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New York Times, Wednesday, August 8, 1956

54-Down : Canadian air arm: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 58.4
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,598
Across
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Symbol of simplicity. : ABC
4
Former radio actor's union: Abbr. : AFRA
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Imitators. : APES
12
Dunce. : BOOB
14
Channel changer. : DIAL
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Lavender or lilac. : SCENT
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Famous jockey. : EARLSANDE
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Stage. : PHASE
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Mohawk or Oregon. : TRAIL
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Mrs. Eden, to Churchill. : NIECE
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Street in Paris. : RUE
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Plaster of Paris. : GESSO
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Dipped with a large spoon. : LADLED
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Tammany chief. : SACHEM
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Chipped. : FLAKED
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Uncle: Span. : TIO
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Nicholas, for example. : PATRONSAINT
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Mathematical preposition. : INTO
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Make a connection. : TIEIN
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A year in Nero's reign. : LVII
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Well-known name in dancing. : RUTHSTDENIS
44
Building wing. : ELL
45
Cyclopean feature. : ONEEYE
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Subject of Garry Moore's program. : SECRET
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Describing certain measurements. : LINEAR
50
King Arthur's sire. : UTHER
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A $64,000 subject. : ART
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Incense ingredient. : MYRRH
55
Native of Penang. : MALAY
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Famous street in Memphis. : BEALE
61
Caps. : COONSKINS
63
Chop suey item. : ONION
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Church recess. : APSE
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Bird of prey. : ERNE
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Have confidence (with "on"). : RELY
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Fodder. : FEED
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Nubbin. : EAR
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Second. : ABET
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Male swine. : BOAR
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Mrs. Phil Rizzuto. : CORA
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City in Oklahoma. : ADA
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President Paasikivi's people. : FINNS
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Penetrator of the Iron Curtain. : RADIOFREEEUROPE
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Helm position. : ALEE
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Alas! : ACH
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Underwater worker. : PEARLDIVER
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Follow. : ENSUE
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Bucephalus. : STEED
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"Bounty" skipper. : BLIGH
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Discourses. : SPEAKS
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Brunhilde's punishment. : SLEEP
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Cliquy. : CLANNISH
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Superficial. : SMATTERY
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Bargain: Colloq. : DEAL
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Make batter. : STIR
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Hokkaido native. : AINU
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Pal of Peter Rabbit. : COTTONTAIL
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Butcher shop purchase. : LOIN
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Shipshape. : TIDY
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Aswan Dam river. : NILE
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Awning. : TILT
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Without: Ger. : OHNE
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Crew. : SEAMEN
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Appears. : SEEMS
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Bird with harsh voice. : CRAKE
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Influential portion of the electorate. : LABOR
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Actress Hervey. : IRENE
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Plural pronoun. : THOSE
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Canadian air arm: Abbr. : RCAF
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Foreign currency. : LIRE
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Grandma Moses. : ANNA
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River near Dunkirk. : YSER
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Myrna from Montana. : LOY
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New reporter Calmer. : NED

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

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