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New York Times, Wednesday, July 29, 1959

36-Across : Feather: Greek.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,666
Across
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Body in orbit. : COMET
6
Former prize fighter. : BAER
10
Skillful. : DEFT
14
Avoid by dexterity. : EVADE
15
Inside partner of the radius. : ULNA
16
Tortosa's river. : EBRO
17
Monkey's cousin. : LEMUR
18
Lease. : RENT
19
Today or tomorrow, maybe. : SOON
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Haul up and secure with small rope: Naut. : TRICE
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Draft notice salutation. : GREETINGS
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Spirited horses. : STEEDS
25
Hoffmann's works. : TALES
26
Performed alone. : SOLOED
28
Piece, as of chewing gum. : STICK
32
Covered part of a truck. : CAB
35
Befriend. : AID
36
Feather: Greek. : PTERON
37
John Adams' wife. : ABIGAIL
40
Make a certain common error. : MISDATE
41
Yield. : RETURN
42
Division of Cub Scouts. : DEN
43
Suburb of London. : KEW
44
Type of iron. : STEAM
45
Trash. : LITTER
48
Ring barriers. : ROPES
50
Gravies. : SAUCES
54
Leading person in an endeavor. : SPEARHEAD
58
Breathing pore in plants. : STOMA
59
Sen. Dodd's state: Abbr. : CONN
60
Birds of prey. : OWLS
61
Useful kitchen device. : TIMER
62
___ were (so to speak). : ASIT
63
Very soft mineral. : TALC
64
Swedish island. : OLAND
65
Resist boldly. : DEFY
66
Court cry. : OYES
67
Nourishes. : FEEDS
Down
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Gauls, Britons, etc. : CELTS
2
Open to view. : OVERT
3
First Lady. : MAMIE
4
Draws out. : EDUCES
5
Mollusk that bores into wood. : TEREDO
6
Town: Colloq. : BURG
7
Gave warning. : ALERTED
8
Group of nine. : ENNEAD
9
Badgerlike animal. : RATEL
10
Stopped. : DESISTED
11
Dark. : EBON
12
Ornamental braid loop. : FROG
13
"You load sixteen ___ ... " : TONS
22
Quizzes. : TESTS
24
Killed. : SLAIN
27
Canned product. : OIL
29
Turkey's neighbor: Var. : IRAK
30
Farm enclosure. : COTE
31
Recognized. : KNEW
32
Rolling stock. : CARS
33
Encourage. : ABET
34
Snack. : BITE
36
Liquid measures. : PINTS
38
Security or pledge. : GUARANTY
39
Armadillo's covering. : ARMOR
40
Came in contact with. : MET
42
Ohio's governor. : DISALLE
45
Margin of time, space, etc.: Colloq. : LEEWAY
46
"___ Eden." : EASTOF
47
Lustrous, dark-red mineral. : RUTILE
49
Snapshot. : PHOTO
51
Blurs of light around an image. : COMAE
52
Make corrections. : EMEND
53
Orange-red stones. : SARDS
54
Mackerel's relative. : SCAD
55
Affectation. : POSE
56
Star in Pegasus. : ENIF
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U. S. Army awards. : DSCS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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