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New York Times, Wednesday, November 18, 1964

5-Down : Self-acting: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J K W X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,589
Across
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Items for anglers. : RODS
5
Aleutian island. : ATTU
9
Server's advantage, at tennis. : ADIN
13
Broadway term. : LEGIT
14
Asiatic mountain range. : URAL
15
Family member. : BABY
16
French girl's name. : ELISE
17
Phonograph part. : TURNTABLE
19
Relatives. : NIECES
21
Pentacle. : STAR
22
Evil god of Egypt. : SET
23
Ancient book. : SCROLL
24
Old Italian playing card. : TAROT
26
Seesaw. : TEETER
28
Color. : PEACH
32
Eastern servant. : AMAH
35
Prior to. : ERE
36
Melba. : NELLIE
37
Trainee on call. : RESERVE
39
Bright-hued. : ROSEATE
40
Kind of medieval drama. : MASQUE
41
Navy man: Abbr. : COM
42
Hay. : FEED
43
Year: Lat. : ANNUS
44
Passageway with shops. : ARCADE
46
Story, floor: Fr. : ETAGE
48
Oscar Wilde character. : DORIAN
52
Calendar abbreviation. : FRI
55
Hungarian man's name. : ERNO
56
Strong ale, in Britain. : STINGO
57
TV reruns. : RESIDUALS
60
Of the same status. : EQUAL
61
Guinness. : ALEC
62
Rathskeller specialty. : BIER
63
Combining form for a country. : RUSSO
64
Sidon's sister city. : TYRE
65
Besides. : ALSO
66
Small spring. : SEEP
Down
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Venerated memento. : RELIC
2
Danish hero. : OGIER
3
Night club that plays records. : DISCOTHEQUE
4
Founder of "Tatler." : STEELE
5
Self-acting: Abbr. : AUT
6
Guardian of funds. : TRUSTEE
7
Warrior of the Golden Horde. : TARTAR
8
Of a bone. : ULNAR
9
Garment for 36 Down. : ABA
10
Flounders. : DABS
11
Common suffix. : IBLE
12
Too-familiar negative. : NYET
13
Burning glass. : LENS
18
Figures of speech. : TROPES
20
Item for a pipe fitter. : SLEEVE
25
Overhead cable car: Fr. : TELEFERIQUE
27
Uno, due, ___. : TRE
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Wings: Bot. : ALAE
30
Mention. : CITE
31
Take note of. : HEED
32
First word of an epic. : ARMA
33
Average. : MEAN
34
Club: Abbr. : ASSN
36
Men on the move. : NOMADS
38
Describing some metals. : RUSTED
39
Fabled flier. : ROC
41
Certain Louisianans. : CREOLES
44
Finger affliction. : AGNAIL
45
Overfond ones. : DOTERS
47
Dutch island off Venezuela. : ARUBA
49
Not idle. : INUSE
50
Showing surprise. : AGASP
51
I am unwilling: Lat. : NOLO
52
Campus group. : FRAT
53
Depend (on). : RELY
54
River into the Elbe. : ISER
58
Diamonds: Slang. : ICE
59
Rialto sign. : SRO

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

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