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New York Times, Monday, July 6, 1964

52-Across : Surfaces, as roads, runways, etc.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,454
Across
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Sound of dismay. : GASP
5
Wing brace. : SPAR
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Jeweled chaplet. : TIARA
14
Italian harp. : ARPA
15
First-rate: Colloq. : AONE
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Founder of the Ottoman empire. : OSMAN
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T.R.'s associate in civic works. : RIIS
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Calendar abbreviation. : TUES
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Run-of-the-mill. : PLAIN
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Sidewalk, in the South. : BANQUETTE
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German poet. : HEINE
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Nobel prize chemist, 1934. : UREY
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Type of post office: Abbr. : RPO
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Greek goddess of night. : NYX
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Traduce. : MALIGN
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City of Old Castile. : AVILA
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Unique. : ALONE
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Grand march. : PROMENADE
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Greek arcade. : STOA
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Looped curves, in geometry. : FOLIA
39
River into the Elbe. : EGER
40
Of first rank. : TOPDRAWER
42
Rocky places. : SCARS
43
Slackens. : EASES
44
Ingenious device. : GADGET
45
Military man: Abbr. : CSO
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Vessel: Abbr. : STR
49
Palm tree. : COCO
50
Style of type. : RUNIC
52
Surfaces, as roads, runways, etc. : BLACKTOPS
57
Superlative. : ULTRA
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O'Neill's daughter. : OONA
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Pastoral verse. : IDYL
60
Scandinavian toast. : SKOAL
61
Ancient stringed instrument. : ASOR
62
Concert number. : SOLO
63
Roman and others. : TYPES
64
Pavilion. : TENT
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Sequoia. : TREE
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Clothe. : GARB
2
___ da capo. : ARIA
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Short pleasure ride. : SPIN
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Lampoon. : PASQUINADE
5
Lining material. : SATEEN
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Sulking. : POUTY
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Swiss-French author. : ANET
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Large supply. : RESERVOIR
9
First-class, in London. : TOPHOLE
10
Key. : ISLE
11
In full force: Poet. : AMAIN
12
One kind of day. : RAINY
13
Added part. : ANNEX
21
Insist upon. : URGE
25
Arizona Indian. : PIMA
27
Topgallant. : MAST
28
Choir member. : ALTO
29
Figure eight part. : LOOP
30
Rhone city. : ARLES
31
Raconteur. : ANECDOTIST
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Launch. : POWERBOAT
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Amalekite king. : AGAG
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"___ Mable." : DERE
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Whilom. : ERST
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Religious observance. : FAST
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Runners "around the rugged rock." : RASCALS
42
Dry white wine. : SACK
44
Stroller. : GOCART
45
Piece of bread. : CRUST
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Racing gig. : SULKY
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Successful. : ONTOP
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Cathedral dignitary. : CANON
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Dies ___. : IRAE
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Go down. : LOSE
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Bouquet. : ODOR
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Memorable war correspondent. : PYLE
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Blackthorn. : SLOE

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

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