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New York Times, Tuesday, March 17, 1964

21-Across : Discomfort.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,343
Across
1
Threatening sounds. : GROWLS
7
Pieces of scenery. : FLATS
12
Foaming. : FROTHING
14
Pour, as wine. : LIBATE
16
Part of a telephone. : RECEIVER
17
Island in Bay of Biscay. : OLERON
18
Exclamation from the comic strips. : EEK
19
Chute novel. : GREENWILLOW
21
Discomfort. : UNEASE
23
Greek goddess. : EOS
24
High peak in Nepal. : API
25
Army units: Abbr. : DETS
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Recruit's routine: Abbr. : TNG
27
Consumed. : EATEN
29
March in file. : TROOP
32
Ascending. : UPWARD
33
Hudson novel. : GREENMANSIONS
36
Floss silk. : SLEAVE
37
Something to eat. : SNACK
38
"Mon ___." : HOMME
39
Jeanne, for one: Abbr. : STE
40
Lenten food. : EGGS
44
Mouth: Prefix. : ORI
45
City of SW France. : PAU
46
Feminine title. : SENORA
48
"Of Thee I Sing" president. : WINTERGREEN
52
Of gases: Prefix. : AER
53
Island near Java. : MADURA
54
Necessitated. : ENTAILED
56
Inherent power. : ENERGY
57
Lets up. : SLACKENS
58
Certain modern cartoons. : ARNOS
59
Mediterranean vessels. : SETEES
Down
1
English novelist. : GREENE
2
Cape Kennedy sight. : ROCKET
3
Native of: Suffix. : OTE
4
Forerunners of English Liberals. : WHIGS
5
Book: Fr. : LIVRE
6
Snick and ___. : SNEE
7
Falls in waves. : FLOWS
8
French girl's name. : LILI
9
Hero of 33 Across. : ABEL
10
Transparent muslin. : TARLATAN
11
Condescending ones. : STOOPERS
12
Famous Austrian physician. : FREUD
13
Pulitzer prize play, 1930. : GREENPASTURES
15
Surround with a covering. : ENWIND
20
Wooden pin or block. : NOG
22
Boiling. : ASTEAM
26
Fielding hero. : TOM
27
Poetry form. : EPIC
28
Aroused from sleep, old style. : AWOKEN
30
Dream: Fr. : REVE
31
"___ for the money ... " : ONE
32
Dos Passos trilogy. : USA
33
Spenser's name for Elizabeth. : GLORIANA
34
String around the finger. : REMINDER
35
Compass point. : NNE
36
Missourian's motto. : SHOWME
39
Droop. : SAG
41
Hockey player: Colloq. : GOALEE
42
Spinach and others. : GREENS
43
Carnelians. : SARDS
45
Says grace. : PRAYS
46
Bristles, in botany. : SETAE
47
Make into law. : ENACT
49
Go around. : TURN
50
Hence. : ERGO
51
Periods of military service: Abbr. : ENLS
55
Dwight. : IKE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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