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New York Times, Thursday, July 6, 1961

50-Across : Character in "Julius Caesar."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 3, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,374
Across
1
Retreat. : NEST
5
Section of a drama. : ACTI
9
Invigorating. : BRISK
14
Give ___ (berate): Colloq. : ITTO
15
Standard of behavior. : NORM
16
Anatomical seam. : RAPHE
17
Oriental Red. : CHOUENLAI
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Creator of Rebecca West. : IBSEN
20
Coiffure item. : HAIRNET
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Annie Brennan's craft. : TUGBOAT
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California trees. : ENCINAS
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Inland sea of Asia. : ARAL
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Province of Poland: Abbr. : SIL
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Candidates for the Peace Corps. : STUDENTS
30
Shallow boxes for gardeners. : FLATS
33
Socks. : HOSE
34
Loophole: Colloq. : OUT
35
Farmer's crop. : OATS
36
Prefix used with flop, plunk, etc. : KER
37
Very small creature. : MITE
38
Wartime vessel. : LCT
39
Queen of Olympus. : HERA
41
Antitoxic preparation. : SERUM
42
VIP at a political convention. : KEYNOTER
44
Chemical suffixes. : OLS
45
Italian cathedral city. : ASTI
46
Once again Lord Mayor of Dublin. : BRISCOE
50
Character in "Julius Caesar." : CASSIUS
53
Heroine of a Menotti opera. : OLDMAID
54
Degrade. : ABASE
55
Epithet famous since 1927. : LONEEAGLE
57
Feast of the Passover. : SEDER
58
Pre-festival hours. : EVES
59
Numerical suffix. : TEEN
60
News article, in journalism. : STORY
61
Disencumbers. : RIDS
62
Miscalculates. : ERRS
Down
1
Especially suitable place. : NICHE
2
Col. Allen of the Green Mountain Boys. : ETHAN
3
Spartan. : STOIC
4
Americans abroad. : TOURISTS
5
Temper with heat. : ANNEAL
6
Yearlings. : COLTS
7
Singing syllable. : TRA
8
Entertainer of a sort. : IMITATOR
9
Military unit. : BRIGADE
10
Riotous mob. : RABBLE
11
___ facto. : IPSO
12
Oil-yielding African tree. : SHEA
13
Where Canterbury is. : KENT
18
City near Dallas. : ENNIS
22
Extinct wild ox. : URUS
26
Use a cutting tool. : SHEAR
27
"Le Rouge et le ___." : NOIR
28
Ballerina's skirt. : TUTU
29
Forepart of a vessel. : STEM
30
People. : FOLK
31
Delicate fabric. : LACE
32
Perry Mason's profession: Abbr. : ATTY
36
Famed violin virtuoso. : KREISLER
37
Table companion. : MESSMATE
39
Nylons. : HOSIERY
40
Caesar's parting words. : ETTU
41
Stereopticon picture. : SLIDE
43
Near East figure. : NASSER
44
More ___. : ORLESS
46
Describing some sardines. : BONED
47
Basketball player. : CAGER
48
Engineer's helper. : OILER
49
Prominent British family. : EDENS
50
Judge Timberlane. : CASS
51
Aid and ___. : ABET
52
Japanese island W of Honshu. : SADO
56
Combing form meaning "egg." : OVI

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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