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New York Times, Saturday, February 10, 1962

56-Across : "___ Christie."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { B J K Q V W X }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,593
Across
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File. : RASP
5
___ patriae. : AMOR
9
Cup for café. : TASSE
14
Operatic prince. : IGOR
15
Terrible: Prefix. : DINO
16
Site of S. A. C.'s headquarters. : OMAHA
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Inherits. : COMESINTO
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To love: Fr. : AIMER
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Lederer opus. : ANATIONOFSHEEP
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Officer: Abbr. : ENS
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___-Carlo Menotti. : GIAN
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Jargon. : SLANG
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Opponents of the Sadducees. : PHARISEES
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Use a thurible. : CENSE
33
More unusual. : RARER
34
Rodent. : RAT
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Consider; esteem. : RATE
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Matrices. : MOLDS
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Niña's home. : CASA
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Stir. : ADO
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20 or 46 Across. : TITLE
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Bach composition. : MOTET
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Buffoon in pantomimes. : PANTALOON
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Battery part. : ANODE
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Part of Q. E. D. : ERAT
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Foreign ___. : AID
46
Latest chronicle of the Glass family. : FRANNYANDZOOEY
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Sans ___. : SOUCI
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Square dance call. : PROMENADE
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Lacking: Colloq. : MINUS
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"___ Christie." : ANNA
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One of Vulcan's workshops. : ETNA
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Hebrew letter. : ALEPH
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Great northern diver. : LOON
60
Reza Pahlavi. : SHAH
Down
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Costa ___. : RICA
2
Dramatic conflict, as in Greek play. : AGON
3
Body, from the Greek. : SOMA
4
False show of something. : PRETENSE
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Adieu. : ADIOS
6
Neighbor of Wis. : MINN
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Aware of: Slang. : ONTO
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Penthouse adjunct. : ROOFGARDEN
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Exactly. : TOAHAIR
10
French cathedral city. : AMIENS
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Unchanged. : SAME
12
Astronautical nickname. : SHEP
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Hearing. : EAR
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Slight burn. : SINGE
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Begets. : SIRES
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Brief extract. : SCRAP
25
"You may ___ horse to water ... " : LEADA
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Dvorák. : ANTON
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Constituting a pattern. : PROTOTYPAL
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Call to attract attention. : HALLO
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Clio's sister. : ERATO
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Let up. : EASED
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Dignity and pomp. : STATE
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Edison's birthplace, in Ohio. : MILAN
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Forgives. : CONDONES
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Sully. : TARNISH
40
Indian corn. : MAIZE
42
Piece of china. : TEACUP
45
Account executive. : ADMAN
46
Kitchen aid. : FOIL
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Magic incantation. : RUNE
48
Italian river. : ARNO
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Admonitory words to a tot. : NONO
50
Solemn declaration. : OATH
51
Author Ferber. : EDNA
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Slangy affirmative. : YEAH
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Little: Scot. : SMA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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