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New York Times, Tuesday, August 24, 1965

34-Across : Greek letter.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 11.9 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,868
Across
1
Blip. : ECHO
5
Very great: Colloq. : AWFUL
10
Passageway. : RAMP
14
College sport. : CREW
15
Hoist. : CRANE
16
Construction piece. : IBAR
17
Bait. : LURE
18
Up to now. : HERETOFORE
20
George ___. : ADE
21
Perle. : MESTA
22
Jinn. : GENIE
23
Josh. : TEASE
25
Pang. : THROE
27
Time. : EON
28
Rage. : FAD
29
Feminine suffixes. : ETTES
31
Took a turn at the plate. : BATTED
34
Greek letter. : RHO
35
Name. : TERM
39
Manage. : OVERSEE
41
Casa dwellers. : SENORAS
43
Blood components. : SERA
44
Epistolary Latin abbreviation. : PSS
46
Realizes. : SENSES
47
Ball or strike. : PITCH
49
Old pro. : VET
50
Watt's relative: Abbr. : AMP
53
Opera. : THAIS
55
Masculine name. : EDWIN
58
Vegetables. : PEASE
60
Before. : PRIOR
62
Garden tool. : HOE
63
Later. : AFTERWARDS
65
Opera. : AIDA
66
Learn by ___. : ROTE
67
Feminine name. : ADELE
68
Narrow opening. : SLIT
69
Journey. : TRIP
70
Surrenders. : CEDES
71
Pnom ___. : PENH
Down
1
Pomp. : ECLAT
2
One kind of oil. : CRUDE
3
From now on. : HEREAFTER
4
Be beholden to. : OWE
5
See 25 Across. : ACHE
6
Wrench. : WREST
7
More distant. : FARTHER
8
Discovers. : UNEARTHS
9
Tennis term. : LET
10
Prevalent. : RIFE
11
Have ___ to pick. : ABONE
12
Opera role. : MARIO
13
Make sleek. : PREEN
19
Molding. : OGEE
21
Ancient people. : MEDES
24
Petty tyrant. : SATRAP
26
Indians. : OTOES
30
Pitted. : STONED
31
Genus of cattle. : BOS
32
Farewell: Lat. : AVE
33
Abyss. : DEPTH
36
18 Across, old style. : ERSTWHILE
37
Little Rachel. : RAE
38
Editorial abbreviation. : MSS
40
Prank. : ESCAPADE
42
At no time. : NEVER
45
Sewed, in a way. : SHIRRED
48
Roman road. : ITER
50
Isolated. : APART
51
"What do you take ___?" : MEFOR
52
Grand opera name. : PATTI
54
Move crabwise. : SIDLE
56
Antiseptic. : IODIN
57
Under: Poet. : NEATH
59
Percolate. : SEEP
61
Suffixes in chemistry. : OSES
64
Woman in uniform. : WAC
65
Snake. : ASP

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

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