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New York Times, Tuesday, December 1, 1959

58-Down : Ancient written letter.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,791
Across
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Land of a Biblical queen. : SHEBA
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Famous Roman consul. : CATO
10
Sound of thunder. : CLAP
14
Furrowed. : LINED
15
Was obligated. : OWED
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Lie at anchor. : RIDE
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Single portion of some food. : ORDER
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Dilatory. : LATE
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Member of the Ivy League. : YALE
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Archipelago from Florida to Venezuela. : WESTINDIES
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Something unique: Slang. : ONER
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Person's handwriting: Colloq. : FIST
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Sweetens. : SUGARS
26
Long cloak with hood. : CAPOTE
30
Cancel. : ERASE
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Word of agreement. : AMEN
33
Yield. : CEDE
35
Limbless reptile. : SNAKE
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Raids. : SORTIES
41
Advent. : ARRIVAL
43
Certain Hindus. : SIKHS
44
Spanish room. : SALA
46
Structural unit, in biology. : CELL
47
Presbyter. : ELDER
49
Cups: Fr. : TASSES
51
Brown. : COFFEE
54
Rotatory device. : REEL
56
Heraldic band. : ORLE
57
Tiny amplifier. : TRANSISTOR
63
Play, often revived. : RAIN
64
One of the family. : AUNT
65
Mild Dutch cheese. : GOUDA
66
Bell's nickname. : ALEC
67
Current playwright. : INGE
68
Silk voile for curtains. : NINON
69
___ majesty. : LESE
70
Sly glance. : LEER
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Desolate. : STARK
Down
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Tedious. : SLOW
2
Sign on. : HIRE
3
Book ___. : ENDS
4
Vegetable. : BEET
5
Without an anchor. : ADRIFT
6
Common things in winter. : COLDS
7
Was ready for. : AWAITED
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Mal de ___. : TETE
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Black Sea port. : ODESSA
10
The subject of refrigeration. : CRYOGENICS
11
Vine. : LIANA
12
Austrian psychiatrist. : ADLER
13
Equals. : PEERS
21
Daughter of 64 Across. : NIECE
25
Hammer and sickle. : USSR
26
Sinclair Lewis hero. : CASS
27
Mine: Fr. : AMOI
28
Become lively (with "up"). : PERK
29
Undecided: Colloq. : ONTHEFENCE
31
Spanish-American coin. : REAL
34
In ___ (in existence): Lat. : ESSE
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Greetings. : AVES
37
Colewort. : KALE
38
Old measures of length. : ELLS
40
Capri or Wight. : ISLE
42
Deserves: Colloq. : RATES
45
Make plans. : ARRANGE
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Item. : DETAIL
50
Adjusts evenly. : ALIGNS
51
Shade of red. : CORAL
52
Vestment. : ORALE
53
Passes swiftly. : FLIES
55
Turn in. : ENTER
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Ancient written letter. : RUNE
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"Honi ___ ... " : SOIT
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Bluefin. : TUNA
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Pungency. : ODOR
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Eminence. : RANK

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