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New York Times, Monday, September 7, 1964

17-Across : Metrical foot of two syllables.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 309 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,517
Across
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Active. : SPRY
5
Size. : MASS
9
Noun ending meaning "ruler." : CRAT
13
Sino-Tibetan language. : THAI
14
Grandson of Abraham. : ESAU
15
French soldier of W. W. I. : POILU
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By ___. : ROTE
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Metrical foot of two syllables. : IAMB
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Exhausted: Colloq. : ALLIN
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Oily liquid. : ANILIN
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Hydrocarbon in gasoline. : BUTYLENE
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Walnut and chestnut. : WOODS
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Young fish. : PARR
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___ right, or left. : EYES
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Part. : ROLE
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Town: Colloq. : BURG
30
Rejoicing. : JUBILANT
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Without force. : FEEBLE
38
Intermittent. : ONAGAINOFFAGAIN
40
Rope loops. : BIGHTS
41
Current of water. : MILLRACE
42
Means of determination. : TEST
44
Blue-white star. : VEGA
45
Part of a shield. : UMBO
48
Mitigate. : EASE
50
Improvise: Colloq. : ADLIB
54
Of necessity. : PERFORCE
56
Surface injury. : BRUISE
57
Bows. : PROWS
58
Apteryx. : KIWI
60
Plant or animal structure: Abbr. : ANAT
61
New Testament prophet. : ELIAS
62
Old Testament prophet. : EZRA
63
Receptions. : TEAS
64
Bank (on). : RELY
65
Former Tunisian rulers. : DEYS
66
Reference book: Abbr. : ENCY
Down
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Drinking aid. : STRAW
2
Voice: Prefix. : PHONO
3
Quotient, in math. : RATIO
4
Traffic sign. : YIELDRIGHTOFWAY
5
Potsdam pronoun. : MEIN
6
A king of Judah. : ASA
7
Dance. : SAMBA
8
Grosse Pointe, for one. : SUBURB
9
One type of job hunter. : COLLEGEGRADUATE
10
Poet, 1849-1916. : RILEY
11
Get ___ on. : ALINE
12
Strains. : TUNES
15
Yield profit. : PAY
20
Place apart. : ISOLATE
22
Edible fungus. : TRUFFLE
24
Founder of a state. : PENN
27
To allow: Fr. : LAISSER
29
Orange-red mineral. : REALGAR
30
Situation. : JOB
31
Numerical prefix. : UNI
32
Container. : BAG
33
Finney role. : TOM
35
Animal cry. : BAA
36
Official permit: Abbr. : LIC
37
Compass reading. : ENE
39
Athletic group. : FIVE
43
Put on temporarily. : TACKED
45
Shoe part. : UPPER
46
European blackbird: Poet. : MERLE
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Cook. : BROIL
49
Confiscate. : SEIZE
51
Fabric. : LINEN
52
Newton. : ISAAC
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Heavens to ___! : BETSY
55
Wartime bureau. : OSS
56
Slanting. : BIAS
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Twisted. : WRY

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

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