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New York Times, Wednesday, January 16, 1957

63-Across : Types of football kicks or passes.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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G
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T
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R
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L
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V
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H
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,759
Across
1
Ambassador from Austria. : GRUBER
7
Jenny Lind's manager. : BARNUM
13
One of Nasser's people. : CAIRENE
14
"Last Hurrah" author. : OCONNOR
16
Meet by chance. : RUNINTO
17
Girl's name. : LOUELLA
18
Leghorn's largesse. : EGG
19
Regret deeply. : DEPLORE
21
Shoot at. : AIM
22
Words of agreement, in France. : OUIS
24
Holds sway. : REIGNS
25
Political party: Abbr. : DEM
26
Import from Ireland. : LINEN
28
Miss Fabray's nickname. : NAN
29
In this vicinity. : HERE
30
Marx' associate. : ENGELS
32
Gave allotments. : RATIONED
35
Orestes in O'Neill play. : ORIN
37
Time for a meal. : NOON
38
Floor cleaner. : SCRUBBER
42
See 37 Across. : TWELVE
46
Water bird. : COOT
47
Bah! : POH
49
Mongol. : ASIAN
50
Literary initials. : RLS
51
Thingumajig. : DOODAD
54
Minister to. : TEND
55
Between Tenn. and Fla. : ALA
56
Apollo's twin. : ARTEMIS
58
Hoosier humorist. : ADE
59
Island where Father Damien labored. : MOLOKAI
61
Indian coastal region. : MALABAR
63
Types of football kicks or passes. : SPIRALS
64
Glosses. : ENAMELS
65
Top ___. : SECRET
66
River hazard. : RAPIDS
Down
1
Artist noted for Tahitian scenes. : GAUGUIN
2
Tintinnabulation. : RINGING
3
Scene of Tell legend. : URI
4
Curve. : BEND
5
Journalize. : ENTER
6
Begin again. : REOPEN
7
Native of city that predates Rome. : BOLOGNAN
8
Tree fruit. : ACORN
9
Gay blades. : ROUES
10
Letters at the helm. : NNE
11
Without freight. : UNLADEN
12
Playwright of Louis XIV's time. : MOLIERE
13
Patois in New Orleans. : CREOLE
15
Pressed down. : RAMMED
20
Mendacious man. : LIAR
23
Participate to the end. : SEEOUT
27
Group settling wage disputes. : NLRB
29
Being what it seems. : HONEST
31
Kinsman. : SIB
33
Toddler. : TOT
34
Where H. C. Loveless was elected Governor. : IOWA
36
He favors relatives. : NEPOTIST
38
Vamooses. : SCRAMS
39
Rashers of bacon. : COLLOPS
40
Cole Porter work. : ROSALIE
41
Emulated Dave Erb. : RODE
43
He sleeps late. : LIEABED
44
Sackers of Rome, 455. : VANDALS
45
Bitter-___. : ENDERS
48
Spillane's hero. : HAMMER
51
Capital of French West Africa. : DAKAR
52
Papal cape. : ORALE
53
Roman name for 56 Across. : DIANA
57
Injury to pride. : SLAP
60
Sea animal. : ORC
62
"Where ___?" : AMI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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