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New York Times, Tuesday, September 30, 1958

41-Across : Capt. Hornblower.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 312 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,381
Across
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Part of a parka. : HOOD
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Intrigue. : CABAL
10
Mrs. Cugat. : ABBE
14
Bird. : ERNE
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White linen vestment. : AMICE
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Salver. : TRAY
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Irresponsible. : FLYBYNIGHT
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___ sure. : TOBE
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Schoolbooks. : TEXTS
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" ... and silently ___." : STEALAWAY
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Slowly: Mus. : LENTO
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Mountain pool. : TARN
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Seek great things. : ASPIRE
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Formerly: Archaic. : ERST
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Direction to repeat, in music. : BIS
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Noachian descendant. : SHEM
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"There ___ little girl ... " : WASA
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Chosen. : ELECT
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Repletion. : SATIETY
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Capt. Hornblower. : HORATIO
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Friendship. : AMITY
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From whence comes Eurus. : EAST
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Mulligan. : STEW
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Eventually. : YET
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The others. : REST
50
Demigods. : SATYRS
52
Rue de la ___. : PAIX
54
Beagle. : HOUND
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Near squeak. : CLOSECALL
59
Japanese-American. : NISEI
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Nonprofessional. : LAIC
64
Describing peacock feathers. : EYESPOTTED
66
___ time. : INNO
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For ___ sake! : PETES
68
Part of a rocket. : CONE
69
Home of the Panthers. : PITT
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Little Nell's last name. : TRENT
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Cuts forage. : HAYS
Down
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Weight: Colloq. : HEFT
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Heraldic term. : ORLE
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Chalcedony. : ONYX
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Treasury problem. : DEBTLIMIT
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May: Colloq. : CAN
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Love-in ___, plant with blue flowers. : AMIST
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Foot digits. : BIGTOES
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Suffer. : ACHE
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___ Unis. : LETATS
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Rose oil. : ATTAR
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Dessert. : BROWNBETTY
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Kind of cake. : BABA
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Having holes, as cheese. : EYEY
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River to the North Sea. : YSER
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Subsequently. : LATER
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"Eye of ___ and toe of frog ... " : NEWT
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Test. : ASSAY
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Fie! : SHAME
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Needlework. : PETITPOINT
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Cheers. : RAHS
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Less cordial. : ICIER
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Packs away. : STOWS
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Words of agreement. : AYES
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Position of desperation. : LASTDITCH
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Aquiline abode. : EYRIE
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City near Kyoto. : OTSU
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Herb Elliot, for example. : ATHLETE
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Save. : EXCEPT
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Part of A. D. : ANNO
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English racecourse. : ASCOT
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Norwegian composer. : OLSEN
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Tie holder. : CLIP
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Wool: Comb. form. : LANI
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Town near Ft. Devens, Mass. : AYER
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Zenonian porch. : STOA
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Counting game word. : EENY
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Martius XV. : IDES
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Listen! : PST

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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