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New York Times, Saturday, May 28, 1960

50-Across : Turkish coin.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 27, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 98, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 27.3 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,970
Across
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Subject to some special treatment. : PROCESS
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Speech. : ADDRESS
15
Daydream. : REVERIE
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Having three parts: Rare. : TRIUNAL
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Never-ending. : ETERNAL
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Seaside resort for Londoners. : MARGATE
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Classes. : SORTS
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Edith Wharton character. : FROME
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Invite. : BID
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Household items. : CUPS
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Motive: Lat. : CAUSA
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Willing. : GLAD
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South American wood sorrel. : OCA
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Miller's need. : GRIST
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Mountain crest. : ARETE
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Certain ductless glands. : THYROIDS
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Piece of porch furniture. : GLIDER
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Fills with wonder. : AWES
33
Breakwater. : MOLE
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Birds of the canary family. : SERINS
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Foot-shaped. : PEDIFORM
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Very obtuse. : CRASS
42
Name: Lat. : NOMEN
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Size of coal. : PEA
44
Line. : ROPE
45
Describing turf enthusiasts. : HORSY
46
Transmit. : SEND
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Oar wood. : ASH
48
Saint Nick. : SANTA
49
Had the courage. : DARED
50
Turkish coin. : PIASTRE
52
Carrying charge. : HAULAGE
54
Speaker at Gettysburg, 1863. : EVERETT
55
Generates bright thoughts. : IDEATES
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Does a tailoring job. : RELINES
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Least afraid. : BOLDEST
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English market town near Liverpool. : PRESCOT
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Do a photographer's job. : RETOUCH
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Give too much for. : OVERPAY
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Documents: Abbr. : CERTS
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Sea birds. : ERNS
6
New Mexico Indian. : SIA
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Educational devices. : SELFAIDS
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Not more than. : ATMOST
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Play. : DRAMA
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Disastrous. : DIRE
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Oriental. : RUG
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Made it possible for. : ENABLED
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Glut. : SATIATE
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Winter sportsman. : SLEDDER
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Slav. : RUSS
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Rallying calls. : CRIES
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Dolor. : GRIEF
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Trousseau items. : GOWNS
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Fatigued: Colloq. : ALLIN
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Bring up. : RAISE
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Founder of "Lady's Book," 1830. : GODEY
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Title in India. : MEMSAHIB
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Mud remover. : SCRAPER
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Tending to eat away. : EROSIVE
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Great name of the Renaissance. : RAPHAEL
37
Opening in a ship's side. : PORT
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Manage. : OPERATE
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Fails to follow suit. : RENEGES
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Most impractical. : MADDEST
42
Pieces of music for nine performers. : NONETS
45
Mark Twain's collaborator. : HARTE
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Greens. : SALAD
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Prefix meaning narrow. : STEN
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Contest of a sort. : DUEL
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Hindu title. : SRI
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Fuss. : ADO

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

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