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New York Times, Wednesday, February 2, 1955

56-Across : Loser of the Davis Cup.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 25.5
David Steinberg notes:

Original 20-Across clue had "duo"; corrected this to "due."

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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,045
Across
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Comedy part in an opera. : BUFFO
6
Matador's swirling garment. : CAPE
10
Old ___. : SALT
14
Twig from a willow tree. : OSIER
15
Irish isles. : ARAN
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Jewish month. : ADAR
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Reception. : LEVEE
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Operatic role. : DESDEMONA
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Uno, due, ___. : TRE
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Momentous. : GREAT
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Shaped like dice. : CUBED
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Speaks bombastically: Colloq. : SPOUTS
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Wisconsin's pride. : CHEESE
27
Prayer. : LITANY
29
Be a breadwinner. : TOIL
30
Sea N. of Iran. : ARAL
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Sans fleece. : SHORN
33
Float for a fishing line. : BOB
36
Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Duncan Phyfe. : PERIODFURNITURE
40
Correspondent's afterthoughts. : PSS
41
Containing fertile soil. : LOAMY
42
Combined. : ONED
43
Her real name is Eugenia. : JINX
44
Ancestor of the bassinet. : CRADLE
46
Labored earnestly. : STROVE
49
Resolve. : DECIDE
51
Oar support. : THOLE
52
Dr. Van Kleffens of U. N. : EELCO
53
Tack. : SEW
56
Loser of the Davis Cup. : AUSTRALIA
58
King or queen. : TITLE
60
Move swiftly. : FLEE
61
Chink. : RIFT
62
Scrape off. : ERASE
63
Ward off. : FEND
64
The children's "ambassador." : KAYE
65
Fumed. : RAGED
Down
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Desert one's party. : BOLT
2
Employer. : USER
3
Insignia worn by few. : FIVESTARS
4
Retainer. : FEE
5
Where the Cascades are. : OREGON
6
Midshipman's equal. : CADET
7
Zones. : AREAS
8
Completed. : PAST
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Position on an eleven. : END
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Gov. King of Hawaii. : SAMUEL
11
Clay for a pueblo. : ADOBE
12
Roadways. : LANES
13
Commerce. : TRADE
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Sea urchins. : ECHINI
22
Victor Hugo's "___ Blas." : RUY
25
Language allied to Sanskrit. : PALI
26
Iowa's pride. : CORN
27
Member of a Finnic people. : LAPP
28
Angers. : IRES
29
Cousin of a standpatter. : TORY
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Seaport of Tunisia. : SFAX
32
Sound of hesitation. : HUM
33
Bonn's legislative body. : BUNDESTAG
34
Russian city. : OREL
35
Fictional Adam. : BEDE
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Dickens hero. : OLIVER
38
Settled. : DONE
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Amphibian. : TOAD
43
Shook up roughly. : JOLTED
44
Three hundred. : CCC
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Disturber of the peace. : RIOTER
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Pentagon personnel. : STAFF
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Important northern defense base. : THULE
48
World Series player. : ROSEN
49
Idolize. : DEIFY
50
Flushed with success. : ELATE
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Noted nom de plume. : ELIA
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In addition. : ELSE
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Burdock. : WEED
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Where Hot Springs is: Abbr. : ARK
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Man's name. : IRA

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

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