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New York Times, Friday, July 18, 1958

5-Down : Séance holder.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,307
Across
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Smartly stylish: Colloq. : CHIC
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Slide sideways. : SKID
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A simple game of ball. : CATCH
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Constellation, the Harp. : LYRA
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Evergreen. : PINE
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"The Three-Penny ___." : OPERA
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Attributes of those receptive to new ideas. : OPENMINDS
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Ninth canonical hour. : NONES
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A noisy ghost. : POLTERGEIST
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Old name of Tokyo. : EDO
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High: Comp. form. : ALTI
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U. S. Air Force officer, W. W. II. : BRERETON
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Harold Bluetooth was one. : DANE
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Guardian. : TUTELAR
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Full stop. : END
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Hunting equipment. : GUNS
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Personage. : FIGURE
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Western mountains. : SIERRAS
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Gave sovereignty to. : THRONED
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Where Jaffa is. : ISRAEL
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Kind of terrier. : SKYE
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Acted. : DID
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Platform at the head of a mast. : MAINTOP
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Gambling game. : KENO
45
The Mediterranean. : GREATSEA
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Not e'er. : NEER
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Propeller turn: Colloq. : REV
51
Hackneyed expressions, for example. : STEREOTYPES
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Winged. : ALATE
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Clashing unmelodiously. : DISSONANT
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Substances used for laboratory cultures. : MEDIA
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The summer in Paris. : LETE
60
Lake of No. Ireland. : ERNE
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Product of the crucible. : STEEL
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Times of note. : ERAS
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Destiny. : STAR
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Hoof beat sound. : CLOP
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Photographer's solution. : HYPO
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Man of Erin. : IRELANDER
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Rear part of a saddle. : CANTLE
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Séance holder. : SPIRITUALIST
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High card. : KING
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Obligates: Rare. : INDEBTS
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Want. : DESIRE
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Au ___ (quite the opposite): Fr. : CONTRAIRE
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G. I. address. : APO
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Belief. : TENET
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Set of opinions. : CREDO
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Is wearing. : HASON
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Encountered. : MET
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States of automatic mesmerism. : SELFHYPNOSES
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Therefore. : ERGO
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Señor Arnaz. : DESI
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Black birds. : ANIS
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Gott mit ___: German motto. : UNS
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Symbol on back of a dollar bill. : GREATSEAL
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Subordinate role. : UNDERPART
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Bridle strap. : REIN
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Taro root. : EDDO
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Royal name in Thailand. : RAMA
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Victory in the ring. : TKO
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More glassy-eyed. : STARIER
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Tease persistently: Colloq. : NEEDLE
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Noted English economist (1883-1946). : KEYNES
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Metric weights. : GRAMS
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Rent again. : RELET
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Equivocate. : EVADE
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Europe in the early '40s. : ETO
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Part of "to be" in Spanish. : ESTA
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City of central Sicily. : ENNA
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Suffix meaning "one who." : STER
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Male adornment. : TIE

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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