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New York Times, Wednesday, May 24, 1961

27-Across : Sibilant sounds.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { B J K Q V X }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,331
Across
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Place. : SPOT
5
Eagle's claw. : TALON
10
Part of a radio. : DIAL
14
Them: Fr. : LEUR
15
Personification of Ireland. : IRENA
16
Oriental case. : INRO
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Residence of those who are 11 Down. : EASYSTREET
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Pack. : STOW
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Athletes of a sort. : WRESTLERS
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One of the Musketeers. : ATHOS
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Digits. : TOES
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Molding. : OGEE
24
Moccasin. : PAC
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Sibilant sounds. : PSTS
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Obstructed. : DAMMED
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Beverages. : ALES
34
Come between. : INTERPOSE
36
Religious period. : LENT
37
Close: Poet. : ANEAR
38
Heraldic term. : ENTE
39
Canoe. : OUTRIGGER
41
Pipe. : REED
42
Cloud formations in low layers. : STRATI
43
Seance sounds. : RAPS
46
Periods of time: Abbr. : YRS
47
Red Sea port. : ADEN
48
Man's name meaning "rest." : NOAH
50
Rigoletto's daughter. : GILDA
52
Peevish impatience. : PETULANCE
57
Seed covering. : ARIL
58
Modern type of "explosion." : POPULATION
59
Disconcert: Colloq. : FAZE
60
Spry. : AGILE
61
Lump of earth. : CLOD
62
Cornstalks, hay, etc. : FEED
63
Namesakes of Miss Dartle. : ROSAS
64
Domestic fowl. : HENS
Down
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A large number: Colloq. : SLEW
2
Juicy fruit. : PEAR
3
Sussex river. : OUSE
4
Boy meets girl. : TRYST
5
Don and Dom. : TITLES
6
Compelling attention. : ARRESTING
7
Sly look. : LEER
8
Individuals. : ONES
9
One of the Leagues: Abbr. : NAT
10
Method of painting. : DISTEMPER
11
Affluent: Slang. : INTHEMONEY
12
Indeed: Anglo-Irish. : AROO
13
Moos. : LOWS
18
Traffic sign. : STOP
21
Culture medium. : AGAR
23
German river. : ODER
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City from which Columbus sailed. : PALOS
25
Native of Attu. : ALEUT
26
Concentrate. : CENTRALIZE
28
Scoff. : SNEER
30
Natural fat. : ESTER
31
Legal documents. : DEEDS
33
Took an equivocal position: Colloq. : STRADDLED
35
Poisonous spider. : TARANTULA
37
Definitely not for. : AGIN
40
Willow genus. : ITEA
44
64 Across, in France. : POULES
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Room in a casa. : SALA
49
Bring into existence, as a plan. : HATCH
50
Implement for landing fish. : GAFF
51
Dies ___ (day of judgment). : IRAE
52
Comic character. : POGO
53
Member of a religious group: Abbr. : EPIS
54
Historic river. : NILE
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Fur-bearing animal. : COON
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Purposes. : ENDS
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Golf term. : PAR

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

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