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New York Times, Monday, September 21, 1959

54-Across : Military greeting.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.53, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,720
Across
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Landing. : WHARF
6
Rain checks. : STUBS
11
Merchant. : TRADER
12
Narrow passage. : THROAT
14
Musical effect. : TREMOLO
15
Austerities, in England. : RIGOURS
17
Piece of high ground. : RISE
18
Lure. : ENTICE
20
Seance sound effect. : RAP
21
Lizard. : EFT
22
Onslaught. : ATTACK
23
Movie star's first name. : GINA
24
Permit. : ALLOW
26
Mind. : INTELLECT
28
Trying period for baby. : TEETHING
30
Din and clatter. : NOISES
31
Sound of a small bell. : TING
32
Crook. : BEND
33
Sportsmen's baskets. : CREELS
36
Bounty. : LARGESSE
40
Withdrew. : RETREATED
42
Italian form of a girl's name. : EDITA
43
Pub potations. : ALES
44
Seesaw. : TEETER
46
Hebrew letter. : TAV
47
Term of address. : SIR
48
Be grasped by the mind: Colloq. : SINKIN
49
Third power. : CUBE
50
Cornplanter's tribe. : SENECAS
52
Handbooks. : MANUALS
54
Military greeting. : SALUTE
55
Card game. : ECARTE
56
Greenish-yellow fruit. : LIMES
57
Variety. : STYLE
Down
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Engage in a physical struggle. : WRESTLE
2
Part of a horse's collar. : HAME
3
Fuss. : ADO
4
Sublease. : RELET
5
Facing. : FRONTING
6
Firm. : STRICT
7
Flour, for example. : THICKENER
8
Press. : URGE
9
Sound of scorn. : BOO
10
Sea fishes with projecting beaks. : SAURIES
11
Bagatelle. : TRIFLE
13
Daze. : TRANCE
14
Hallowe'en custom. : TREAT
16
Gaiters. : SPATS
19
Spiciness. : TANG
22
For a short time. : AWHILE
23
Moved smoothly. : GLIDED
25
Fur-bearing animals. : OTTERS
27
Of greater duration. : LONGER
29
Never satisfied. : INSATIATE
32
Adverse period. : BADTIMES
33
Obtuse. : CRASS
34
Depends (on). : RELIES
35
Everlasting. : ETERNAL
36
Vegetable. : LEEK
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Place. : SITUATE
38
Permanent. : STABLE
39
Feature of tropical houses. : EAVES
41
Verb forms. : TENSES
45
Decree. : ENACT
48
Film on liquids. : SCUM
49
Ringlet. : CURL
51
Inventor Whitney. : ELI
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Negative answer. : NAY

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

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