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New York Times, Monday, October 19, 1964

55-Down : Hesitations in speech.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,559
Across
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Stuffs. : CRAMS
6
Game. : POKER
11
Ruler. : PHARAOH
13
Sink. : FOUNDER
15
Rootlet. : RADICLE
16
Get. : RECEIVE
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Kind of stew. : IRISH
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Affirmative. : YEA
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Strong feelings of ill will. : HATES
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Wings, in botany. : ALAE
22
Birds said to mate for life. : SWANS
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Famous French illustrator. : DORE
25
Aspiration of many singers. : MET
26
Small firework. : SPARKER
28
Narrow inlet. : RIA
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Ushers. : SEATERS
31
Showy pretense. : TINSEL
33
Angered. : IRED
34
Extinct bird. : DODO
35
Norwegian princess. : ASTRID
38
Car gear. : REVERSE
41
That: It. : CHE
42
Reads. : PERUSES
44
Connected with business: Abbr. : CML
46
King or queen. : CARD
48
Railroad car. : DINER
49
Insect stage. : PUPA
50
Cause for an apology. : ERROR
52
Missive: Abbr. : LTR
53
Arrive. : GETIN
54
Breed of dog. : SPANIEL
56
Form of entertainment. : THEATRE
58
Town quarters. : SECTORS
59
Pieces of furniture. : SETTLES
60
Homes of a sort. : NESTS
61
White House name of 1877. : HAYES
Down
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Prince of Wales. : CHARLES
2
Transmit electromagnetic waves. : RADIATE
3
Come up. : ARISE
4
Austrian physicist. : MACH
5
Musical syllable. : SOL
6
Originator of the detective story. : POE
7
Exclamation of pain. : OUCH
8
Do a baker's job. : KNEAD
9
Newspaper executives. : EDITORS
10
Brown study. : REVERIE
11
Wooden horse victim. : PRIAM
12
Author of "Porgy." : HEYWARD
13
Modern diarist. : FRANK
14
Fasten again. : RESEAL
19
Feature of 54 Across. : EARS
22
Expedited. : SPEEDED
23
Assign as supervisor. : SETOVER
26
Part of an airfield. : STRIP
27
Bridle paths. : RIDES
30
___ letter. : AIR
32
Conjunction. : NOR
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Geographical areas. : DESERTS
35
Means of approach. : ACCESS
36
Put an edge on. : SHARPEN
37
Paved area adjacent to a house. : TERRACE
38
No six-footer he. : RUNT
39
Coal bucket. : SCUTTLE
40
Realms. : EMPIRES
43
Brooks. : RILLS
45
Country ways. : LANES
47
Admonitions. : DONTS
49
Resembling a certain fuel. : PEATY
51
Disorder. : RIOT
53
Japanese wooden clog. : GETA
55
Hesitations in speech. : ERS
57
Questioning sound. : HEH

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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