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New York Times, Monday, September 8, 1958

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 27.6
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,359
Across
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Last part of "Hamlet." : ACTV
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Greek letter. : THETA
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Tie with rope. : LASH
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Circus performer of a sort. : FLEA
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Rock rabbit or cony. : HYRAX
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Von Bismarck. : OTTO
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"Around the World" character. : AUNTIEMAME
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Barrier. : DOOR
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Pawnees, Paiutes, etc. : REDSKINS
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Reporter: Colloq. : LEGMAN
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Secret agency of U. S., 1942–45. : OSS
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Rightful. : TRUE
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Track event. : SPRINT
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Housing for certain gear. : TOOLSHED
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Starbuck's Captain. : AHAB
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Walked resolutely. : STRODE
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Soul: Fr. : AME
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Distinction. : HONOR
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Break bread. : EAT
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More uncouth. : RUDER
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Abbreviation in firm names. : INC
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Oblast in Black Sea Lowland. : ODESSA
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Heavy column. : PIER
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Huge animal. : BEHEMOTH
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Popular dessert. : PASTRY
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Jagged cut. : GASH
52
Fictional flier. : ROC
53
Free and Accepted ___. : MASONS
56
Absent-minded. : DISTRAIT
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High: Comb. form. : ALTI
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Gaucherie. : INEPTITUDE
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Puppets. : TOYS
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Canvas stand. : EASEL
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Son of Aphrodite. : EROS
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Subject. : TEXT
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Basel's river. : RHINE
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Arizona river. : SALT
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Remote. : AFAR
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Sleuth's lead. : CLUE
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Cultivate. : TEND
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Casks. : VATS
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True believers. : THEISTS
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Works of John Wesley. : HYMNS
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Epochs. : ERAS
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Headgear. : TAM
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"Rock Hunter" playwright. : AXELROD
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Halls of fraternal societies. : LODGES
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Powerful particle. : ATOM
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Greek arcade. : STOA
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Warning device. : HORN
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Statue of a saint. : IKON
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Swiss mathematician. : EULER
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Whistle sounds. : TOOTS
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Title used in India. : SAHIB
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Extension. : PHONE
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Scene in a Western. : RANCH
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Nigerian native. : IBO
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Inferior reading matter. : TRASH
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___ out (settled an issue by discussion). : HADIT
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Eastern ruler. : EMEER
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Word in a ballad refrain. : DERRY
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Prongs of a harrow. : TEETH
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Most common printing type. : ROMAN
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Increases: Colloq. : UPS
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Secret personal record. : DOSSIER
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Peter or Andrew. : APOSTLE
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Self-centered person. : EGOIST
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First part of "Hamlet." : ACTI
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Grow mellow. : RIPEN
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Book of the New Testament: Abbr. : MATT
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Tropical lily. : ALOE
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Where Charon plied his ferry. : STYX
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Señor Arnaz. : DESI
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Itineraries: Abbr. : RTES
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Person's distinctive atmosphere. : AURA
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Man of the hour. : IDOL
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Try. : TEST
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Book of the Old Testament: Abbr. : NAH

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

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