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New York Times, Tuesday, August 20, 1957

52-Across : Conventional expression.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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C
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A
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H
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B
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,975
Across
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Current comedienne. : COCA
5
Water plants. : ALGAE
10
Meet squarely. : FACE
14
Exclamation. : ALAS
15
She played in "Tunnel of Love." : NANCYOLSON
17
Flaccid. : LIMP
18
Lady of a castle. : CHATELAINE
19
Droop. : LOP
20
Brewing ingredient. : WORT
21
Kingdom of Asia. : IRAN
22
Words of approval. : AMENS
24
Lifted with effort. : HOVE
26
Piece of music. : SONATA
28
Woodsman. : FORESTER
32
Equalizes. : EVENS
33
Servant. : VALET
34
"Cakes and ___." : ALE
35
___ of Tempe. : VALE
36
Customs. : MORES
37
Blackbirds. : ANIS
38
Building extension. : ELL
39
Jetties. : MOLES
40
Much-used word in the Bible. : BEGAT
41
Charles Laughton's forte. : READINGS
43
Trouble. : HARASS
44
Operatic princess. : ELSA
45
Clergyman. : CANON
46
Herring's cousin. : SHAD
48
___ letter. : LOVE
49
Vegetable. : YAM
52
Conventional expression. : STEREOTYPE
55
Cut in cubes. : DICE
56
Prominent Washingtonian. : EARLWARREN
57
Vegetable. : OKRA
58
Salver. : TRAY
59
Well, well!: Fr. : TIENS
60
Isle of Man man. : GAEL
Down
1
Demand. : CALL
2
Mixture. : OLIO
3
Brooklyn Dodger star. : CAMPANELLA
4
Snake. : ASP
5
Adriatic port. : ANCONA
6
Popular comedian and family. : LAHRS
7
Insect. : GNAT
8
Have an effect. : ACT
9
Observe. : EYE
10
Sudden outbursts. : FLARES
11
___ Minor. : ASIA
12
State: Abbr. : CONN
13
Compass point. : ENE
16
Jerusalem hill. : OLIVET
20
Volstead Act foes. : WETS
23
Equine's pride. : MANE
24
Parts of a golf course. : HOLES
25
Earth's treasures. : ORES
26
Cut. : SEVER
27
Egg-shaped: Fr. : OVALE
28
Gets on. : FARES
29
Large African lake. : TANGANYIKA
30
Biblical name. : ELIAS
31
Stays. : RESTS
33
Historic waterway. : VOLGA
36
Mr. or Sir: Fr. abbr. : MONS
37
Of aircraft. : AERO
39
Kind of fungus. : MILDEW
40
Harmful thing. : BANE
42
"___ beloved ... " : DEARLY
43
Harbors. : HAVENS
45
Shade of blue: Colloq. : COPEN
46
Excelling others. : STAR
47
Spouse of Zeus. : HERA
48
Ancient instrument. : LYRE
50
City in Palestine. : ACRE
51
Corn ___. : MEAL
52
Go down. : SET
53
Cereal grain. : OAT
54
Into three: Comb. form. : TRI
55
Follow closely. : DOG

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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