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New York Times, Thursday, October 3, 1957

15-Across : Willa Cather character.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { B H J K Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 27.0
Jim Horne notes:

18-Across: "Brodie of 1886 fame" = STEVE — Steve Brodie famously claimed to have survived a jump off the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886; "doing a Brodie" was once common slang for a reckless leap.

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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,019
Across
1
Tray. : SALVER
7
Playing an unsuitable role. : MISCAST
14
Entertain visitors. : RECEIVE
15
Willa Cather character. : ANTONIA
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Sheathed. : ENCASED
17
Arrange in a zigzag order. : STAGGER
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Brodie of 1886 fame. : STEVE
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Dilute. : WATER
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Finis. : END
22
Current. : TIDE
23
Napery. : LINEN
24
School activity. : PLAY
25
Verily. : AMEN
26
Torpidity. : INERTIA
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Number used to mean several, many. : TEN
29
Sweltering. : STEWY
30
Damsel. : MAID
33
Again: Fr. : ENCORE
35
Shade of red. : GARNET
37
Touchstone. : TEST
38
City in Georgia. : MACON
41
Theater sign. : SRO
42
Copper urn. : SAMOVAR
44
Dickens' Miss Spenlow. : DORA
45
Evening: Ital. : SERA
48
Worship. : ADORE
49
Region of ancient Greece. : ELIS
50
Mon ___ Pierrot. : AMI
51
Scene of struggle. : ARENA
52
Hunt, as a hound. : SCENT
53
Opposite. : VISAVIS
55
Fascist party in Spain. : FALANGE
57
Writer of plaintive verse. : ELEGIST
58
Exhibited. : EVINCED
59
Han or Chin. : DYNASTY
60
Dog. : SETTER
Down
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Opinion. : SENTIMENT
2
Consent. : ACCEDENCE
3
Yeast. : LEAVEN
4
Tool on a work bench. : VISE
5
Poetic time of day. : EVE
6
Chianti or Zinfandel. : REDWINE
7
Dominance. : MASTERY
8
Firmly fixed. : INTENT
9
Spica or Vega. : STAR
10
Tooth on a wheel. : COG
11
Attendant spirit. : ANGEL
12
Italian city rich in art. : SIENA
13
Dilatory. : TARDY
14
Affirm again. : RESTATE
20
Once more. : ANEW
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Stone: Comb. form. : LITE
24
M. C. of "Tonight." : PAAR
27
"___ old cow hand ... " : IMAN
29
Young lady of Portugal: Abbr. : SRTA
31
Disrespectful behavior. : INSOLENCE
32
Short-barreled pistol. : DERRINGER
34
Thessalian Mount. : OSSA
35
Senator from Tennessee. : GORE
36
Designating a type of sandwich. : TOASTED
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Shyness. : MODESTY
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English river. : AVON
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Relatives of flagons. : CARAFES
43
Member of a religious Society. : MARIST
44
Pour off. : DECANT
45
Delivered. : SAVED
46
Daniel Peggoty's niece. : EMILY
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Ascended. : RISEN
51
Bird: Lat. : AVIS
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Narrow aperture. : SLIT
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Eastern potentate. : AGA
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Governor's nickname. : AVE

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2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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