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New York Times, Monday, September 26, 1960

51-Across : Skyscrapers.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,091
Across
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Musical notes. : SHARPS
7
Corrupt politician. : GRAFTER
14
Outcast. : PARIAH
15
Canadian peninsula. : LABRADOR
17
What pilots do. : AVIATE
18
Case in grammar. : ABLATIVE
19
Shade of blue. : TEAL
20
Dickens character. : DOMBEY
22
Draw. : TIE
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Land's ___, cape of England. : END
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Durban dweller. : BOER
25
Restrict. : BIND
26
Madrigal. : SONG
28
Match. : BOUT
29
Peepers. : FROGS
30
Bedlington ___. : TERRIER
32
Words. : NOUNS
33
Troubles. : AILS
34
Legal term. : TORT
35
City in Puerto Rico. : PONCE
37
Warsaw's river. : VISTULA
40
Illustrious Italian. : DANTE
41
Behindhand. : LATE
42
Illinois Indians. : SACS
44
Cargo from Duluth. : ORES
45
African nut tree. : COLA
46
Wager. : BET
47
Container. : VAT
48
Hauling. : TOWING
50
Swedish canal. : GOTA
51
Skyscrapers. : EDIFICES
53
Biblical peak. : ARARAT
55
Early Floridian. : SEMINOLE
56
Remove from copy. : DELETE
57
Income source. : RENTALS
58
Black suit. : SPADES
Down
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Unusually large outpourings. : SPATES
2
Relatively poor man: Colloq. : HAVENOT
3
Girl guide of myth. : ARIADNE
4
Coin in Teheran. : RIAL
5
Timely. : PAT
6
Storage structure. : SHED
7
Charm. : GLAMOUR
8
Carpenter's cut. : RABBET
9
More competent. : ABLER
10
Fight. : FRAY
11
Do handwork with a shuttle. : TAT
12
First ___. : EDITION
13
Wanderings. : ROVINGS
16
Marsh growth. : REEDS
21
Musical instruments. : OBOES
25
Renowned Roman. : BRUTUS
27
White House residents, 1869-77. : GRANTS
28
Ill humor. : BILE
29
Stronghold. : FORT
31
Staple food. : RICE
32
Cyrano's problem. : NOSE
34
Giant. : TITAN
35
Member of a procession. : PARADER
36
Former. : ONETIME
37
Luggage items. : VALISES
38
Not easy. : LABORED
39
Synthetic fabric. : ACETATE
40
Gentle, innocent persons. : DOVES
41
Distinguished family of Massachusetts. : LOWELL
43
Expresses. : STATES
45
Beverage. : COCOA
48
Hue. : TINT
49
Moves restlessly about. : GADS
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Festive. : GALA
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Winglike part. : FIN
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Twilled fabric. : REP

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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