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New York Times, Monday, May 16, 1960

20-Down : Operatic soprano.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J K W X }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,958
Across
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Rodeo performer. : RIDER
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Happy. : ELATED
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Shaped like a pine needle. : ACEROSE
14
Comfort. : SOLACE
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Nullified. : NEGATED
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Noble house in Verona. : CAPULET
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Dixie food. : GRITS
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Bridge sections. : SPANS
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R. R. abbreviation. : ARR
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___ duck. : LAME
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Tuned sets of organ pipes. : STOPS
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Widespread. : RIFE
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Season in Paris. : ETE
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Make amends. : ATONE
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Book by renowned hostess. : PERLE
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Inhabitants. : DENIZENS
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Namesakes of Henry James heroine. : DAISYS
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Luxor's river. : NILE
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House plant. : FERN
33
Role in "Porgy and Bess." : SERENA
36
Signals for Paul Revere. : LANTERNS
40
Kind of paper. : CREPE
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Small pastries. : TARTS
42
Cereal grain. : OAT
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Huckleberry Finn's conveyance. : RAFT
44
Capital of Ecuador. : QUITO
45
Group of fifteen nations. : NATO
46
Custom. : USE
47
Famous French conductor. : MUNCH
48
Navigator's device. : LORAN
49
Gathered wild fruit. : BERRIED
51
Casey's friend, in "Uncle Tom's Cabin." : EMELINE
53
Device for squeezing orange juice. : REAMER
54
Scholarly men. : SAVANTS
55
Plant of the milkwort family. : SENEGA
56
Evening the score. : TYING
Down
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Prevailing system. : REGIMEN
2
Choleric. : IRATE
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Part of the Morse Code. : DOTS
4
In the style of: Suffix. : ESE
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U. S. arsenal. : REDSTONE
6
Regain liberty. : ESCAPE
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Foreign aid. : LOANS
8
Location of Brenner Pass. : ALPS
9
Greek letter. : TAU
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Cream-filled desserts. : ECLAIRS
11
Insect with mottled wings. : DEERFLY
12
Tried artful means. : ANGLED
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Waxy substance. : CERATE
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Kilmer poem. : TREES
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Operatic soprano. : PONS
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Pillar: Lat. : STELA
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Queen in France. : REINE
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Six-atom compound. : AZINE
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Ability as, "a man of ___." : PARTS
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Not qualified. : INEPT
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Tooth: Comb. form. : DENTO
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At maximum distance. : FARTHEST
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Undersized. : SCRUB
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Typists' assistants. : ERASERS
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Sports official. : REFEREE
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Secular. : LAIC
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Like a lion. : ROARING
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Floating. : NATANT
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Megaliths. : STONES
41
Arctic plain. : TUNDRA
44
Character in "The Caine Mutiny." : QUEEG
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The "Man Without a Country." : NOLAN
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Thespian. : MIME
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Founder of Biblical priesthood. : LEVI
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Sought public office. : RAN
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Merry month. : MAY

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

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