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New York Times, Saturday, March 15, 1969

56-Down : Handle rudely.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { B F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,154
Across
1
Hesitates. : HEMS
5
Spar. : MAST
9
Intoxicating. : HEADY
14
Stage direction. : EXIT
15
___ out. : INOR
16
A Ford. : ERNIE
17
Uris's "___ 18." : MILA
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Unaspirated consonant. : LENE
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Proportional charges. : RATES
20
Broadway show. : PLAYITAGAINSAM
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Capitol Hill frequenter. : SENATOR
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Manitoba Indian. : CREE
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Pallid. : WAN
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What Italian's ella means. : SHE
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Gay blade. : RAKE
31
Perfect. : IDEAL
34
Operatic segment. : SCENA
36
Free from. : RID
37
Phrase from TV show of 53 Across. : VERYINTERESTING
40
Samuel's teacher. : ELI
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Trite: Colloq. : CORNY
42
Type of blouse. : MIDDY
43
Dismissed. : SENT
45
Tit for ___. : TAT
46
Fall behind. : LAG
47
Leave undone. : OMIT
49
Resplendent. : AUREATE
53
Popular TV pair. : ROWANANDMARTIN
56
Pivotal. : POLAR
57
Nonsense character. : GOOP
58
Orchestra man: Abbr. : COND
59
Aside. : APART
60
Raison d'___. : ETRE
61
Celestial being: Fr. : ANGE
62
"Peter Pan" lass. : WENDY
63
Fix. : MEND
64
Started a hole. : TEED
Down
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Bhang and abaca. : HEMPS
2
Banish. : EXILE
3
Edison's Ohio birthplace. : MILAN
4
Avoid. : STAYAWAY
5
"Il Penseroso" poet. : MILTON
6
Close to, poetically. : ANEAR
7
Canzone. : SONG
8
Perfidious business. : TREACHERY
9
Ruhr city. : HERNE
10
Pencil part. : ERASER
11
Architectural pier. : ANTA
12
Per ___. : DIEM
13
An answer. : YES
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Type style. : ITALIC
22
One of the Horae. : IRENE
26
Fragrance. : SCENT
28
Jejune. : ARID
29
Sort. : KIND
30
Nervous. : EDGY
31
Burl. : IVES
32
Cross out. : DELE
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Name for March 17. : ERIN
34
Trick. : STRATAGEM
35
Eritrean city. : ASMARA
38
Out. : NOTIN
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Ocelot or serval. : TIGERCAT
44
Heading for. : TOWARD
46
Massed. : LUMPED
48
Oscar winner. : MARTY
49
Embellish. : ADORN
50
Expiate. : ATONE
51
Suffusing shade. : TINGE
52
Called a halt. : ENDED
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Cheap cigar: Slang. : ROPE
54
Pearl Buck heroine. : OLAN
55
Remark. : NOTE
56
Handle rudely. : PAW

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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