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New York Times, Monday, December 28, 1959

41-Down : Having no wrinkles.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { C F J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,818
Across
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Historic palace in Lhasa. : POTALA
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Ancient ship. : BIREME
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Hero. : DEMIGOD
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Ventilating slits. : LOUVERS
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Alive. : ANIMATE
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Home of a tragic Arthurian lady. : ASTOLAT
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Under: Ger. : UNTER
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French flower. : LIS
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Soar. : ARISE
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Pieces. : BITS
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Of a North Sea region: Comb. form. : BALTO
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Land mass. : ASIA
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Compass point. : ENE
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Clerics. : PRIESTS
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Sward. : SOD
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Certain woodpeckers. : REDHEADS
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Gypsy language. : ROMANY
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Bladed tool. : ADZE
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Vehicles. : VANS
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Expatriate figure of Southeast Asia. : BAODAI
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Signals or proclaims. : RINGSOUT
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___ aboard. : ALL
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Jurists. : LEGISTS
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One: Ital. : UNO
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Covers. : LIDS
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Car accessory. : RADIO
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Normandy town. : STLO
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Pretend: Colloq. : LETON
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Thus far. : YET
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Half pint. : SPLIT
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Dye. : ANILINE
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Translucent variety of glass. : OPALINE
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Table game. : DOMINOS
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Did road work. : REPAVED
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Household pest. : REDANT
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Oscillated. : SWAYED
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Range of the Alps. : PENNINE
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Skipped. : OMITTED
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Prevailing conditions. : TIMES
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Medicine ingredient. : AGAR
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Biblical fugitive. : LOT
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Capital of South Australia. : ADELAIDE
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Explosions. : BLASTS
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Cyclades island. : IOS
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Large genus of strong-scented herbs. : RUTA
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Cathedral city of Portugal. : EVORA
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Girl's name meaning "honey." : MELISSA
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Obliteration. : ERASION
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Finger painter. : DAUBER
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Going ___. : STEADY
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French islands. : ILES
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Heating device. : BRAZIER
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Strait between Albania and Italy. : OTRANTO
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Piano part. : PEDAL
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Madrigals. : SONGS
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Acquired. : HAD
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Library treasures: Abbr. : MSS
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Word in Menotti opera title. : VISITORS
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Folk song. : BALLAD
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One who transfers property. : ALIENOR
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Of yore. : OLDTIME
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Move along. : RIDE
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Last longer than. : OUTLIVE
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Having no wrinkles. : UNLINED
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Blew a horn. : TOOTED
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Most lighthearted. : GAYEST
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Not hollow. : SOLID
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Spread out. : SPLAY
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Historic ship. : NINA
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Grape juice, in pharmacy. : SAPA
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___ sequitur. : NON
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Seat. : PEW

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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