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New York Times, Monday, September 28, 1959

21-Down : "Sleep like ___."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 29.3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,727
Across
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Memorial structure. : TOMB
5
Vaquero's rope. : REATA
10
London streetcar. : TRAM
14
Site of a large German dam. : EDER
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King Arthur's father. : UTHER
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Home of Baylor University. : WACO
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Bristle, in botany. : SETA
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Where Hercules slew the lion. : NEMEA
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Tragic maiden of Greek myth. : ECHO
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Hero of juvenile adventure series. : TARZAN
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Hoover's early occupation. : ENGINEER
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Machinist's helper. : OILER
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Class. : SORT
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Petitioner. : IMPLORER
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Bang-bangs. : NOISES
34
Lanterloo. : LOO
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Teachers, in India. : GURUS
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Made of meshes. : NETTY
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Plinth, in architecture. : ORLO
40
Formal footwear. : PUMPS
42
Magnitude. : SIZE
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Beds of coal. : VEINS
45
Oriental water wheel. : NORIA
47
Desk accessory. : PEN
48
Hebrew ascetic. : ESSENE
50
Make sport of. : RIDICULE
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Presumptuous. : BOLD
54
Type of hinge, with hook and loop. : GEMEL
55
Crusades. : HOLYWARS
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Appraises. : ASSAYS
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State. : OHIO
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Symbol of first wedding anniversary. : PAPER
65
State. : UTAH
66
City on the Rhine. : BONN
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Gather in hordes. : SWARM
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Function. : ROLE
69
Oxford. : SHOE
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"___ Dream," in "Lohengrin." : ELSAS
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Jack-in-the-pulpit. : ARUM
Down
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Activity at Cape Canaveral. : TEST
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Music hall of ancient Athens. : ODEA
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Chief city. : METROPOLIS
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Where the Amazon flows. : BRAZIL
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Contestant in second place. : RUNNERUP
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Summer in Paris. : ETE
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Alas and alack! : AHME
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Happy, carefree years. : TEENS
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Neighbor of Castile. : ARAGON
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Certain engravings of Andrew Jackson. : TWENTIES
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Hambletonian. : RACE
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Result of weariness. : ACHE
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Where heather grows. : MOOR
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"Sleep like ___." : ALOG
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Cattle brander. : IRON
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Old movie. : RERUN
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"___ thy rocks and rills ... " : ILOVE
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Folkways. : MORES
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Origin of gossip. : RUMOR
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Maker of terms or conditions. : STIPULATOR
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Attila of German legend. : ETZEL
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Ancient name of Aswan. : SYENE
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Small shoot or twig. : SPRIG
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In single file. : ONEBYONE
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Sword and pistol. : SIDEARMS
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Weather prediction. : SNOW
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Aspirations. : AIMS
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Pass. : ELAPSE
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Pause in a line of verse. : CESURA
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Manner of speech. : DRAWL
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Fireplace ledges. : HOBS
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Surprised exclamation. : OHOH
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Linen: Span. : LINO
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Health resorts. : SPAS
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River into the Yellow Sea. : YALU
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Son of Noah. : SHEM
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Significant date. : ERA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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