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New York Times, Thursday, September 17, 1959

58-Down : Skin ___ (do a horizontal bar stunt).

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { F J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 42.2
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,716
Across
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William Inge drama. : BUSSTOP
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The Manassa Mauler. : DEMPSEY
15
Eisenhower's home town. : ABILENE
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Operatic piece. : ARIETTA
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Ganges River city. : BENARES
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Scene in "The Iceman Cometh." : BARROOM
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Work units. : ERGS
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Term in geology. : STOSS
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Without: Poet. : SANS
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Use block and tackle. : HOIST
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Dutch commune. : EDE
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Tide of events. : TREND
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Former Albany executive. : HARRIMAN
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Truncated. : SHORTENED
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Scene of a Hersey novel. : ADANO
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Favorite. : PET
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Honoring highly. : ADORING
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Brazilian metropolis, for short. : RIO
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In a tumult. : AROAR
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Ultimate end. : INTENTION
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Epithet for a Czar. : TERRIBLE
47
Father of Jason. : AESON
48
Very. : TOO
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"Kinda." : SORTA
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Prepare for use. : MAKE
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Urgency. : HASTE
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Musical composition: Abbr. : RHAP
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Members of a certain kingdom. : ANIMALS
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Starchy substance from cassava root. : TAPIOCA
64
Alphabetical lists. : INDICES
65
Shouts of praise to God: Var. : OSANNAS
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Difference of opinion. : DISSENT
67
Dover, Magellan, etc. : STRAITS
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Innocent. : BABE
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Over: Ger. : UBER
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Carol. : SING
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Swashbuckler. : SLASHER
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___ in die (thrice a day): Lat. : TER
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Unilateral. : ONESIDED
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Nuisances. : PESTS
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Small flounders. : DABS
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Blackboard cleaner. : ERASER
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Me: Ger. : MIR
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Meteor of a group appearing about Aug. 11. : PERSEID
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Portico. : STOA
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Rival of Harrow. : ETON
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Edible tuberous roots. : YAMS
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Quality of being different. : OTHERNESS
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Smallest Great Lake. : ONTARIO
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TV crime series. : DRAGNET
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Exclamation of sympathy, often repeated. : THERE
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Machine part. : ROTOR
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Mine entrance. : ADIT
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Role in "La Tosca." : MARIO
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Negative ion. : ANION
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Mealtime. : NOON
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Domestic altercation. : SPAT
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Wool or silk shreds. : NOIL
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Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, etc. : NEAREAST
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Olympian goddess. : ARTEMIS
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Wife of a ruler. : TSARINA
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Ambassador to the Philippines. : BOHLEN
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Bismarck and others. : OTTOS
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Yum-Yum or Peep-Bo. : MAID
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Years: Lat. : ANNI
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Family members. : KIDS
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Right-hand man: Abbr. : ASST
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"___ soit ... " : HONI
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Skin ___ (do a horizontal bar stunt). : ACAT
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Sleight of hand. : PASS
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Card. : ACE
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Golfer's goal. : PAR

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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