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New York Times, Wednesday, May 20, 1964

51-Across : Balzac character.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J K Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,407
Across
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Lynx. : BOBCAT
7
Remain in one place. : STAYPUT
14
Gallantry. : COURAGE
15
Lars ___, conqueror of Rome, 500 B.C. : PORSENA
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Now and then. : ATTIMES
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Whole number. : INTEGER
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Sharpens. : STROPS
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Work unit. : ERG
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Antarctic sea. : ROSS
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___ de France. : ILE
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Crunchy. : CRISP
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Fiddler crab genus. : UCA
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___ oil, used on leather. : NEATSFOOT
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Laud. : EXTOL
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Florida specialties. : ORCHARDS
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Air: Prefix. : AER
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Dwelling of sorts. : SHANTY
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Finally. : ATLAST
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Plural suffix. : IES
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Hit tune. : ALLEYCAT
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Geological term. : STOSS
43
Surface beneath. : UNDERSIDE
44
Norse god of war. : TYR
45
South Pacific Island group. : TONGA
47
Certain records. : LPS
48
Pitchblende and others. : ORES
50
Hasten. : HIE
51
Balzac character. : GORIOT
54
Weasellike animal. : POLECAT
56
Handcuff. : MANACLE
57
Trap. : ENSNARE
58
"How to___ ... " : SUCCEED
59
Gardener's spring concern. : SEEDBED
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Precipitates. : SLEETS
Down
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Soft drink men. : BOTTLERS
2
Surpass. : OUTREACH
3
Con ___ (with spirit): Mus. : BRIO
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Summer place. : CAMP
5
Sweet sixteen and others. : AGES
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Thy: Fr. : TES
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Vivacity. : SPIRIT
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Sugar-bowl accessory. : TONGS
9
Poetic verb form. : ART
10
Belgian river. : YSER
11
Win, in cribbage. : PEGOUT
12
International organization. : UNESCO
13
Of the ankle. : TARSAL
14
Gambling place. : CASINO
19
Greek god. : EROS
22
Buffalo Bill. : CODY
23
Kitchen gadget. : PEELER
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Massenet opera. : THAIS
27
Most sensible. : SANEST
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Certain trains: Abbr. : FRTS
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Diagnostic items. : XRAYS
32
Tamarisk salt tree. : ATLE
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Former opera star. : ALDA
35
To wit. : SCILICET
36
Frogs-to-be. : TADPOLES
38
Heavenly being: Fr. : ANGE
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Tried out. : TESTED
40
Mine excavations. : STOPES
41
County of Ireland. : TYRONE
42
Underworld threat. : ORELSE
43
Part of U.S.A. : UNITED
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Chicago airport. : OHARE
49
Cause to go. : SEND
51
Caesar's conquest. : GAUL
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___ over lightly. : ONCE
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Watercourse. : RACE
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Hard-to-get item. : CAB
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Author's concern. : MSS

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

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