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New York Times, Monday, September 29, 1958

22-Down : Oleander.

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
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,380
Across
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Quick blow. : JAB
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Character in Proust's magnum opus. : SWANN
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Ridge. : BANK
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Give way to anger. : FUME
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Eldritch. : EERIE
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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
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Island group of the Philippines. : SULU
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Last Saxon king of England. : HAROLD
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Salt of an acid. : CHROMATE
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Suffix forming names of qualities. : ACITY
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Italian movie star. : LOREN
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Greek rural god. : PAN
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Deep cut. : GASH
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Place: Lat. : LOCUS
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Celtic minstrel. : BARD
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Where Pine Bluff is: Abbr. : ARK
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Mogul governor. : NABOB
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Pack animal. : BURRO
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Gives back. : RESTORES
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Sufferer for a cause. : MARTYR
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Clubs: Abbr. : ORGS
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Passepartout's master. : FOGG
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Worn out. : EFFETE
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Novel by Nicholas Monsarrat (with "The"). : CRUELSEA
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Erstwhile refuge from the world. : SOUTHSEAISLANDS
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Command to a sled dog. : MUSH
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Cloys. : SATES
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Strong emotion. : RAGE
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More. : ELSE
57
Disintegrate. : ERODE
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Catch sight of. : SPY
Down
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"Ox-eyed" goddess. : JUNO
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Business figures: Abbr. : AMTS
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Huge animal. : BEHEMOTH
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Lincoln's Secy. of State. : SEWARD
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Fagged. : WEARY
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Fussy in décor. : ARTY
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Never: Ger. : NIE
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Veins in a leaf. : NERVURES
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Famous innovator in entertainment. : BARNUM
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Footless. : APOD
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___ to five. : NINE
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One of the Smiths. : KATE
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During. : FOR
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___ Post. : EMILY
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Criminal. : FELON
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Oleander. : SHRUB
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Slave in Abraham's household. : HAGAR
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Have ___ (be cautious). : ACARE
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Insurance term. : RISKS
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Island S. W. of Costa Rica. : COCOS
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Separated. : APART
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Linger. : TARRY
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Home of a Biblical sorceress. : ENDOR
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Rounded projections. : LOBES
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Gifts freely bestowed. : LARGESSE
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Cracksmen. : BURGLARS
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One of a bridge foursome. : NORTH
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Jewish roll. : BAGEL
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___ mark. : TOETHE
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Light frozen dessert. : MOUSSE
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Cooked. : FRIED
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___ Howard, former British envoy to U. S. : ESME
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___ tip. : FOUL
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Bustle. : FUSS
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Roman statesman. : CATO
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A catch. : SNAP
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Irritable. : EDGY
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Ibsen character. : ASE
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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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