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New York Times, Friday, August 14, 1959

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 23.9
David Steinberg notes:

The 34-Across clue is erroneous: The TAYLORS were in the White House from 1849-50.

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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,682
Across
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Trapper's trophy. : PELT
5
Intrude. : TRESPASS
13
Charlotte ___. : AMALIE
15
1960 candidate? : HUMPHREY
16
Ragweed's product. : POLLEN
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Summaries. : EPITOMES
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Woeful word. : ALAS
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Challengers. : DARERS
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Adherent of: Suffix. : IST
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Spanish hero. : CID
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Carries out. : DOES
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Joint. : KNEE
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German greeting. : HEIL
27
Despoils. : ROBS
28
Decorate richly. : BEGEM
29
Sea bird. : ERNE
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Exasperate. : IRE
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Scale note. : SOL
32
Meeting. : SESSION
34
White House occupants, 1845–49. : TAYLORS
38
Hill dweller. : ANT
39
Matter of fact. : DRY
40
Pernicious. : EVIL
41
Unexpected hitches. : SNAGS
44
Baseball's Speaker. : TRIS
45
Talk wildly. : RAVE
46
Take place. : COME
47
Be introduced. : MEET
48
Obligation. : TIE
49
Fit ___ fiddle. : ASA
50
Metrical writings. : VERSES
52
Ukrainian metropolis. : KIEV
53
Nautical ropes. : RATLINES
55
M. de Balzac. : HONORE
57
Estrange. : ALIENATE
58
Sport buildings. : ARENAS
59
Method of making steel. : BESSEMER
60
Great successes: Slang. : WOWS
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Knightly defenders. : PALADINS
2
Extensions on houses. : ELLS
3
Noted Norwegian. : LIE
4
Incline. : TEND
5
Biblical novel. : THEROBE
6
Madras money. : RUPEES
7
Eastern princes. : EMIRS
8
Certain cities: Abbr. : SPTS
9
Old-time exclamation. : PHO
10
Fortifying. : ARMING
11
Sand partridge of India. : SEESEE
12
Regular method. : SYSTEM
13
Frontier raiders of the wild West. : APACHES
14
Great comic dramatist. : MOLIERE
20
Decorate. : ADORN
24
Noted American woman. : KELLER
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Writer in tradition of 14 Down. : LESAGE
27
Bright display. : RIOT
28
Slangy exclamation. : BOY
31
Recites. : SAYS
33
Elected officials. : INS
34
Banal. : TRITE
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Ticker-tape affairs. : OVATIONS
36
European playground. : RIVIERA
37
Garment parts. : SLEEVES
39
Piece of furniture. : DRESSER
41
Cairo symbol. : SCARAB
42
Cash register category. : NOSALE
43
Centuries-old violins. : AMATIS
44
Cylindrical and tapering. : TERETE
47
Bangkok's river. : MENAM
50
Hollywood thoroughfare. : VINE
51
Nobel Prize dramatist. : SHAW
52
Distinguished. : KNEW
54
French article. : LES
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Spanish gold. : ORO

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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