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New York Times, Tuesday, May 31, 1960

20-Across : Roman comic playwright, c150 B.C.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J M V X }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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B
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L
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N
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,973
Across
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Mont ___. : BLANC
6
Wearies. : IRKS
10
Vault. : SAFE
14
Hi-fi term. : AUDIO
15
Nothing. : NONE
16
Wildcat of Mexico. : EYRA
17
State of inactivity. : STAGNATION
19
Construct. : REAR
20
Roman comic playwright, c150 B.C. : TERENCE
21
Praises. : TALKSUP
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Oil cask, on a whaler. : RIER
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Siamese. : TAI
25
Eucharistic vessels. : PATINAE
28
Inventories. : COUNTS
31
Rawboned creature. : SCRAG
32
Partner of shaven. : SHORN
34
Johnny of 1861. : REB
36
River of central England. : TRENT
37
Bon ___. : TON
38
Mild cigar. : CLARO
40
The main. : SEA
41
Derived from oil. : OLEIC
43
Split ___. : HAIRS
44
Packed closely. : STOWED
46
Controversial. : ERISTIC
48
Place for baby. : PEN
49
Lessor's charge. : RENT
50
Spanish man's name. : RICARDO
54
Like a feline in coloring. : TIGRINE
58
Asian land. : IRAQ
59
Makes unwilling. : INDISPOSES
61
Small deerlike animal, the chevrotain. : NAPU
62
Element in the atmosphere. : NEON
63
Oriental. : ASIAN
64
Carpal joint. : KNEE
65
Historic "strip" of Palestine. : GAZA
66
Raison ___. : DETRE
Down
1
Fiber used in rope. : BAST
2
Instrument of Oriental origin. : LUTE
3
Jewish month. : ADAR
4
Native of Lagos. : NIGERIAN
5
F. P. A.'s memorable column. : CONNINGTOWER
6
Concerned. : INTERESTED
7
Reine's spouse. : ROI
8
Problem. : KNOT
9
Green, for example. : SENATOR
10
Pianist, director of Marlboro music festival. : SERKIN
11
Certain vocal votes. : AYES
12
Housewife in Bonn. : FRAU
13
Famous Westerner. : EARP
18
Plural suffix, in zoology. : ACEA
22
Canaveral item. : LAUNCHINGPAD
25
Sounds enjoining silence. : PSTS
26
Homesteader's holding, 160 ___. : ACRES
27
Process a product. : TREAT
28
Music maker. : CONCERTINA
29
Characteristic. : TRAIT
30
Saw: Comb. form. : SERRI
33
___ polloi. : HOI
35
Russet pear. : BOSC
39
Subject of well-known Thomas Moore song. : LASTROSE
42
___ library. : LENDING
45
Not reflecting light. : OPAQUE
47
Former Brazilian money. : REIS
50
Relative of an arena. : RINK
51
Neighbor of 58 Across. : IRAN
52
Type of garment. : CAPE
53
Way of writing a draft classification. : ONEA
55
What-___ (a thingumbob). : ISIT
56
Almost. : NEAR
57
Feudal slave. : ESNE
60
Commercial abbreviation. : DOZ

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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