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New York Times, Tuesday, October 6, 1959

58-Across : Douglas spruce.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,735
Across
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Listen. : HARK
5
Stakes. : PEGS
9
Exult. : BOAST
14
Hautboy. : OBOE
15
Kirghiz mountains. : ALAI
16
James P. Mitchell's Department. : LABOR
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Type of whirlwind. : DUSTSTORM
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Profitable: Obs. : UTILE
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Polish seaport. : STETTIN
21
Cinnabar. : ORE
23
Dawn to dusk. : DAY
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Potpourri. : OLIO
25
Promoters: Colloq. : BOOSTERS
27
Military musician. : FIFER
29
Upper House. : SENATE
30
Navy men: Abbr. : ADMS
31
Scottish alder. : ARN
32
Intellectual. : MENTAL
36
Pasture. : LEA
37
Riddle. : PROBLEM
39
Foxy. : SLY
40
Stores up for future use. : LAYSIN
42
Poetic preposition. : OER
43
Stupid: Fr. : BETE
44
Place apart. : ENISLE
46
Tennyson's poem, "The ___ Eaters." : LOTOS
47
Witch's familiar. : BLACKCAT
50
Weeders. : HOES
51
Trouble. : AIL
52
Held a session. : SAT
53
Conceal. : SECRETE
56
Scoff at. : FLOUT
58
Douglas spruce. : YELLOWFIR
60
Part of a whale's tail. : FLUKE
61
English coin, 1465. : RYAL
62
Silk fabric, usually black. : ALMA
63
Passover feast. : SEDER
64
State flower of Utah. : SEGO
65
Gypsy gentlemen. : RYES
Down
1
Carriers for bricks, mortar, etc. : HODS
2
Border on. : ABUT
3
The poet's narcissus. : ROSEOFMAY
4
Cauldrons. : KETTLES
5
Inner court. : PATIO
6
College in North Carolina. : ELON
7
Needlefish. : GAR
8
Violent example of 17 Across. : SIMOON
9
Forage grass. : BLUESTEM
10
Cereal grass. : OAT
11
Remain. : ABIDE
12
Sun-like. : SOLAR
13
Three-spots. : TREYS
18
Rouse. : STIR
22
Ranger. : ROAMER
25
Song by Thomas Dunn English, 1843. : BENBOLT
26
Decad. : TEN
27
Season. : FALL
28
Design. : IDEA
29
Box-office sign. : SRO
31
Tincture for bruises. : ARNICA
33
Insect. : TSETSEFLY
34
Female voice. : ALTO
35
Lixiviums. : LYES
37
Whitsuntide, especially in N.Y. : PINKSTER
38
Shelter. : LEE
41
Dry: Fr. : SEC
43
Conflict of 1899-1902. : BOERWAR
45
Greek demigods. : SATYRS
46
From place to place: Comb. form. : LOCO
47
Lofting strokes, in golf. : BAFFS
48
Textile city of France. : LILLE
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With the speaking voice. : ALOUD
50
Salutation. : HELLO
53
Dross. : SLAG
54
Fitting moment. : TIME
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Historic periods. : ERAS
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Music-maker. : UKE
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View. : EYE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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