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New York Times, Friday, July 16, 1965

16-Across : Gossamer.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,829
Across
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Fall into error. : SLIP
5
"This ___." : ISIT
9
Type of party. : STAG
13
First-class. : AONE
14
Leningrad's river. : NEVA
15
Adriatic seaport. : FIUME
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Gossamer. : LACY
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Schnitzel. : VEALCUTLET
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Intricate. : KNOTTED
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Legendary temptress. : LORELEI
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Operates. : GOES
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Be busy and active. : STIR
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Sea bird. : ERN
25
Feathered headdress worn by Indians. : BONNET
27
Hounds' prey. : HARES
29
Affirmative of a kind. : OUI
30
Pertaining to form. : MODAL
32
Glazed pottery. : DELFT
36
About. : ASTO
38
Covered with hoarfrost. : RIMED
40
Flippant. : AIRY
41
Sedate. : STAID
43
River into the Po. : SESIA
45
Letter. : TEE
46
Release. : LETGO
48
Part of O.A.S. : STATES
50
Type of lace. : VAL
53
Sylvan deity. : FAUN
54
Tug-of-war item. : ROPE
55
"___ meat ... " : ONEMANS
57
Noised abroad. : RUMORED
60
Newspaper feature. : COMICSTRIP
62
Adjective suffix. : IBLE
63
Matchless. : ALONE
64
90 degrees on the compass. : EAST
65
Island group near Celebes. : SULA
66
Couple. : LINK
67
One field of chemistry. : DYES
68
River into the Elbe. : EGER
Down
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Noted name in medicine. : SALK
2
Broker's service in short sales. : LOAN
3
Woman in disguise. : INCOGNITA
4
Place, in fiction. : PEYTON
5
Financier of a sort. : INVESTOR
6
Bean. : SEED
7
Yellow bugle. : IVA
8
Fish stories. : TALLTALES
9
Place. : SITE
10
Fabric for ballet costumes. : TULLE
11
Eastern noble. : AMEER
12
Arrive. : GETIN
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Dressed in a certain way. : FURRED
18
Coconut husk fiber. : COIR
20
Abound. : TEEM
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"___ you!" : SHAMEON
25
Neckpieces. : BOAS
26
Expel. : OUST
28
Icarian, for one. : SEA
31
Fed up. : DISGUSTED
33
Type of contributor to the street scene. : LITTERBUG
34
Clear's partner. : FREE
35
Nautical chains. : TYES
37
Hidden treasure. : OIL
39
Splits up. : DISRUPTS
42
Spoil. : DEFACE
44
Minute particle. : ATOM
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Colors. : TANS
49
Balanced. : APOISE
50
Speaking freely. : VOCAL
51
American chameleon. : ANOLI
52
Shade of yellow. : LEMON
56
Relative of a weasel. : MINK
57
Issue. : RISE
58
French pronoun. : ELLE
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Letter opener. : DEAR
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Arm of a starfish. : RAY

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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