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New York Times, Thursday, July 23, 1959

32-Across : People of New England.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,660
Across
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Assert as a fact. : POSIT
6
Hair in tight curls. : FRIZ
10
Part of a basilica. : APSE
14
Orinoco tributary. : APURE
15
Department of S. E. France. : AUDE
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Extra actor: Slang. : SUPE
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Electric appliance. : RAZOR
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International service of U. S. Coast Guard. : ICEPATROL
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Possessive pronoun: Poetic. : THINE
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Initials along the rialto. : RKO
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Western capital. : BOISE
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Literary works. : ESSAYS
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Type of window. : DORMER
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Pull. : TOW
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Take necessary steps. : ACT
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Red or Black. : SEA
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Egyptian sun god. : AMON
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People of New England. : EASTERNERS
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Propensities. : BENTS
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Pasture land. : LEA
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Ancient city of India. : DELHI
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Vacationers on a grand tour. : SIGHTSEERS
45
Think: Archaic. : WEEN
46
Legal data. : RES
47
Portuguese colony in India. : GOA
49
Tablet. : PAD
50
Bat. : RACKET
54
Pepe le Moko's hideout. : CASBAH
56
Learned rabbi of an ancient group. : AMORA
57
Commercial abbreviation. : DOZ
58
Kind of drum. : SNARE
61
Star in "Goldilocks." : DONAMECHE
63
Boredom. : ENNUI
64
Sea moss. : ALGA
65
One not to be trusted. : LIAR
66
Gunpowder ingredient. : NITER
67
Authentic. : REAL
68
Embellishment on cars. : FINS
69
Plague. : TEASE
Down
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Companion of parcel. : PART
2
Vividly colored fish. : OPAH
3
Oriental Broadway role. : SUZIEWONG
4
Ball and chain. : IRONS
5
Spanish saint. : TERESA
6
Subjects of many TV spectaculars. : FAIRYTALES
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Wrinkles. : RUCKS
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Idea: Comb. form. : IDEO
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Airship: Colloq. : ZEP
10
Name in the social register. : ASTOR
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Jewish feast day. : PURIM
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Imagine: Dial. : SPOSE
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Catcher of lampreys. : EELER
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Ready to sail. : ABOARD
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Goodman of TV. : ACE
25
River flowing past Balmoral Castle. : DEE
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Ornamental flaps. : TABS
27
Sacred mountain of China. : OMEI
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Fortunetellers. : STARGAZERS
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To the ___ degree. : NTH
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Understand. : SEE
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Without precedent. : NEW
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Violent East Indian storm at monsoon time. : ELEPHANTA
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American ostrich. : RHEA
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Province of Pakistan. : SIND
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Fisherman's milieu. : STREAM
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Select social group. : SET
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Urgent message. : SOS
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Not attentive. : ABSENT
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Pilot's aid. : RADAR
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Mexican soapweed. : AMOLE
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Latin-American dance. : CONGA
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Hottentot village. : KRAAL
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Composer of "You're a Grand Old Flag." : COHAN
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Skipper of the tugboat Narcissus. : ANNIE
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Early in the 7th century. : DCII
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Streets of Paris. : RUES
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Where Shannon is. : EIRE
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Brownie. : ELF

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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