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New York Times, Thursday, October 24, 1957

24-Across : A composition similar to a medley.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.53, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
David Steinberg notes:

Original 39-Down had "it"; corrected it to "It."

1
T
2
H
3
R
4
E
5
E
6
S
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C
8
A
9
P
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A
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G
R
A
I
N
S
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H
E
W
E
R
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S
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B
U
I
L
D
U
P
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A
L
E
R
T
E
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D
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R
I
T
E
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R
A
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P
P
E
D
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I
T
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A
D
O
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B
E
L
I
E
S
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A
C
T
E
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C
E
N
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T
O
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I
N
S
T
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A
L
L
E
D
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E
S
S
E
N
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C
E
S
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I
D
L
E
R
S
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S
E
A
R
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C
A
V
E
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T
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O
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S
S
U
P
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C
A
L
I
G
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U
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L
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A
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A
N
T
I
P
O
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D
A
L
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S
E
N
O
R
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M
I
R
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N
A
T
U
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R
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P
A
D
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P
O
A
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C
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M
A
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M
A
D
E
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A
N
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I
R
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D
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E
N
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L
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V
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N
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S
A
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R
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T
U
C
K
E
D
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L
A
T
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R
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S
P
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D
© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,040
Across
1
Cube root of 27. : THREE
6
___ Flow, British naval base. : SCAPA
11
Particles. : GRAINS
12
Cutters. : HEWERS
14
Favorable publicity: Slang. : BUILDUP
15
Warned: Colloq. : ALERTED
17
Ceremony. : RITE
18
Criticized sharply: Slang. : RAPPED
20
Resident of: Suffix. : ITE
21
Fuss. : ADO
22
Contradicts. : BELIES
23
Entr'___. : ACTE
24
A composition similar to a medley. : CENTO
26
Fixed in position. : INSTALLED
28
Perfumes. : ESSENCES
30
Slothful ones. : IDLERS
31
Dry up. : SEAR
32
Grotto. : CAVE
33
Even chance. : TOSSUP
36
Cruel Roman emperor. : CALIGULA
40
Exactly opposite. : ANTIPODAL
42
Spanish title. : SENOR
43
Sink in mud. : MIRE
44
Type. : NATURE
46
Launching ___, in missile parlance. : PAD
47
Blue grass. : POA
48
English movie. : CINEMA
49
Invented. : MADE
50
Against communism. : ANTIRED
52
Brighten. : ENLIVEN
54
Branch of literature. : SATIRE
55
Wrapped snugly (in). : TUCKED
56
Not now. : LATER
57
Caught sight of. : SPIED
Down
1
Attendants of the sea gods. : TRITONS
2
Patriot of 1776. : HALE
3
Free. : RID
4
Harden. : ENURE
5
Trellis or lattice. : ESPALIER
6
Phantoms. : SHAPES
7
Of the sky. : CELESTIAL
8
Impressed. : AWED
9
For every. : PER
10
Form of composition. : ARTICLE
11
Girl ___, British youth organization. : GUIDES
13
Breed of dog. : SETTER
14
Pair. : BRACE
16
Documents under seal. : DEEDS
19
Flagpoles on the golf course. : PINS
22
Prepare for an exam: Slang. : BONEUP
23
Claim. : ALLEGE
25
Diminutive of a girl's name. : TESSIE
27
Recommend. : ADVISE
29
In fortification, part of a ravelin : CAPONIERE
32
Peace pipes. : CALUMETS
33
Florida city. : TAMPA
34
Garnish for hamburgers. : ONIONS
35
Of a layer of rock. : STRATAL
36
Choice food: Archaic. : CATE
37
Type of road. : UNPAVED
38
Weighted. : LOADED
39
"As You Like It" scene. : ARDEN
41
Temper: Colloq. : DANDER
45
Raised rapidly. : RANUP
48
Play or book review: Abbr. : CRIT
49
Device on the dais. : MIKE
51
Philippine native. : ITA
53
Military landing craft. : LCI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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