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New York Times, Tuesday, December 17, 1957

8-Down : Biblical word.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,094
Across
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Kiss: Archaic. : BUSS
5
Sheriff's men. : POSSE
10
Fifteen years before Dante's birth. : MCCL
14
On the end. : ATIP
15
Poppy product. : LATEX
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Wheeling's river. : OHIO
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Italian martyr (1452-98). : SAVONAROLA
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Broz. : TITO
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Fertile plain of Israel. : SHARON
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"Common Sense," for one. : PAMPHLET
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All even. : TIED
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Kind of hand. : HIRED
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Helped out. : ASSISTED
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Fostered; cherished. : NURSED
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Time off. : LEAVE
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Defects of character. : VICES
36
Hoad or Hogan. : PRO
37
Country road. : LANE
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Suwannee. : RIVER
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Bridge bid. : SLAM
40
Sum: Abbr. : AMT
41
Yardstick. : RULER
42
Groove or furrow. : CHASE
43
Daughters of Atlas. : HYADES
45
Spread out, as an army. : DEPLOYED
47
Beethoven's "___ Solemnis." : MISSA
49
Cabbage for salads. : SLAW
50
Shabby shacks. : SHANTIES
53
Melodic. : ARIOSE
57
Get gainfully. : EARN
58
Part of the Indian Ocean. : ARABIANSEA
60
Lorain's lake. : ERIE
61
Actor David. : NIVEN
62
Pleased; willing. : GLAD
63
Fruit. : PEAR
64
Starts a garden. : SEEDS
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What to spend in Callao. : SOLS
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Game fish. : BASS
2
State named after Indian tribe. : UTAH
3
Hindu god. : SIVA
4
Playful. : SPORTIVE
5
Pluto, for one. : PLANET
6
Sweep. : OAR
7
Plug up. : STOP
8
Biblical word. : SELAH
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Questioner. : EXAMINER
10
Care for carefully. : MOTHER
11
Any simple task. : CHILDSPLAY
12
Quote. : CITE
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Spoils. : LOOT
18
Hubbub. : NOISE
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Part of Germany: Abbr. : PRUS
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Prepare (food) with strong seasoning. : DEVIL
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God of the East. : ALLAH
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Rough. : SEAMY
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Historic flagship. : SANTAMARIA
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Did a jackknife. : DIVED
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Wipe out. : ERASE
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Like the Capitol. : DOMED
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Goddess of agriculture. : CERES
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Slavs. : RUSSIANS
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Garment industry events. : SHOWINGS
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Support. : REST
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Robert Schumann's wife. : CLARA
44
Soup to nuts. : DINNER
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Geographic phenomena. : PLAINS
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High retreat. : AERIE
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Percolate. : SEEP
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Rodent. : HARE
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Except. : SAVE
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Where Frogner Park is. : OSLO
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Christmas ___. : SEAL
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Diving bell inventor. : EADS
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Stratum. : BED

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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