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New York Times, Tuesday, November 3, 1964

23-Across : Some tires.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,574
Across
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Expert in an ancient language. : ARABIST
8
Antifreeze. : ALCOHOL
15
Member of a ball team. : SENATOR
16
Cut: Fr. : COUPURE
17
Florida cape. : KENNEDY
18
Truncated signature of White House fame. : HTRUMAN
19
Chilled. : ICED
20
Few: Fr. : PEU
21
Certain cities: Abbr. : SPTS
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Govt. agency: Abbr. : NHA
23
Some tires. : SPARES
26
Farm implement. : HOE
27
"Arizona Portraits" man. : GOLDWATER
29
Lawyers: Abbr. : BARRS
31
Age: Lat. : AETAS
32
Conserves. : SAVES
33
Important event in the U. S. : ELECTIONDAY
35
Handle of a scythe. : SNATH
36
Auto races: Slang. : DRAGS
37
Massenet opera. : THAIS
38
Desk. : SECRETARY
42
Circular border. : RIM
43
Thicker. : DENSER
44
Book of the Bible: Abbr. : LEV
45
"___ penny ... " : ONEA
47
Leaf cutter. : ANT
48
Small dog of tropical America. : ALCO
49
Chaucer's "The ___ Tale." : MILLERS
51
Lexicographer of 1755. : JOHNSON
54
Place of honey cache. : BEETREE
55
American sculptor. : EPSTEIN
56
Missions. : ERRANDS
57
Name again. : RETITLE
Down
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Inviting. : ASKING
2
Reverberate. : REECHO
3
Temper. : ANNEAL
4
Parade group. : BAND
5
Native of: Suffix. : ITE
6
Turf. : SOD
7
Strive. : TRY
8
"Give ___ for the team." : ACHEER
9
Egyptian symbol. : LOTUS
10
Pound dog. : CUR
11
Musical work. : OPUS
12
First name of movie fame. : HUMPHREY
13
Bryan and others. : ORATORS
14
Spectacle parts. : LENSES
20
Last word of Henry Clay aphorism. : PRESIDENT
23
Desserts, in England. : SWEETS
24
Mend. : PATCH
25
Rat-___. : ATAT
28
___ Lama. : DALAI
29
Symbol of Wisconsin. : BADGER
30
Stop: Naut. : AVAST
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Trap. : SNARE
33
Painter of a sort. : ENAMELER
34
Sea animals. : ORCS
35
More glowing. : SHINIER
37
Organ stops imitating trumpet tones. : TROMBE
38
Realizes. : SENSES
39
Ready. : ALLSET
40
Spring back. : RECOIL
41
French girl's name. : YVONNE
43
Took a chance. : DARED
46
High: Lat. : ALTA
48
Against. : ANTI
50
Sea bird. : ERN
51
Book of the Bible: Abbr. : JER
52
Poetic word. : OPE
53
See 18 Across. : HST

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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