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New York Times, Saturday, October 17, 1959

6-Down : Direction.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.54, Missing: { B J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,746
Across
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Rest. : REPOSE
7
Kindles into activity. : SPARKS
13
State. : GEORGIA
14
Mystery. : ARCANUM
16
States. : ASSERTS
17
Twisted. : TORTILE
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Balance. : POISE
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Three-fold. : TRINE
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Cotangent: Abbr. : CTN
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Sea birds. : ERNS
23
Action with a golf club. : SWING
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Card game for three. : SKAT
25
Simmer. : STEW
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Labels. : TAGS
27
Office worker: Colloq. : STENO
28
"Martha" or "Mignon." : OPERA
30
Irish orator of Robert Emmett's time. : CURRAN
31
Agitated. : STIRRED
34
Fur-trimmed cloak. : PELISSE
35
Spoke. : TALKED
36
South Sea Bubble, for example. : FRAUD
37
Vexes: Colloq. : RILES
38
Bird sounds. : COOS
39
One: Lat. : UNUS
43
Having wings. : ALAR
44
Impetus. : FORCE
45
Swinging stride. : LOPE
46
Negative. : NOT
47
Multitude. : HORDE
48
Debussy's sea piece. : LAMER
49
Type of theatre. : DRIVEIN
51
Preparing for publication. : EDITING
53
City on the Guadalquiver. : SEVILLE
54
Protects. : DEFENDS
55
Stop. : DESIST
56
Riksdag members. : SWEDES
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Vacation spot. : RESORT
2
Rosy red dye. : EOSINE
3
Printer. : PRESSWORKER
4
Folklore creature. : OGRE
5
Pose. : SIT
6
Direction. : EASTWARD
7
Dress materials. : SATINS
8
Tine. : PRONG
9
Land measure. : ACRE
10
Rodent. : RAT
11
Breeches. : KNICKERS
12
Seedless grapes. : SULTANAS
13
Fit of yawning. : GAPES
15
Italian name for French resort. : MENTONE
20
Baltic port. : RIGA
23
Pegasus. : STEED
24
Made a shrill sound, as katydids, crickets, etc. : STRIDULATED
27
___ Archipelago, in the Philippines. : SULU
29
Officer: Abbr. : PRES
30
Stop. : CEASE
31
Bundles of thread, fiber, etc., twisted into rope. : STRANDS
32
Cut to fit. : TAILORED
33
Introducing an inference, said of words, as "therefore." : ILLATIVE
34
Sum derived from a sale. : PROCEEDS
36
Stream crossing. : FORD
38
Musical instrument. : CORNET
40
By name: Lat. : NOMINE
41
Turns, as a barrel. : UPENDS
42
Army men: Abbr. : SERGS
44
Thin sheets of metal. : FOILS
47
Word element meaning "sun." : HELI
48
Vivacity. : LIFE
50
Force: Lat. : VIS
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Condensed moisture. : DEW

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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