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New York Times, Thursday, October 30, 1958

16-Across : "Think nothing ___."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13, Grid flow: 27.1 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,411
Across
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Explode. : GOOFF
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Metal beam of a certain shape. : TBAR
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Dietary substances. : FATS
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Vehemence. : ARDOR
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Coverlet. : ROBE
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"Think nothing ___." : OFIT
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Nursery tale ogres. : SCAREBABES
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Relative of a mesa. : LOMA
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Artist using crayons. : PASTELIST
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Ohio metropolis. : AKRON
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Jewish month. : ELUL
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North Sea port. : OSTEND
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Army man: Abbr. : PFC
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Part of I. G. Y. : YEAR
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Slanting line: Abbr. : DIAG
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Cycles. : ERAS
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Cereal product. : RICEFLOUR
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Ravelings. : LINT
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"Pour l'___ de Dieu." : AMOUR
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German article. : EINE
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Determinists. : FATALISTS
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Hidden obstacle. : SNAG
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Unique person. : ONER
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Passenger on the Ark. : SHEM
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Tennis racket strings. : GUT
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Relatives of the raccoons. : PANDAS
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___ much as. : INAS
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City in Jordan. : AMMAN
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Room lighting device. : FLOORLAMP
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Above: Ger. : UBER
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Interpreter. : TRANSLATOR
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"___ me your ears." : LEND
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Aroused. : WOKE
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Roman official. : EDILE
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College course. : ARTS
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Was in debt. : OWED
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Irish poet, Nobel prize winner. : YEATS
Down
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Pant. : GASP
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Killer whale. : ORCA
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Harem rooms. : ODAS
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Loud, in music. : FORTE
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Willingly. : FREELY
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Military command to riflemen. : TRAILARMS
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Haircuts. : BOBS
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Second, as in wrongdoing. : ABET
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Dwelling place: Abbr. : RES
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"Uncle Remus," for example. : FOLKTALES
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Preceding. : AFOREGOING
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Shakespeare's "___ of Athens." : TIMON
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Small table. : STAND
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Azure. : BLUE
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As though. : ASIF
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Stettin's river. : ODER
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Money. : PELF
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Wife of Odin: Var. : FRIA
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Military quarters. : CANTONMENT
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Disturbances of the peace. : RIOTS
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Criteria. : STANDARDS
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Eased, as from shock. : CUSHIONED
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Two-toed sloth. : UNAU
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Military unit: Abbr. : REGT
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Simple melodies. : AIRS
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Incline. : LEAN
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Biblical patriarch. : ENOS
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Scrooge's ghostly partner. : MARLEY
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"The Second Mrs. Tanqueray." : PAULA
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Heroine of fiction. : AMBER
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The sole of a plow. : SLADE
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Cleaving tool: Var. : FROW
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Seneca or Cayuga. : LAKE
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Sister of Julius Caesar. : ATIA
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Shed feathers. : MOLT
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Chief executive: Abbr. : PRES
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Pair. : TWO

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

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