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New York Times, Saturday, November 28, 1959

23-Across : Mellowing.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 313 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
David Steinberg notes:

62-Across clue originally had "across"; capitalized it.

1
N
2
O
3
V
4
O
5
P
6
A
7
D
8
D
9
Y
10
D
11
U
12
E
13
R
14
E
V
E
N
15
O
N
E
R
A
16
O
N
C
E
17
H
O
R
I
18
Z
O
N
T
A
L
19
W
H
O
M
20
T
O
I
L
21
O
F
T
22
N
O
R
A
23
A
24
G
I
N
G
25
P
U
T
A
26
C
R
O
S
S
27
L
A
C
28
S
29
O
R
R
Y
30
H
I
K
E
S
31
B
L
A
32
S
33
D
I
S
34
T
A
G
35
S
A
L
T
36
B
O
X
37
M
I
T
H
38
R
39
A
40
S
41
E
A
R
42
C
I
D
43
T
U
L
E
44
S
45
A
46
M
P
S
47
P
O
L
Y
48
P
49
N
U
T
50
C
R
O
S
S
51
W
A
L
K
52
A
53
P
S
I
S
54
A
L
A
D
55
O
R
O
56
B
R
A
D
57
R
E
N
O
58
R
U
N
59
S
A
C
R
O
60
S
61
S
62
A
N
E
W
63
T
R
E
A
T
64
K
W
A
I
65
B
E
R
N
66
H
E
L
P
S
67
A
N
T
S
© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,788
Across
1
De ___ (afresh): Lat. : NOVO
5
First name of Marty's creator. : PADDY
10
Alice ___ Miller. : DUER
14
Constant. : EVEN
15
Burdens: Lat. : ONERA
16
At all. : ONCE
17
Gymnast's type of bar. : HORIZONTAL
19
Objective pronoun. : WHOM
20
Labor. : TOIL
21
Frequently: Poet. : OFT
22
___ Bayes. : NORA
23
Mellowing. : AGING
25
Present effectively: Slang. : PUTACROSS
27
Resinous substance. : LAC
28
Pardon me. : SORRY
30
Summer outings. : HIKES
31
Ruy or Gil. : BLAS
33
Prefix denoting separation. : DIS
34
Game. : TAG
35
House style, popular in New England. : SALTBOX
37
Persian god of light. : MITHRAS
41
Projecting part. : EAR
42
Corneille hero. : CID
43
Bulrush. : TULE
44
Corn mush dishes. : SAMPS
47
Simple sea creature. : POLYP
49
Acorn. : NUT
50
Pedestrian's lane. : CROSSWALK
52
Point in the moon's orbit. : APSIS
54
"When I was ... " : ALAD
55
Gold: Span. : ORO
56
Wire nail. : BRAD
57
Las Vegas' rival. : RENO
58
Encounters by chance. : RUNSACROSS
62
See 1 Across. : ANEW
63
Negotiate. : TREAT
64
Notably bridged river. : KWAI
65
European capital. : BERN
66
Assists. : HELPS
67
People, as viewed from penthouses. : ANTS
Down
1
O. T. book: Abbr. : NEH
2
Egg: Comb. form. : OVO
3
Following gravity's pull. : VERTICAL
4
Plant of lily family. : ONION
5
Co-op enterprise. : POOL
6
New England cape. : ANN
7
Motoring annoyances. : DETOURS
8
Improperly ventilated. : DRAFTY
9
Summit-type meeting, 1945. : YALTA
10
Thoroughly. : DOWNRIGHT
11
Disconnect. : UNHOOK
12
Detroit suburb. : ECORSE
13
Gather again. : REMASS
18
Goes at an angle. : ZIGS
23
Priestly vestments. : ALBS
24
Festive. : GALA
25
___ Goncourt. : PRIX
26
Party-type talk. : CHAT
29
Characteristic of 4 Down. : ODOR
32
Retires from office. : STEPSDOWN
34
Uncluttered. : TIDY
36
Deep voice. : BASS
37
Liquid from coconut. : MILK
38
Disparages. : RUNSDOWN
39
His: Fr. : ALUI
40
Groups of persons. : SETS
42
Blimp or Bogey. : COLONEL
44
Sacred beetle. : SCARAB
45
Popular TV first name. : ARLENE
46
Complainer. : MOANER
47
Set of pieces of jewelry. : PARURE
48
Paris green spot. : PARC
51
Merit. : WORTH
53
Arctic attire. : PARKA
56
Ping-pong paddles. : BATS
59
Syrup makings. : SAP
60
Posed. : SAT
61
Family nickname. : SIS

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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