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New York Times, Wednesday, September 28, 1960

56-Across : "___ love and war."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,093
Across
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Ornamental edging. : LACE
5
Official decree. : UKASE
10
Highlander. : GAEL
14
Symbol of hardness. : IRON
15
Part of Asia. : NEPAL
16
Philippine timber tree. : ACLE
17
Companion of lease. : LEND
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Freebootery. : BRIGANDAGE
20
Of few words. : TACITURN
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Majestic crowns. : TIARAS
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___ now and then. : EVERY
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Distinct part of anything. : MEMBER
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___ eagle. : SPREAD
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Buckaroo show. : RODEO
28
High in pitch. : ALT
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Oppose any authority or control. : REBEL
31
Be in the dumps. : SULK
34
Crabgrass, for example. : WEED
36
Illustrious. : NOTED
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Handy thing. : TOOL
40
Star in Draco constellation. : ADIB
42
Looms above. : RISES
44
Clamor. : CRY
45
Fishermen's net. : SEINE
47
Quenches. : SLAKES
49
Assert under oath. : DEPONE
51
Rouses. : STIRS
52
Begin: Colloq. : TEEOFF
53
Did take-offs. : IMITATED
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"___ love and war." : ALLSFAIRIN
58
City of Seven Hills. : ROME
59
Mirth. : GLEE
60
Maritime county of Ireland. : CLARE
61
Highest point. : ACME
62
Carnelian. : SARD
63
Receptacles for water. : TANKS
64
Beehive made of straw. : SKEP
Down
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Rhythmic swing. : LILT
2
Tract. : AREA
3
Mutually planned. : CONCERTED
4
A kind of chicory. : ENDIVE
5
Relieve, as one's mind, by telling all. : UNBURDEN
6
County south of 60 Across. : KERRY
7
Neat as ___. : APIN
8
Droop. : SAG
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In fine feather. : ELATED
10
Relative of a social butterfly. : GADABOUT
11
Have ___ (be on one's guard). : ACARE
12
English composer. : ELGAR
13
Settlings. : LEES
19
City near Pont du Gard. : NIMES
21
Saline drop. : TEAR
24
Burrowing mammals. : MOLES
25
Snout of a sharklike fish. : SAW
26
Defendant's answer in law. : PLEA
27
Knot again. : RETIE
30
Carried. : BORNE
32
___ and barrel. : LOCKSTOCK
33
Daughter of Demeter. : KORE
35
Prone (to). : DISPOSED
37
Fixes unalterably. : DESTINES
39
Armentières' river. : LYS
41
Go away. : BEOFF
43
Cut. : SLIT
46
Actually. : INFACT
48
Macaws. : ARARAS
49
___ Robbia. : DELLA
50
Elver catcher. : EELER
51
Grimace. : SMIRK
52
Labels. : TAGS
53
See 15 Across. : IRAN
54
Short river into the Aar. : EMME
55
Low in pitch. : DEEP
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Bantu language. : ILA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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