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New York Times, Thursday, August 30, 1956

37-Across : Business organization: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,620
Across
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Summon. : CITE
5
Skin: Comb. form. : DERM
9
Command to a dog. : HEEL
13
Ruminant mammal. : CAMEL
14
Needle case. : ETUI
15
Friend. : ALLY
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Sufficiently. : AMPLY
17
Tails. : FULLDRESS
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Brunch. : MEAL
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Foot: Comb. form. : PEDE
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Biblical name. : IRA
22
Hamlet's hamlet. : ELSINORE
24
Activities. : DOINGS
27
List. : ROSTER
28
Gilded metal. : ORMOLU
29
Consumed. : ATE
30
"___ 17." : STALAG
34
Skill: Italian. : ARTE
35
Name on a campaign button. : STEVENSON
37
Business organization: Abbr. : CORP
40
Stair posts. : NEWELS
41
Two: Span. : DOS
44
Frightened: Dial. : AFEARD
46
"As the twig ___." : ISBENT
48
Carpenter's partner. : WALRUS
49
Name on a campaign button. : KEFAUVER
51
Also: Archaic. : EKE
52
Sheers. : HOSE
53
Foreign capital. : ROME
54
Certain workmen. : TEAMSTERS
57
Members of the choir. : ALTOS
58
Operatic role. : ELSA
59
Member of the staff. : AIDE
60
Readers of the future. : SEERS
61
Word of agreement. : AMEN
62
Vegetable product. : BRAN
63
Former President of Eire. : HYDE
Down
1
Legendary site of England. : CAMELOT
2
Deadlock. : IMPASSE
3
"___ to the Marines." : TELLIT
4
Isle of ___, county in E. England. : ELY
5
Put off. : DEFER
6
Piece of music. : ETUDE
7
Guide for conduct. : RULE
8
Body of citizen soldiers: Abbr. : MIL
9
Prominent Democrat. : HARRIMAN
10
Former First Lady. : ELEANOR
11
City transportation. : ELS
12
River in France and Belgium. : LYS
13
Tourist's appurtenance. : CAMERA
18
Christian of France. : DIOR
20
Foretokens. : PORTENDS
23
___-ce pas? : NEST
24
Unhappy existence. : DOGSLIFE
25
Describing edges of books: Abbr. : GLT
26
Heroine of popular song. : SUE
31
See 9 Down. : AVE
32
Actor Ayres. : LEW
33
One: Scot. : ANE
35
Former V. P. candidate. : SPARKMAN
36
Storied mountain. : OSSA
37
Bird's call. : CAW
38
___ sort. : OFA
39
Press agent's piece. : RELEASE
41
Given up to a particular cause. : DEVOTED
42
What there's always room for. : ONEMORE
43
Emphasize. : STRESS
45
De Rivoli and others. : RUES
47
Kentucky tobacco. : BURLEY
49
Well-known name in movies. : KORDA
50
Ruhr metropolis. : ESSEN
52
___ presumptive. : HEIR
54
Party. : TEA
55
Slippery ___. : ELM
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One of the Hunters. : TAB
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Mountain ___. : ASH

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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