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New York Times, Saturday, July 25, 1964

56-Down : Relative of the cuckoo.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J K Q }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,473
Across
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Axminster, for one. : CARPET
7
Part of Indonesia. : FLORES
13
City in Pennsylvania. : ALTOONA
14
Run. : RIVULET
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Device for pest control. : RATTRAP
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Of a single thing. : UNITARY
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Have reality. : ARE
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Came forth. : EMERGED
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Term of address. : SIR
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Cold north wind of S. Europe. : BISE
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Long narrative. : ILIAD
25
Cup-and-saucer vessel. : ETNA
26
Bingo's forerunner. : LOTTO
28
7 Across or 38 Down: Abbr. : ISL
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Adjust, in a way. : ALIGN
30
Keep sacred. : ENSHRINE
32
Lynx. : BOBCAT
33
Girl's name meaning "grace." : ANNE
34
De Valera's land. : EIRE
35
Not local. : AZONIC
38
Supporting wall structure. : BUTTRESS
42
Temperature readings. : ZEROS
43
___ vobiscum. : PAX
44
Anchor position. : ATRIP
45
Descriptive of many athletes. : TALL
46
Fence pickets. : PALES
48
Sea east of the Caspian. : ARAL
49
Note in Guido's scale. : ELA
50
Parris Island men. : MARINES
52
Specialist's group: Abbr. : AMA
53
Comfort. : CONSOLE
55
Forms thoughts. : IDEATES
57
Czechoslovakian range. : SUDETEN
58
Discolor. : TARNISH
59
Slangy retort. : SOWHAT
60
Draw. : ENTICE
Down
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Shrill and clear. : CLARION
2
Certifies. : ATTESTS
3
Balderdash! : ROT
4
Ponder (with "over"). : PORE
5
As a friend: Fr. : ENAMI
6
Measuring strip. : TAPELINE
7
Thrifty. : FRUGAL
8
Did a tailor's job. : LINED
9
Roman poet. : OVID
10
Groove. : RUT
11
Rubber band. : ELASTIC
12
Rubber tree. : SERINGA
13
Fit for plowing. : ARABLE
15
Absolute ruler. : TYRANT
20
Originate. : RISE
23
Ethyl alcohol. : ETHANOL
25
Peach. : ELBERTA
27
Avifauna. : ORNIS
29
Chief artery. : AORTA
31
Commercial abbreviation. : INC
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Fragment. : BIT
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Brownish-black mineral. : EUXENITE
35
Mexican Indians. : AZTECS
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Fervent. : ZEALOUS
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Twins' training base. : ORLANDO
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Part of Indonesia. : BALI
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Wandering. : ERRATIC
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Relative of a Maltese. : SIAMESE
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Spatter. : SPLASH
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P.T.A. member. : PARENT
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Chaffy bract of a floret. : PALEA
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Kind of car. : SEDAN
50
Night flyer. : MOTH
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Spanish painter. : SERT
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Baste. : SEW
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Relative of the cuckoo. : ANI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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