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New York Times, Monday, June 11, 1973

45-Down : "Turn of the ___"

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 16.7
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,703
Across
1
Feminine title : MADAM
6
Fundamentals : ABCS
10
Sports figures : REFS
14
Soap plant : AMOLE
15
Home to a certain horse : TROY
16
Essay name : ELIA
17
Fountain items : SODAS
18
Contented state : WELLBEING
20
Place of decision : CROSSROAD
22
Old port of Rome : OSTIA
23
Educator Grayson : KIRK
24
Leg parts : KNEES
25
Diphtheria-test name : SCHICK
28
One on the other side : FOE
29
Suave : SMOOTH
30
Imitated : PARROTED
35
"___ hath no fury ... " : HELL
36
Family member : SON
37
Yielded : GAVE
38
Words of dismissal : AWAYWITH
41
Does fish-cleaning : SCALES
43
Dawn goddess : EOS
44
Musical comedy star : MERMAN
45
Jimmy Valentine specialties : SAFES
48
Metalware : TOLE
49
Stinging : ACRID
50
Carefully set up : WELLTIMED
55
Transversely : CROSSWISE
57
Lover's word : ADORE
58
Command, old style : HEST
59
Busy ones : ANTS
60
Oslo native's land : NORGE
61
Sheep : EWES
62
Undiluted : NEAT
63
Marina craft : SLOOP
Down
1
Gender: Abbr. : MASC
2
___ patriae : AMOR
3
Fuddy-duddy : DODO
4
"___, poor Yorick ... " : ALAS
5
Military dinnerware : MESSKIT
6
Busy : ATWORK
7
Coffee ___ : BREAK
8
Aloof : COLD
9
Word part: Abbr. : SYL
10
Ex-Dodger star : REESE
11
Upper crust : ELITE
12
Word of conclusion : FINIS
13
Epic tale : SAGA
19
Error : BONER
21
Like pecan pie : RICH
24
Biblical measure : KOR
25
Merganser : SMEW
26
Drink flavor : COLA
27
Blessed : HOLY
28
Stadium-goer : FAN
29
Shinto temple : SHA
30
Cry of contempt : POH
31
Old Irish writing : OGAM
32
S. A. timber tree : TALA
33
Uniform : EVEN
34
___ Moines : DES
36
Paul and John: Abbr. : STS
39
Lawn bugaboos : WEEDS
40
Hawks of Hawaii : IOS
41
Join the bear market : SELL
42
Natives of Canea : CRETANS
44
Bother : MOLEST
45
"Turn of the ___" : SCREW
46
Rebelled : AROSE
47
Symbols of aggression : FISTS
48
Seed coat : TESTA
49
Uncomfortable feeling : ACHE
50
One of a carousing trio : WINE
51
Social lion : IDOL
52
P. I. native : MORO
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Therefore : ERGO
54
"___ River" : DEEP
56
Pale : WAN

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

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