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New York Times, Monday, March 4, 1957

40-Down : Lyric muse.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 21.1
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,806
Across
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Cooking device. : SPIT
5
Tree cobra. : MAMBA
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Arabian sailing vessel. : DHOW
14
Italian author. : LEVI
15
Mixtures. : OLIOS
16
Tie up. : ROPE
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North African naval base. : ORAN
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Popular crooner. : DICKHAYMES
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TV action serial. : GUNSMOKE
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English river. : TRENT
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Symbol of authority. : MACE
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Asiatic border river. : YALU
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Sail supports. : SPRITS
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Bottle. : DECANTER
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Home ___. : PLATE
34
Wives of baronets. : DAMES
35
Bear: Span. : OSO
36
Pledge. : OATH
37
Show fear. : COWER
38
Heroine of Hindu epic. : SITA
39
Numeral. : ONE
40
The "Lady of the Lake." : ELLEN
41
___ resistance. : SALES
42
Mr. Lincoln's soldiers. : FEDERALS
44
Pursuer of Jean Valjean. : JAVERT
45
Numerous. : MANY
46
French composer. : LALO
47
Type of footwear. : SABOT
50
Well-known news analyst. : SEVAREID
54
Literary giant. : LEOTOLSTOI
57
Start of Jimmy Durante song. : INKA
58
Norse name. : ARNE
59
Catkin. : AMENT
60
Enough: Arch. : ENOW
61
Prefixes in German names. : VONS
62
Deceives. : DUPES
63
Without: Poet. : SANS
Down
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Strike heavily. : SLOG
2
Where the Ucayali flows. : PERU
3
Scientist Pavlov. : IVAN
4
Metal worker. : TINSMITH
5
California Indians. : MODOCS
6
Equally. : ALIKE
7
Timid souls. : MICE
8
Florida benefactor. : BOK
9
Hardwood tree. : ASH
10
Rehearsal for any event: Slang. : DRYRUN
11
___ rule. : HOME
12
Begin. : OPEN
13
English novelist. : WEST
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Reference book. : ATLAS
21
Colleague. : MATE
24
Kingdom on Red Sea. : YEMEN
25
Maple tree genus. : ACER
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Hoax: Slang. : SPOOF
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Method of transportation. : PLANE
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Classified. : RATED
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Former Vice President. : DAWES
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Variety of linen cloth. : TOILE
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Organic compound. : ESTER
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Dinner dish. : ROAST
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Child's plaything. : DOLLY
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Social group. : CLAN
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Fragrant herbs. : SAVORIES
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Lyric muse. : ERATO
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Casa room. : SALA
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Gets overly dramatic. : EMOTES
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Republican Senator. : JAVITS
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Sierra ___. : LEONE
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54 Across, for example. : SLAV
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See 27 Down. : AERO
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European capital. : BONN
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Procedure. : STEP
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Sicilian city. : ENNA
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Sacred picture. : IKON
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Crows. : DAWS
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Young man. : LAD
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School in Texas. : SMU

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

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