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New York Times, Thursday, October 22, 1959

8-Down : Beauteous birds.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J K Q Y }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,751
Across
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Eastern dignitaries. : PASHAS
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Twilled fabric. : REP
10
Magazine: Slang. : PULP
14
Have thoughts. : IDEATE
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Rabble rouser. : AGITATOR
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Hero of "Tale of Two Cities." : CARTON
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Preservative for wood. : CREOSOTE
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Month: Abbr. : APR
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French dramatist and actor. : MOLIERE
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___ in the sky. : PIE
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Cap like a Balmoral. : TAM
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Undersize animals. : RUNTS
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Bud of a plant. : CION
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___ tube, for measuring air speed. : PITOT
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Thing: Law. : RES
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Mournful sound. : MOAN
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Cow. : OVERAWE
33
Engineering project. : DAM
34
Vends. : PEDDLES
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Health faddists of a sort. : NUDISTS
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Prologue's follower. : ACT
40
Maker of authoritative demands. : EXACTOR
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Particles. : IONS
43
Command to a dog. : BEG
45
Turpin's Black Bess and others. : MARES
46
Touch on one side. : ABUT
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Engine parts. : GEARS
49
Cover. : LID
50
Encountered. : MET
51
Do a job in journalism. : REWRITE
53
Department of SE France. : VAR
55
Goldwater, for example. : ARIZONAN
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Style of type. : ALDINE
59
Position requiring little work. : SINECURE
60
Engaged one. : FIANCE
61
Wise man. : SAGE
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Weight of India. : SER
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Tired out. : FAGGED
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Size of type. : PICA
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Not set in one's ways. : ADAPTIVE
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Having notched edges, as leaves. : SERRATED
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Derby. : HAT
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Small quantity. : ATOM
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Man from Morelos. : SENOR
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Lake Michigan port. : RACINE
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Beauteous birds. : EGRETS
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Landing places. : PIERS
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Dance step. : PAS
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Social perfection. : UTOPIA
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Healing liquid. : LOTION
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Dress carefully. : PREEN
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Part of a boot. : TOE
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Fisherman's gear. : LURES
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Cutting. : MORDANT
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Droll. : COMICAL
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Summer drink. : POP
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Facepowder ingredients. : TALCS
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"___, I'm Adam." : MADAM
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Drenched. : WET
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Leader: Lat. : DUX
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Pola ___. : NEGRI
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Doing battle. : STRIVING
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Tallchief's specialty. : TOEDANCE
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Certain students: Abbr. : SRS
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Ancient name for European peninsula. : IBERIA
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Pleasure trip. : OUTING
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Warning word to Caesar. : BEWARE
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Workman. : EARNER
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Accumulate. : AMASS
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Kind. : GENUS
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__ sergeant. : STAFF
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Fabulous bird. : ROC
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English essayist. : ELIA
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Grass. : REED
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Zuider ___. : ZEE
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Mr. Hammarskjold. : DAG

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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