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New York Times, Friday, June 5, 1964

60-Down : Mail agency: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.43, Missing: { J K Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,423
Across
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One of the so-called "Seven Sisters." : VASSAR
7
Brush: Fr. : BROSSE
13
Musical treat. : ENCORES
15
Dislikes intensely. : LOATHES
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Repeating. : ITERANT
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"Blessed are the pure ___ ... " : INHEART
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Soft light fabric. : LENO
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Florida resort. : TAMPA
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Never: Ger. : NIE
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Ivy League headliner. : HARVARD
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Parts of springes. : NOOSES
27
Bern's river. : AAR
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Varies by turns: Abbr. : ALTS
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Pueblo Indians. : ZUNIS
30
Adjust. : ALIGN
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Decorous. : SEDATE
34
Plant dealer. : FLORIST
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Legal true copy. : ESTREAT
40
Cities in Illinois, Kansas, etc. : ALTONS
42
Visited. : RANIN
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Inventor Nikola. : TESLA
45
Concerning. : ASTO
47
Athenians: Abbr. : GRS
48
Reach across again. : RESPAN
49
Grew molars. : TEETHED
51
Not new: Abbr. : ANC
52
Narrow inlet. : FIORD
54
Japanese girdle box. : INRO
56
Casey, for one. : SURGEON
59
Shipworms. : TEREDOS
61
Certain writers. : PROSERS
62
Ultimate. : SUPREME
63
Alaskan peninsula. : SEWARD
64
Marianne and others. : MOORES
Down
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Hat of sorts. : VEIL
2
Type of corridor. : ANTEHALL
3
Hollywood concern. : SCENARIO
4
Sister: Lat. : SOROR
5
Macaw. : ARA
6
Monthly payment. : RENTAL
7
Profitable enterprises. : BONANZAS
8
Part of three cheers. : RAH
9
Native: Suffix. : OTE
10
Province in North China. : SHANSI
11
World ___. : SERIES
12
Kefauver. : ESTES
14
Begins. : STARTSTO
15
Mouthpiece of a wind instrument. : LIP
20
Goods: Abbr. : MDSE
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Flavor. : VANILLA
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Surpass in a race. : OUTTROT
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Burdens, in ancient Rome. : ONERA
27
LeMay's concern. : AAF
31
Catch on. : GRASP
33
Pastries. : DESSERTS
35
West Coast similarity to 22 Across. : STANFORD
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Give rise to. : ENGENDER
38
Landing field. : AIRDROME
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Trains: Abbr. : TNS
41
Lemnitzer's command. : NATO
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Term of office. : TENURE
44
Legal agreement. : ESCROW
46
Latin hymn. : TEDEUM
48
Harsh files. : RASPS
50
Sacred: Prefix : HIERO
53
Hartford's specialty: Abbr. : INS
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Carbohydrates: Suffix. : OSES
57
Girls' group. : GSA
58
Ever: Poet. : EER
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Mail agency: Abbr. : RPO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 11 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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