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New York Times, Thursday, June 8, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 38.7
David Steinberg notes:

The NYT incorrectly printed KENESAWMOUNTAIN in the answer key; the correct answer should have been KENNESAWMOUNTAIN. Unable to fix.

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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,346
Across
1
Chinese ship. : JUNK
5
Marks. : SCARS
10
Seaside resort of Scotland. : OBAN
14
Algonquian Indian. : ERIE
15
Leader. : PILOT
16
Carry on. : WAGE
17
Civil War engagement. : BATTLEOFBULLRUN
20
Type of sail. : LATEEN
21
Sooner than. : ERE
22
Command to a dog. : BEG
23
Youngster. : LAD
24
Fleet. : ARMADA
26
Theoretical, as some profits. : PAPER
29
Explosive. : TNT
30
Seaweed. : VAREC
33
Ethan Allen's brother. : IRA
34
Spring month in France. : MAI
35
Mountain pass. : DEFILE
36
Civil War battle. : KENESAWMOUNTAIN
40
Menu item. : ENTREE
41
___-les-Bains, French spa. : AIX
42
Negative. : NOT
43
14 pounds, in England. : STONE
44
Building wing. : ELL
45
Woody fibers. : BASTS
47
In ___ res. : MEDIAS
49
Center of interest, activity, etc. : HUB
50
Year in reign of Claudius I. : LII
52
"To ___ is human ... " : ERR
53
Name of operatic fame. : FARRAR
56
Civil War celebrity. : ADMIRALFARRAGUT
60
Prophet. : SEER
61
___ la journée (all day long): Fr. : TOUTE
62
Moist and chilly. : DANK
63
Piece of work. : TASK
64
Violinist Zimbalist. : EFREM
65
Therefore. : ERGO
Down
1
General Stuart, Confederate cavalryman. : JEB
2
Eurasian mountain range. : URAL
3
Girl in a Spanish song. : NITA
4
Kitchen utensil. : KETTLE
5
Pace. : SPEED
6
Plant shoot. : CION
7
Short for a man's name. : ALF
8
One of the Lees. : ROBERT
9
___ und Drang. : STURM
10
Symbol of wisdom. : OWL
11
Philistines. : BARBARIANS
12
Malady. : AGUE
13
Part of the U. S.: Abbr. : NENG
18
Monarch of drama. : LEAR
19
Yeast. : LEAVEN
24
Circus attraction. : ANIMALS
25
Foolish. : DAFT
26
Country highways. : PIKES
27
Negative verbal contraction. : ARENT
28
Stage presentations. : PANTOMIMES
29
Playing marble. : TAW
31
Famous name in education. : ELIOT
32
Money. : CENTS
34
Girl's name. : MAE
35
Leader: Lat. : DUX
37
Water bird. : ERNE
38
Farm implement. : SEEDER
39
Natural resource. : OIL
44
William Pitt, ___ Chatham. : EARLOF
45
Rough pronunciation. : BURR
46
Fret. : ABRADE
48
Enraged. : IRATE
49
Sultan's ménage. : HAREM
50
Shoemaker's form. : LAST
51
Opinion. : IDEA
53
Fortune. : FATE
54
Culture medium. : AGAR
55
Part of a chair. : RUNG
57
Annoy. : IRK
58
Type of neckpiece. : FUR
59
Initials in arena parlance. : TKO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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