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New York Times, Thursday, October 24, 1957

1-Down : Attendants of the sea gods.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.53, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
David Steinberg notes:

Original 39-Down had "it"; corrected it to "It."

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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,040
Across
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Cube root of 27. : THREE
6
___ Flow, British naval base. : SCAPA
11
Particles. : GRAINS
12
Cutters. : HEWERS
14
Favorable publicity: Slang. : BUILDUP
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Warned: Colloq. : ALERTED
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Ceremony. : RITE
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Criticized sharply: Slang. : RAPPED
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Resident of: Suffix. : ITE
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Fuss. : ADO
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Contradicts. : BELIES
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Entr'___. : ACTE
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A composition similar to a medley. : CENTO
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Fixed in position. : INSTALLED
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Perfumes. : ESSENCES
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Slothful ones. : IDLERS
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Dry up. : SEAR
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Grotto. : CAVE
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Even chance. : TOSSUP
36
Cruel Roman emperor. : CALIGULA
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Exactly opposite. : ANTIPODAL
42
Spanish title. : SENOR
43
Sink in mud. : MIRE
44
Type. : NATURE
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Launching ___, in missile parlance. : PAD
47
Blue grass. : POA
48
English movie. : CINEMA
49
Invented. : MADE
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Against communism. : ANTIRED
52
Brighten. : ENLIVEN
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Branch of literature. : SATIRE
55
Wrapped snugly (in). : TUCKED
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Not now. : LATER
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Caught sight of. : SPIED
Down
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Attendants of the sea gods. : TRITONS
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Patriot of 1776. : HALE
3
Free. : RID
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Harden. : ENURE
5
Trellis or lattice. : ESPALIER
6
Phantoms. : SHAPES
7
Of the sky. : CELESTIAL
8
Impressed. : AWED
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For every. : PER
10
Form of composition. : ARTICLE
11
Girl ___, British youth organization. : GUIDES
13
Breed of dog. : SETTER
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Pair. : BRACE
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Documents under seal. : DEEDS
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Flagpoles on the golf course. : PINS
22
Prepare for an exam: Slang. : BONEUP
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Claim. : ALLEGE
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Diminutive of a girl's name. : TESSIE
27
Recommend. : ADVISE
29
In fortification, part of a ravelin : CAPONIERE
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Peace pipes. : CALUMETS
33
Florida city. : TAMPA
34
Garnish for hamburgers. : ONIONS
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Of a layer of rock. : STRATAL
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Choice food: Archaic. : CATE
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Type of road. : UNPAVED
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Weighted. : LOADED
39
"As You Like It" scene. : ARDEN
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Temper: Colloq. : DANDER
45
Raised rapidly. : RANUP
48
Play or book review: Abbr. : CRIT
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Device on the dais. : MIKE
51
Philippine native. : ITA
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Military landing craft. : LCI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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