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New York Times, Saturday, April 28, 1973

50-Across : Last-lap effort

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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L
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C
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L
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W
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G
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,659
Across
1
Middle name for Howe or Beecher : WARD
5
Abrupt utterance : BLURT
10
Weights: Abbr. : LBS
13
Pulitzer author : AGEE
14
Horse opera : OATER
15
___ avis : RARA
16
Biblical country : ARAM
17
Fiendish : DIABOLICAL
19
Artery of the head : CAROTID
21
Hot milk drink : POSSET
22
French denial : NON
23
Adams or Liddell : ALICE
25
Type of instrument : STRING
28
Concise : LACONIC
31
Nymph : OREAD
32
Pons, for one : DIVA
33
Depression agency: Abbr. : NRA
35
Wagon of a kind : WELCOME
37
Allied with : ALIGNED
40
Enjoy the slopes : SKI
41
Old Greek coin : OBOL
43
Fraternity letter : THETA
44
Containing tin : STANNIC
47
Game official : SCORER
48
Sculpture pieces : BUSTS
49
Egyptian deity : SHU
50
Last-lap effort : SPRINT
53
A la mode : STYLISH
57
Yuletide plant : POINSETTIA
60
Type of gear or pulley : IDLE
61
Kind of shoulder : COLD
62
Ohio or Missouri : RIVER
63
Coal bed : SEAM
64
Bar order : ALE
65
O'Casey and Connery : SEANS
66
Headwear : HATS
Down
1
W. W. II group : WAAC
2
City in India : AGRA
3
Guard or admiral : REAR
4
Possessed : DEMONIAC
5
Omen : BODING
6
Presented : LAID
7
Lizard of West : UTA
8
Johnny ___ : REB
9
Kind of fish : TROPICAL
10
Tree resins : LACS
11
Scottish hillside : BRAE
12
Sailor : SALT
15
In ascent : RISEN
18
Weed of Southwest : LOCO
20
Circular painting : TONDO
23
Baba : ALI
24
Vichy Premier : LAVAL
25
Does a farm job : SOWS
26
Hard journeys : TREKS
27
Kindled again : RELIT
29
Ear or sanctum : INNER
30
Candia's island : CRETE
32
Ledger entry : DEBIT
34
Jewish month : ADAR
36
Gila and others : MONSTERS
38
Restive : ITCHY
39
Gruesome : GHOULISH
42
Military institution: Abbr. : OCS
45
In ___ (under pressure) : ABIND
46
Sisters : NUNS
47
Spectral types : SSTARS
50
Humane org. : SPCA
51
Kind of table : POOL
52
Make peevish : RILE
53
Temple: Sp. : SIEN
54
Conception : IDEA
55
Blind part : SLAT
56
Dress parts : HEMS
58
Indecisive outcome : TIE
59
Power initials : TVA

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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