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New York Times, Tuesday, April 28, 1964

61-Across : Crescent-shaped figure.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,385
Across
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Jules Verne character. : FOGG
5
Short-tailed rodents. : PACAS
10
Chicken feed. : MASH
14
Nagy of Hungary. : IMRE
15
Friendly relations. : AMITY
16
Flowering plant. : ALOE
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Well: Fr. : BIEN
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Archer of Sherwood Forest. : LITTLEJOHN
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Major Baltic port. : STETTIN
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At the right time. : APROPOS
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Indonesian island. : NIAS
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Yellow pigment. : OCHER
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VIP of India. : MAHARAJAH
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Land of the Gurkhas. : NEPAL
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River in Siberia. : ONON
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German article. : DER
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Famous equestrienne. : GODIVA
35
Burmese political leader. : UNU
36
Arctic phenomenon. : REDSNOW
38
A son of Jacob. : GAD
39
Japanese-Americans. : NISEIS
41
Last book of Old Testament: Abbr. : MAL
42
Line with wainscoting. : CEIL
43
Years of youth. : TEENS
44
Flag carried at the masthead. : BANDEROLE
46
Presented. : GIVEN
48
Principal duct. : MAIN
49
Balkan country. : ALBANIA
52
Chef's domain. : KITCHEN
55
Famous park in Berlin. : TIERGARTEN
57
Port on Osaka Bay. : KOBE
58
Intelligence. : HEAD
59
English hymnologist. : NEALE
60
Island off Tuscany. : ELBA
61
Crescent-shaped figure. : LUNE
62
Pieces of candy. : DROPS
63
Purpose of an audition. : TEST
Down
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White lies. : FIBS
2
Neglect. : OMIT
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Conservatory. : GREENHOUSE
4
Wild flower. : GENTIAN
5
Sight along the Hudson. : PALISADES
6
Chemical compound. : AMIN
7
Op. ___. : CIT
8
Ascribe (to). : ATTACH
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Willowy maiden. : SYLPH
10
Specialized, in scholastic study. : MAJORED
11
Drooping. : ALOP
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London's Bohemia. : SOHO
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Wyandottes. : HENS
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Heretofore. : ERENOW
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Veteran seaman. : TAR
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Galley slave. : OARSMAN
25
Charger. : MOUNT
26
Girl of the "gobble-uns." : ANNIE
27
Mr. Clampett of Beverly Hills. : JED
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Shelve. : PIGEONHOLE
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Profit. : AVAIL
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Big dipper. : LADLE
34
Homestake and others. : GOLDMINES
36
Ascendant. : RISING
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Masefield heroine. : NAN
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Fencing term. : ENGARDE
42
Popular ball game. : CRICKET
44
Porter. : BEARER
45
Bore (into). : EAT
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Article of food. : VIAND
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Sports: Abbr. : ATHL
50
Stead. : LIEU
51
Frijole. : BEAN
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Source of iodine. : KELP
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Runs out. : EBBS
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Wonderful, teen-age style. : NEAT
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Truth, in China. : TAO

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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