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New York Times, Thursday, September 3, 1964

27-Across : Greek letters.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { F H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,513
Across
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Eye shadow, et al. : MAKEUP
7
Make a choice. : OPTATE
13
Cover. : OVERLAY
15
Formally installed. : SWORNIN
16
Recite. : NARRATE
17
Whole number. : INTEGER
18
Anger: Lat. : IRA
19
Snuggles. : NESTLES
21
Cockney's idol. : ERO
22
Mention. : CITE
24
Pitcher. : EWER
25
Ah me! : ALAS
26
Chemical compound. : ACID
27
Greek letters. : PSIS
28
White linen vestment. : AMICE
29
Habituate. : ENURE
31
Drapery sash. : TIEBACK
33
Faithfulness. : CONSTANCY
35
Chatter. : PRATTLE
37
Willow tree. : OSIER
40
Piece of china. : PLATE
41
Work units. : ERGS
43
When the whistle blows. : NOON
45
Bail. : LADE
46
Sea: Ger. : MEER
47
Adhesive. : GLUE
48
Cuckoo. : ANI
49
Return to a theme, in music. : REPRISE
52
Adherent: Suffix. : ITE
53
Take in. : INCLUDE
55
Famous Elizabethan tavern. : MERMAID
57
Renowned: Lat. : CELEBER
58
Saint-___, French city. : ETIENNE
59
City replaced by Urfa. : EDESSA
60
Understood. : SENSED
Down
1
Role in "The Elder Statesman." : MONICA
2
Acquisitiveness, plus. : AVARICE
3
Basis of horny tissue. : KERATIN
4
Lapse. : ERR
5
___ Bator. : ULAN
6
Meat paste. : PATE
7
Proprietor. : OWNER
8
Lobster traps. : POTS
9
Three, in Italia. : TRE
10
Heavenly. : ANGELIC
11
Wardrobe accessory. : TIERACK
12
"La Vie ___," Piaf song. : ENROSE
14
Affirmations. : YESES
15
Lightweight linen. : SILESIA
20
Cousin of a flibbertigibbet. : TWITTERER
23
Train. : EDUCATE
25
Celebrating a festive day in spring. : AMAYING
27
Confined. : PENT
28
Letters for little ones. : ABCS
30
Sound of surf on the shore. : ROTE
32
Slaughter of baseball. : ENOS
34
Unexpected success. : SLEEPER
35
Devised. : PLANNED
36
Rootlike part. : RADICLE
38
Ancient Thessalians. : EOLIANS
39
Standard practice. : ROUTINE
40
Flatfish. : PLAICE
42
Laundry problem. : GRIME
44
Required. : NEEDED
46
Judith Anderson's forte. : MEDEA
49
Does a polishing job. : RUBS
50
Matching collections. : SETS
51
Sandusky's waterfront. : ERIE
54
"___ Girls." : LES
56
Brothers. : MEN

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

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