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New York Times, Monday, September 29, 1958

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 34.0
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,380
Across
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Quick blow. : JAB
4
Character in Proust's magnum opus. : SWANN
9
Ridge. : BANK
13
Give way to anger. : FUME
14
Eldritch. : EERIE
15
Port of Upolu. : APIA
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Memorable motion picture. : ONTHEWATERFRONT
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Shrub of the mint family. : ROSEMARY
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Purchaser. : VENDEE
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Swampy. : MIRY
22
Island group of the Philippines. : SULU
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Last Saxon king of England. : HAROLD
26
Salt of an acid. : CHROMATE
30
Suffix forming names of qualities. : ACITY
31
Italian movie star. : LOREN
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Greek rural god. : PAN
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Deep cut. : GASH
34
Place: Lat. : LOCUS
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Celtic minstrel. : BARD
36
Where Pine Bluff is: Abbr. : ARK
37
Mogul governor. : NABOB
38
Pack animal. : BURRO
39
Gives back. : RESTORES
41
Sufferer for a cause. : MARTYR
42
Clubs: Abbr. : ORGS
43
Passepartout's master. : FOGG
44
Worn out. : EFFETE
47
Novel by Nicholas Monsarrat (with "The"). : CRUELSEA
51
Erstwhile refuge from the world. : SOUTHSEAISLANDS
53
Command to a sled dog. : MUSH
54
Cloys. : SATES
55
Strong emotion. : RAGE
56
More. : ELSE
57
Disintegrate. : ERODE
58
Catch sight of. : SPY
Down
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"Ox-eyed" goddess. : JUNO
2
Business figures: Abbr. : AMTS
3
Huge animal. : BEHEMOTH
4
Lincoln's Secy. of State. : SEWARD
5
Fagged. : WEARY
6
Fussy in décor. : ARTY
7
Never: Ger. : NIE
8
Veins in a leaf. : NERVURES
9
Famous innovator in entertainment. : BARNUM
10
Footless. : APOD
11
___ to five. : NINE
12
One of the Smiths. : KATE
13
During. : FOR
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___ Post. : EMILY
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Criminal. : FELON
22
Oleander. : SHRUB
23
Slave in Abraham's household. : HAGAR
24
Have ___ (be cautious). : ACARE
25
Insurance term. : RISKS
26
Island S. W. of Costa Rica. : COCOS
27
Separated. : APART
28
Linger. : TARRY
29
Home of a Biblical sorceress. : ENDOR
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Rounded projections. : LOBES
34
Gifts freely bestowed. : LARGESSE
35
Cracksmen. : BURGLARS
37
One of a bridge foursome. : NORTH
38
Jewish roll. : BAGEL
40
___ mark. : TOETHE
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Light frozen dessert. : MOUSSE
43
Cooked. : FRIED
44
___ Howard, former British envoy to U. S. : ESME
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___ tip. : FOUL
46
Bustle. : FUSS
47
Roman statesman. : CATO
48
A catch. : SNAP
49
Irritable. : EDGY
50
Ibsen character. : ASE
52
Pinna. : EAR

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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