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New York Times, Thursday, December 24, 1959

46-Across : Giant in Hall of Fame.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 57.4
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,814
Across
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Egyptian sun god. : AMON
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Tree ornament. : STAR
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One of Hercules' dozen. : LABOR
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Twisted string, as of pearls. : ROPE
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Current. : TIDE
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Bit of folklore. : ADAGE
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Reclining one. : LIER
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Pepys' sign-off. : ANDSOTOBED
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Wilde character. : ERNEST
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African title. : SIDI
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Certainly. : YES
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Rich fabrics of the Middle Ages. : SAMITES
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Fluff. : LINT
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TV specialty. : ADULTWESTERN
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Cold weather sound effect. : BRR
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Stainer. : DYER
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Ancient Christian hymn. : TEDEUM
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Delibes opera. : LAKME
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Tom's theft. : PIG
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Easy ___. : ASPIE
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Lusters. : SHEENS
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Actor Portman. : ERIC
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Giant in Hall of Fame. : OTT
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Issue stemming from Tenth Amendment. : STATESRIGHTS
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Scissor sound. : SNIP
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Childish. : PUERILE
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Physicians' group. : AMA
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Namesakes of Spenser lady. : UNAS
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Rugged crests. : ARETES
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Prudence. : DISCRETION
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Disputed. : MOOT
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Otherwise named. : ALIAS
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Big laugh. : HAHA
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Caen's river. : ORNE
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Winner at Gettysburg. : MEADE
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Biblical patriarch. : ENOS
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Pumpernickels. : RYES
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Silk city of France. : ARLES
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Celtic name akin to Mary. : MOIRA
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One way to do business. : OPENMARKET
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Nymph on a sea horse. : NEREID
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Majestic. : STATELY
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Silver-white element. : TIN
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Figures up. : ADDS
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Draw back; rebound. : RESILE
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Once-important educator. : LATINTEACHER
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Stir. : ADO
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Member of the family. : BABY
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Curved molding. : OGEE
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Claret and cherry. : REDS
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Pindar was one. : ODIST
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Important trainee. : STUDENTNURSE
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Level. : STEP
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Spreads hay. : TEDS
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More contorted. : WRIER
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Storehouse. : REPOSITORY
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Relative of "nacht." : NUIT
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Large containers: Abbr. : BLS
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Cheers. : RAHS
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Kept a tryst. : MET
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A bar of music: Abbr. : MEAS
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Travel bag. : GRIP
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Rouen's river. : SEINE
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Large lizards. : IGUANAS
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Part of a calla lily. : SPATHE
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Recording on a seismograph. : TREMOR
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Sierra ___ in Africa. : LEONE
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Colorado park. : ESTES
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George Eliot hero. : ADAM
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Eight furlongs. : MILE
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Part of SEATO. : ASIA
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Capital of Shensi province. : SIAN
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No gentleman! : CAD
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Surprised exclamation. : OHO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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