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New York Times, Monday, July 8, 1963

55-Across : Celestial being.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 25.0 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,090
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Well-known avenue. : PARK
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Spurt of activity. : SPASM
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Profess. : AVOW
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Horse. : ROAN
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Golden plover of Hawaii. : KOLEA
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Italian currency. : LIRE
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___ many words. : INSO
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Japanese alien. : ISSEI
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Apple: It. : MELA
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Floury in color. : MEALY
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Of greatest importance. : TOPDRAWER
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Garden soil. : LOAM
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Gen. Browne. : SAM
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Periods of time: Abbr. : MOS
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Jack. : KNAVE
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Fashion center. : PARIS
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Awe-inspiring. : IMPRESSIVE
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Convex moldings. : TORI
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Hibernian town. : TARA
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Lab burners. : ETNAS
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Tropical tree. : EBOE
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Chinese Charlie. : CHAN
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Type of angle in a geometric figure. : REENTERING
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Trap door. : HATCH
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Staged a tantrum. : RAGED
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American humorist. : NYE
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Pronoun. : HIS
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Biblical hunter. : ESAU
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Celestial being. : ARCHANGEL
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A. A. Milne hero. : MRPIM
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Well-known canine. : FALA
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Port of ancient Greece. : AULIS
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Scintilla. : IOTA
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Vingt-___. : ETUN
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Native of Tabriz. : IRANI
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Field: Lat. : AGER
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Darnel. : WEED
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Crescent-shaped figures. : LUNES
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Mare's-nest. : HOAX
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Demure. : PRIM
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First-rate. : AONE
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Tabula ___ (clean slate): Lat. : RASA
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Rise of land. : KNOLL
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Indulge in a winter sport. : SKI
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Government official. : POSTMASTER
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In addition. : ALSO
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Leak through. : SEEP
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Hotel employes. : MAIDS
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The old school. : ALMAMATER
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Panorama. : VIEW
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Escutcheon border. : ORLE
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Last. : WEAR
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Part of a dress. : YOKE
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Smart blow. : RAP
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Genus of web-footed fowl. : ANSER
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Famous name on TV. : MITCH
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Where Boys Town is. : OMAHA
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Epicure of nursery rhyme. : SPRAT
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Ancient Roman vineyard. : VINEA
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Required reading in the good old days. : EVANGELINE
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No. American thrush. : ROBIN
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Wry sort of humor. : IRONY
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Beleaguerment. : SIEGE
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Cowboy. : RANCHHAND
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Park in the Colorado Rockies. : ESTES
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Netherlands cheese market. : EDAM
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Hawk parrot. : HIA
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Periwinkle. : SNAIL
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Mr. Heep. : URIAH
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Not many. : AFEW
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Class. : RATE
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Footprint, for one. : CLUE
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Hindu teacher. : GURU
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___ vital. : ELAN
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Comic strip character. : POGO
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Willow genus. : ITEA
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Famous socialist. : MARX
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Family member. : SIS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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