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New York Times, Saturday, August 5, 1967

53-Across : Political bloc.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 5, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,566
Across
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Military signal. : TAPS
5
Entertainers of a sort. : MCS
8
French measure. : GRAMME
14
Inter ___. : ALIA
15
Villain's exclamation. : AHA
16
Peep shows. : RAREES
17
With 21, 36, 48 and 54 Across, quote from Georges de Buffon. : GENIUSIS
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Pineapples: Sp. : ANANAS
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Jardiniere. : URN
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See 17 Across. : NOTHINGBUTA
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Shoes. : STEPINS
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Relatives of eclogues. : ODES
26
Periods. : DOTS
27
Jim-dandy. : ONER
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Jersey, for one. : COW
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Tea box. : CADDY
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Fleur-de-lis. : IRIS
34
One of an American trio. : BLUE
35
Relative of a bassoon. : OBOE
36
See 17 Across. : GREAT
37
Come in second. : LOSE
38
Hay lofts. : MOWS
39
Equine color. : ROAN
40
Looked over: Slang. : CASED
41
Have. : OWN
42
Catch. : LAND
43
Facility. : EASE
44
Compos mentis. : SANE
45
Ruler. : EMPEROR
48
See 17 Across. : APTITUDEFOR
52
Suffix in chemistry. : ANE
53
Political bloc. : CARTEL
54
See 17 Across. : PATIENCE
56
Type of vacation. : CRUISE
57
Inhabitant of: Suffix. : ITE
58
Venerable. : AGED
59
Gardenia and others. : SCENTS
60
These: Fr. : CES
61
Parties. : TEAS
Down
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River of Iberian Peninsula. : TAGUS
2
Warning sound. : ALERT
3
Restrained, in a way. : PINNEDDOWN
4
Capuchin monkey. : SAI
5
Stonecutters. : MASONS
6
Vouchers. : CHITS
7
Ribbon. : SASH
8
Most majestic. : GRANDEST
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Forest warden. : RANGER
10
Men of the Near East. : ARABS
11
Chef's choice. : MENU
12
Essence. : MEAT
13
She: It. : ESSA
18
Concord. : UNITY
22
___ Sea. : IONIAN
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Footlike parts: Suffix. : PODES
27
Nymph. : OREAD
28
Short distance. : CLOSERANGE
29
River of Sussex. : OUSE
30
Dandelion. : WEED
31
Perry. : COMO
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Take ___. : ABOW
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Smoothed (out). : IRONED
34
Worldly-wise. : BLASE
36
Particles. : GRANULES
40
Site of the Blue Grotto. : CAPRI
42
Most recent. : LATEST
43
Performs, in a way. : EMOTES
44
Type of protest. : SITIN
45
New Hebrides island. : EFATE
46
___ day. : ONCEA
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Orchestral instruments. : REEDS
48
Bookkeeper's abbreviation. : ACCS
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Monceau, for one. : PARC
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Constant. : TRUE
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Heroic. : EPIC
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Emulate Jack Sprat. : EAT

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

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