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New York Times, Monday, December 16, 1957

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.53, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 60.0 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Jim Horne notes:

11-Down: Italian title = SENORA. Señora is Spanish, not Italian (Italian would be Signora).

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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,093
Across
1
Foundation. : BASIS
6
High points. : ACMES
11
Withdraw. : SECEDE
12
Palms off. : FOISTS
14
Have relevance. : PERTAIN
15
More meticulous. : FUSSIER
17
Against. : ANTI
18
Beneficiaries of the golden rule. : OTHERS
20
Brother, in Italy. : FRA
21
Hill. : TOR
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Scrupulous. : STRICT
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Pianist Templeton. : ALEC
24
Coarse linen. : CRASH
26
Take place between two points of time. : INTERVENE
28
Encumbered. : HAMPERED
30
Free of pips. : SEEDED
31
Exists. : LIES
32
Author of "The Magic Mountain." : MANN
33
Loot. : SPOILS
36
Traitor. : RENEGADE
40
Carton. : CONTAINER
42
Uncanny. : WEIRD
43
Exclamation of sorrow. : ALAS
44
Measures of capacity. : LITRES
46
___-ling Soong, wife of Chiang Kai-shek. : MEI
47
Odd costume. : RIG
48
Blends harmoniously. : FITSIN
49
Off key. : FLAT
50
The piper's son, for one. : STEALER
52
Respects. : ESTEEMS
54
Author of "The First Mrs. Fraser." : ERVINE
55
Most certain. : SUREST
56
Tribes. : SEPTS
57
The lindens. : TEILS
Down
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"All's Well That Ends Well" hero. : BERTRAM
2
Start of a drama. : ACTI
3
Ocean. : SEA
4
Goose. : IDIOT
5
Guards. : SENTRIES
6
Simulate. : AFFECT
7
Aspasia. : COURTESAN
8
___ America. : MISS
9
Type of curve. : ESS
10
Held back. : STIFLED
11
Italian title. : SENORA
13
Unclouded. : SERENE
14
Quilt piece. : PATCH
16
Sped. : RACED
19
Deer. : HIND
22
Irish form of Cecilia. : SHEILA
23
Exact satisfaction for. : AVENGE
25
Rends. : SPLITS
27
Begins again. : RENEWS
29
Elastic. : RESILIENT
32
Superlative for Christmas. : MERRIEST
33
Blemishes. : SCARS
34
Courteous. : POLITE
35
Wild asses. : ONAGERS
36
Soaks, as flax. : RETS
37
Desultory. : AIMLESS
38
"I ___ that I dwelt in marble halls ... " : DREAMT
39
Prepares for print. : EDITS
41
Crystalline salts. : NITRES
45
Follow. : ENSUE
48
Saucy. : FLIP
49
Sense. : FEEL
51
Prayer bead. : AVE
53
Three: Prefix. : TRI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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