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New York Times, Thursday, January 31, 1957

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 312 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 26.9
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,774
Across
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Inauguration singer. : PONS
5
Wagner, for example. : MAYOR
10
Tropical tree. : UPAS
14
Exclamations. : AHAS
15
Humble. : ABASE
16
Poetic "ruin." : BANE
17
Where equilibrists perform. : TIGHTROPES
19
Court minutes. : ACTA
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Hog driver's call. : HOY
21
Pronouns. : YOUS
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Kind of ship. : TANKER
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Glaswegian. : SCOT
25
Music for a dance. : CONGA
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Capital of the Leeward Islands. : STJOHN
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Little fishes. : SARDINES
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Associate of Mussolini. : CIANO
33
British tar. : LIMEY
34
Labor group. : ILA
35
Gifts to the poor. : ALMS
36
Was concerned. : CARED
37
Leave out. : OMIT
38
In medias ___. : RES
39
Rustic. : YOKEL
40
Diamond Jim. : BRADY
41
Reporters. : PRESSMEN
43
Item used to complete a column. : FILLER
44
Oozes. : SEEPS
45
Consecrated. : HOLY
46
Victim of Jael's treachery. : SISERA
48
Menu item. : PORK
49
Shipment on 22 Across. : OIL
52
Genus of sheep. : OVIS
53
Pre-midyears activity. : CRAMCOURSE
56
Base. : FOOT
57
Home of the brave. : TEPEE
58
Landing boats. : LCIS
59
Florence's river. : ARNO
60
Coast Guard girls. : SPARS
61
Bulk. : MASS
Down
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Trail. : PATH
2
Where O'Neill was elected. : OHIO
3
Imre of Hungary. : NAGY
4
Quiet! : SSH
5
Strand. : MAROON
6
Nearly. : ABOUT
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Puppy's plaints. : YAPS
8
Simple sugar. : OSE
9
Put back. : RESTORED
10
Congo tributary. : UBANGI
11
Beast of burden. : PACKANIMAL
12
In front of: Prefix. : ANTE
13
Wither. : SEAR
18
Danish astronomer Brahe. : TYCHO
23
Radio-TV character. : ANDY
24
Men. : SONS
25
Brown color. : CAMEL
26
Steep descent. : SCARP
27
Floor layer. : TILER
28
Bop fans' gathering. : JAMSESSION
29
Femme fatale. : SIREN
30
Ignore. : ELIDE
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Faun's relative. : SATYR
33
Albert and Victoria. : LAKES
36
Purse items. : COMPACTS
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Airfield near Paris. : ORLY
39
River near Dunkirk. : YSER
40
Silvers role. : BILKO
42
Looks after. : SEESTO
43
Armies. : FORCES
45
Name famous for 3,000 years. : HOMER
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Couch. : SOFA
47
Composer Novello. : IVOR
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One of "The Goldbergs." : PAPA
49
Killer whale. : ORCA
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Thames' upper course. : ISIS
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Not so much. : LESS
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Fabric. : REP
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Einstein's birthplace. : ULM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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