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New York Times, Thursday, December 14, 1961

58-Across : Shakespearean king.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,535
Across
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Berbers. : RIFFS
6
Knocks. : RAPS
10
Musical direction. : FFF
13
Toughens. : INURES
15
"___ Rhythm." : IGOT
16
Cruise port of South America. : RIO
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"And men are ___ think and act ... " : FREETO
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Liberality. : FREENESS
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Part of TV. : TELE
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Singing syllables. : LALA
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Bards. : POETS
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Call up. : PHONE
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Carpe ___. : DIEM
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Pennsylvania city. : ALTOONA
30
Footwear. : SANDALS
33
Zooms. : SOARS
34
Tender years. : TEENS
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Arafura. : SEA
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Joust. : TILT
38
German cake. : TORTE
39
Equine animal. : FOAL
40
Houseboat. : ARK
41
State: Abbr. : CALIF
42
German man's name. : ERNST
43
Man in the ring. : REFEREE
45
Pharaoh. : RAMESES
47
1/20th pahlavi. : RIAL
48
Meaning. : SENSE
49
Nobles. : PEERS
51
Tres ___. : BIEN
52
Eight: Fr. : HUIT
56
Kind of drawing. : FREEHAND
58
Shakespearean king. : ALONSO
60
Presidential nickname. : CAL
61
Equal: Fr. : EGAL
62
Fusible alloy. : SOLDER
63
Porcine abode. : STY
64
Peau de ___. : SOIE
65
Idolize. : ADORE
Down
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Chink. : RIFT
2
Concerning. : INRE
3
Kerosene. : FUEL
4
City in Illinois. : FREEPORT
5
Ready to go. : SET
6
Garand. : RIFLE
7
Where Pearl Mosque is. : AGRA
8
Contemporary of Longfellow. : POE
9
Certain shoes. : STEPINS
10
Members of a secret order. : FREEMASONS
11
Hand: Colloq. : FIST
12
Ditch or moat. : FOSS
14
Wise man. : SOLON
19
Answered negatively. : NOED
22
M. France. : ANATOLE
25
Exclamations. : HOS
26
Jutlander. : DANE
27
"___ is Born." : ASTAR
28
Tours' river. : LOIRE
29
Speak one's mind. : TALKFREELY
30
Liberate. : SETFREE
31
Deed's relative. : LEASE
32
Tars. : SALTS
35
Joseph Lincoln's "Cap'n ___." : ERI
38
Asian weight. : TAEL
39
Estate: Law. : FREEHOLD
41
Loud sounds. : CRASHES
42
German river. : EMS
44
Irish Free State. : EIRE
46
Money in India. : ANNAS
48
Move like a crab. : SIDLE
49
Army men. : PFCS
50
Part of Q. E. D. : ERAT
51
___ Brith. : BNAI
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Remove wrappings. : UNDO
54
Elbe tributary. : ISER
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Ran rapidly. : TORE
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Gone by. : AGO
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Mauna ___. : LOA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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