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New York Times, Saturday, November 21, 1964

54-Down : First name in stage lore.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F Q X }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,592
Across
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Fill to excess. : CROWD
6
Tennis strokes. : LOBS
10
Sea spray. : SCUD
14
Of part of the ear. : LOBAR
15
Double exclamation. : AHAH
16
Part of Ovid's name. : NASO
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Wing of a church. : AISLE
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Belt. : ZONE
19
District in Saudi Arabia. : ASIR
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Full. : PLENARY
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Man before the mast. : JACKTAR
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Rough. : RUDE
25
Shade of brown. : SORREL
26
Political administration: Abbr. : GOVT
28
___ Paulo. : SAO
30
Gorgeous. : SUPERB
33
Exclamation. : AHA
34
Kind of cow. : MILCH
36
Part of a stairway. : RISER
37
At the plate. : BATTING
39
Loverly. : AMATIVE
41
Thorny shrub. : BRIAR
42
Of hearing. : AURAL
44
Neighbor of Cal. : NEV
45
Petty officer. : YEOMAN
47
King, in Spain. : REY
48
King in Icelandic saga. : ATLI
49
Deny. : NEGATE
51
Seaport in Maine. : BATH
53
Unfortunate. : HAPLESS
55
Diving duck. : REDHEAD
58
Tropical tree. : EBOE
59
Long story. : SAGA
61
Legal document. : LEASE
62
Feminine title. : MISS
63
Cuckoopint. : ARUM
64
Flavoring substance. : ANISE
65
Hamsters and others. : PETS
66
Annapolis. : USNA
67
"Look not thou upon the wine when it ___." : ISRED
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Express approval. : CLAP
2
Vex. : ROIL
3
Military safeguard. : OBSERVATIONPOST
4
Shade of brown. : WALNUT
5
Awe. : DREAD
6
Lackadaisical. : LAZY
7
Exclamation. : OHO
8
Musical instrument. : BANJO
9
Cutting tool. : SHEARS
10
Place of chaotic disorder. : SNAKEPIT
11
Idea popular since 1575. : CASTLESINTHEAIR
12
Washington agency. : USIA
13
R. I. rebel of 1842. : DORR
21
Gum mastic. : RESIN
23
Of the leg. : CRURAL
25
Assn. : SOC
26
Loquacious. : GABBY
27
Chicago airport. : OHARE
29
Water plant. : ALGA
31
Make merry. : REVEL
32
Short: Prefix. : BREVI
34
Atmospheric illusion. : MIRAGE
35
Hounds' prey. : HARE
38
Wild. : TAMELESS
40
Possibly. : MAYBE
43
Noun suffix of action. : URE
46
Caribbean capital. : NASSAU
48
Historic city. : ATHENS
50
Monarchs. : TSARS
52
U.N. name. : ADLAI
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Tall Asiatic herb. : HEMP
54
First name in stage lore. : ABIE
55
Name in Hindu myth. : RAMA
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Hartebeest. : ASSE
57
Conveyance. : DEED
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Rifle. : GUN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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