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New York Times, Monday, April 2, 1956

42-Across : Chum.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { K Q X }, Scrabble score: 309 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,470
Across
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Realities. : FACTS
6
Balmy. : DAFT
10
Extreme. : DEEP
14
Ocean menace. : UBOAT
15
He sings "Welcome Home." : EZIOPINZA
17
Amiens' river. : SOMME
18
Glamorous miss. : COVERGIRL
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Arithmetic result. : SUM
20
Superior. : ABOVE
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Norse writings. : EDDAS
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Medieval trappings. : ARMOR
25
___ gratias (thanks to God). : DEO
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Currency collections. : MONIES
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County in S. W. England. : CORNWALL
33
Zeal. : ARDOR
34
Dandy. : DUDE
35
Zero: German. : NULL
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Service. : USE
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Were in harmony: Colloq. : JIBED
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Filipino peasant. : TAO
39
Former American tennis champion. : DOEG
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During. : OVER
42
Chum. : CRONY
44
Makes more fruitful. : ENRICHES
46
Triton, for example. : SEAGOD
47
Actor Ameche. : DON
48
Entertainer. : WINER
49
Oriental prince. : AMEER
52
Religious pamphlet. : TRACT
54
Time of day: Abbr. : AFT
57
Well-known prizefighter. : BOBOOLSON
59
Greening. : APPLE
61
Result. : EVENTUATE
62
Wedding attendant. : USHER
63
Stocking sizes. : TENS
64
Campus reveler in June. : GRAD
65
Stairway part. : RISER
Down
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Commotion. : FUSS
2
Leigh Hunt hero. : ABOU
3
Take by force. : COMMANDEER
4
Headwear. : TAM
5
Watercraft. : STEAMER
6
Stage scenery. : DECOR
7
Sea connecting with Black Sea. : AZOV
8
Basketball team. : FIVE
9
___ dance. : TOE
10
Give till it hurts. : DIGDOWN
11
City in Oklahoma. : ENID
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___ Taft Benson. : EZRA
13
Intimates. : PALS
16
Dress carefully. : PREEN
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Genus of ruminant quadrupeds. : BOS
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___ Grande. : RIO
25
Headline name of 1857. : DRED
26
Big first name in the theatre. : MAUDE
27
Ditto 26 Down. : ORSON
28
Solids. : CUBES
29
Breslau's river. : ODER
30
Collector's items. : AUTOGRAPHS
31
Broad treeless plain. : LLANO
32
___ George. : LLOYD
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Gainer. : DIVE
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Coolidge's first name. : JOHN
40
Organization of commercial travelers. : GIDEONS
42
Legendary monster. : CENTAUR
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Girl's name. : RAE
45
French landscape painter. : COROT
46
Thus. : SIC
48
Drew to a close. : WANED
49
Help. : ABET
50
Propose. : MOVE
51
"___ Holden." : EBEN
52
Dictator. : TSAR
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Church court. : ROTA
55
Avoid. : FLEE
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Region: Abbr. : TERR
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Projecting part. : LUG
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Greek letter. : PSI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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