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New York Times, Thursday, August 7, 1958

55-Across : Stanley's well-known verb.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
David Steinberg notes:

Original 66-Across clue had no beginning quotation mark; added it.

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C
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H
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E
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A
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P
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N
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R
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A
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B
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B
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I
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H
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D
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U
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T
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E
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E
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R
C
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Y
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F
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L
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C
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L
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L
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D
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K
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A
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A
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M
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I
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G
L
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O
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D
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L
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G
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M
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,327
Across
1
Depreciates. : CHEAPENS
9
Jewish title of respect. : RABBI
14
Lent a hand. : HELPEDOUT
16
Evidence of fallibility. : ERROR
17
Manhattan waterfront. : EASTRIVER
18
Plaza de toros. : ARENA
19
F. D. R. measure, 1935. : WPA
20
Simple sugar. : OSE
21
Covered passageways. : ARCADES
23
Namelessness. : ANONYMITY
25
Make a botch of: Colloq. : FLUB
28
Ruth's mother-in-law. : NAOMI
29
Skidoo!. : SCAT
33
Place for a boutonniere. : LAPEL
35
Escritoire. : DESK
37
Latin paradigm. : AMO
38
Nave. : AISLE
39
Actor Ferrer. : MEL
40
Home for an Aleut. : IGLOO
42
Presidential nickname. : IKE
43
Birthstone. : OPAL
45
Soldier's exercise. : DRILL
46
Pro ___. : RATA
48
Takes in sail. : REEFS
51
The day Brutus struck. : IDES
52
White bank. : SNOWDRIFT
55
Stanley's well-known verb. : PRESUME
58
British Laborite. : EDE
59
School subject: Abbr. : ALG
62
Romeo. : LOVER
63
Bridge term. : SMALLSLAM
66
" ... for ___ of pottage." : AMESS
67
___ of (say goodby to). : TAKELEAVE
68
Laconic. : TERSE
69
Ancient Semite. : ASSYRIAN
Down
1
Masticate. : CHEW
2
Mass. : HEAP
3
Mme. Schiaparelli. : ELSA
4
To the point. : APT
5
Deposed dictator. : PERON
6
Prototype of the inventive mind. : EDISON
7
Nine days' devotion. : NOVENA
8
Pay court to. : SUE
9
Perform again. : REACT
10
Clothes. : ARRAYS
11
Reared. : BRED
12
Canine's cache. : BONE
13
Cleopatra's attendant. : IRAS
15
Kind of fish net. : TRAMMEL
22
Danish-American journalist. : RIIS
23
Biblical shepherd. : ABEL
24
Warbled. : YODELED
25
Natural talent. : FLAIR
26
Famous canine. : LAIKA
27
Gridiron surprise. : UPSET
30
Hot. : CALID
31
Root of a plant used as soap. : AMOLE
32
Shovels, rakes, etc. : TOOLS
34
Tolstoy. : LEO
36
Young animal. : KID
39
Pilot's lifesaving jacket. : MAEWEST
41
Stamina. : GRIT
44
Campus topic. : PROM
47
Set a value on. : ASSESS
49
Vagaries; caprices. : FREAKS
50
Moves furtively. : SIDLES
53
Nana in London. : NURSE
54
Wheel's rim. : FELLY
55
Form by braiding. : PLAT
56
Fanfani's capital. : ROME
57
At any time. : EVER
59
Asian range. : ALAI
60
Lassen output. : LAVA
61
F. B. I. agents. : GMEN
64
Ovine sound. : MAA
65
Preacher's talk: Abbr. : SER

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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