval. : RAZZ
5
Instant. : TRICE
10
Wire nail. : BRAD
14
Thought: Prefix. : IDEO
15
Word of endearment. : HONEY
16
Novel heroine. : IONE
17
Cat's-paw. : DUPE
18
Marquee name. : ALFREDLUNT
20
Cockney's SOS. : ELP
21
Zapata's contemporary. : VILLA
22
Famous Horatio. : ALGER
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Leaf orifice. : STOMA
25
Philippine island. : SAMAR
27
Report card trio. : EEE
28
Stein. : MUG
29
Awnings. : TILTS
31
Warning, old style. : ALARUM
34
School subject: Abbr. : ECO
35
Samoan port. : APIA
39
Containers. : BARRELS
41
Lynda and Luci. : SISTERS
43
Hip joint. : COXA
44
___ Fail, Irish crowning stone. : LIA
46
Acts with malice. : SPITES
47
Return on investment. : YIELD
49
Suffix in chemistry. : ANE
50
Wartime agency. : OSS
53
Actor's remark. : ASIDE
55
Neophytes. : TYROS
58
Tremor. : SEISM
60
Partner of desist. : CEASE
62
Golf teacher. : PRO
63
Charlotte's sister. : ANNEBRONTE
65
Argot. : CANT
66
Capricorn. : GOAT
67
Down ___. : UNDER
68
Please. : SUIT
69
Greek goddess. : ERIS
70
Intended. : MEANT
71
Besides. : ALSO
Down
1
World's Fair activities. : RIDES
2
Over 21. : ADULT
3
Theatrical brother. : ZEPPOMARX
4
Playwright Akins. : ZOE
5
Asian language. : THAI
6
Brioches. : ROLLS
7
Expand. : INFLATE
8
Art form. : CERAMICS
9
Gaze. : EYE
10
Theater program. : BILL
11
Make-up. : ROUGE
12
Year, in France. : ANNEE
13
Raison ___. : DETRE
19
Missile. : DART
21
Indefinite. : VAGUE
24
___ Hill, N.Y.C. : MURRAY
26
Name akin to Louis. : ALOIS
30
Smooth. : SATINY
31
TV initials. : ABC
32
Buddhist Siamese. : LAO
33
French titles. : MLLES
36
Rubens. : PETERPAUL
37
Choler. : IRE
38
Balaam's steed. : ASS
40
Synthetic resin. : SILICONE
42
Flash flood. : SPATE
45
Appendix. : ADDENDA
48
Metrical foot. : IAMB
50
American Indian. : OSAGE
51
Title for 21 Across. : SENOR
52
Part of Egypt. : SINAI
54
Consumed. : EATEN
56
Avifauna. : ORNIS
57
___ voce. : SOTTO
59
Cliques. : SETS
61
Spanish painter. : SERT
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Bay ___. : RUM
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Initials of 1861–65. : CSA

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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