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New York Times, Tuesday, May 9, 1961

2-Down : Page's mission.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,316
Across
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Makes over. : RECASTS
8
Gift for a 35th anniversary. : CORAL
13
Didactic writer. : MORALIST
14
Astronomer's muse. : URANIA
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Descendant of the Wright biplane. : AIRLINER
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Correct mss. : REDACT
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Interweave. : PLAIT
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"___ Sylphides." : LES
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Peasant's shoe. : SABOT
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Impart. : LEND
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Paul Bunyan, for one. : GIANT
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___ avis. : RARA
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Educator's degree. : EDD
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Bakery goodies. : COOKIES
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___ semper tyrannis. : SIC
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Troubadour. : POET
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Saint of the 5th century. : PATRICK
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Stuffs. : CRAMS
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Reason enough. : CAUSE
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Court usher. : BAILIFF
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Wedge-shaped piece for leveling masonry. : SHIM
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Water bird. : ERN
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Her patron is 31 Across. : COLLEEN
42
Crow's call. : CAW
45
Traveler with Passepartout. : FOGG
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A great amount: Colloq. : REAMS
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Currency. : CASH
49
Successful. : ONTOP
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"___ and I," Bacheller novel. : DRI
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Deceptive. : FALSE
53
Thunderer. : ROARER
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World-wide police group. : INTERPOL
57
Fugitive from a country. : EMIGRE
58
First animal in the dictionary. : AARDVARK
59
Varnish base. : ELEMI
60
Cut into three parts. : TRISECT
Down
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Stirred up sediment. : ROILED
2
Page's mission. : ERRAND
3
Hot; burning. : CALID
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Dismounted. : ALIT
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Pride, for one. : SIN
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Great name in literature. : TSELIOT
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Well-defined trait. : STREAK
8
Blackguard. : CUR
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What assayers test. : ORES
10
Guide for ships. : RADAR
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Xenophon's classic. : ANABASIS
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Sweet substance from root of a plant. : LICORICE
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Shade tree. : MAPLE
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Undertake vigorously. : ATTACK
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Use scissors. : SNIP
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Likes very much: Slang. : GOESFOR
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Provides with knowledge. : TEACHES
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Laugh getter. : COMIC
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Color, as glass. : STAIN
30
Chum. : PAL
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Cuban product : RUM
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Aria from "Rigoletto." : CARONOME
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Raccoon's cousin. : RINGTAIL
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In time past. : BEFORE
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"Whence all but he had ___ ... " : FLED
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Type of college course. : SEMINAR
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Rope. : LARIAT
42
Large cap of felt or sheepskin, worn in Near East. : CALPAC
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Categorize. : ASSORT
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Large marine snail. : WHELK
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Ravine. : GORGE
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Cut up. : CARVE
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Beauty shop item, for short. : PERM
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G-men: Slang. : FEDS
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___ publicae (in matters of state): Lat. : REI
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Part of T.N.T. : TRI

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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