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New York Times, Thursday, December 17, 1959

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.34, Missing: { F J K Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 60.5 Grid has double diagonal symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,807
Across
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Hurl. : PITCH
6
Moves with a loud hum. : ZOOMS
11
Fanciful musing. : REVERIE
13
Pepys, for one. : DIARIAN
15
Charms. : ENAMORS
16
Where London is. : ONTARIO
17
New England cape. : ANN
18
Rocky Mountain range. : WASATCH
20
Up: Prefix. : ANA
21
Exclamations of disbelief. : PAHS
23
Small lakes: Archaic. : MERES
24
One of the new drugs. : ACTH
25
Prowl or pry: Colloq. : SNOOP
27
Yugoslav city. : NIS
28
Roofing material. : TILES
29
Bridge holdings. : TENACES
31
Made known. : AIRED
32
Great Greek. : ARISTIDES
34
Dull surface or finish. : MATTE
36
Exaggerate, on stage. : OVERACT
39
Minerals. : MICAS
40
Path: Abbr. : RTE
41
Throw aside. : SCRAP
43
Numbers. : ONES
44
Protuberance. : BULGE
46
Mathematical ratio. : SINE
47
Take's partner. : PUT
48
Place of Lindbergh's take-off, May 20, 1927. : MINEOLA
50
Compass point. : NNE
51
Whatnot. : ETAGERE
53
Beauteous bird. : TANAGER
55
Discloses anew. : RETELLS
56
Hunting trophies. : ANTLERS
57
Forwards. : SENDS
58
Legal papers. : DEEDS
Down
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Symbol of baseball prowess. : PENNANT
2
Novel of 1820. : IVANHOE
3
Pro ___. : TEM
4
Western Indian. : CROW
5
Friend of David and Solomon. : HIRAM
6
Metals. : ZINCS
7
Concomitant of an affidavit. : OATH
8
___ pro nobis. : ORA
9
A wonderful thing. : MIRACLE
10
Very holy. : SAINTED
11
Gains as a reward. : REAPS
12
The "pious ones" of ancient Judea. : ESSENES
13
Lavishes great fondness (on). : DOTES
14
Webster and others. : NOAHS
19
Great Greek. : ARISTOTLE
22
Musical works. : SONATAS
24
Spaces connected with the lungs, in birds. : AIRSACS
26
Integral portions. : PARTS
28
Layers. : TIERS
30
Company: Fr. abbr. : CIE
31
The act of: Suffix. : ADE
33
"___ Secret." : IVEGOTA
34
Official record of a meeting. : MINUTES
35
Synthetic fabric. : ACETATE
37
Showed fear. : CRINGED
38
Leather workers. : TANNERS
39
Gloomy one. : MOPER
40
Alphabet used by East Goths, c. 300. : RUNES
42
Equals. : PEERS
44
Rotates, as logs. : BIRLS
45
African animal. : ELAND
48
Pinochle play. : MELD
49
Stake. : ANTE
52
Army man: Abbr. : GEN
54
Pub favorite. : ALE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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