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New York Times, Tuesday, July 19, 1960

4-Down : Head.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J }, Scrabble score: 320 (avg 1.72)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
David Steinberg notes:

Original 31-Across clue had "Unmelodius"; corrected this to "Unmelodious."

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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,022
Across
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Browned bread. : TOAST
6
Great name in Ireland: Colloq. : STPAT
11
Traditional Japanese theatre. : KABUKI
12
Repeated a passage from. : QUOTED
14
Frequenter. : HABITUE
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Coats. : ULSTERS
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Antidote for troubled waters. : OIL
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Seasoned sailor. : OLDSALT
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Very recently. : NOW
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Employs. : USES
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Riches of a sort. : LUCRE
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Vasco da ___. : GAMA
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Begin to work. : SETTO
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19th cent. poet. : POE
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19th cent. lexicographer. : ROGET
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Substitute, usually of inferior quality. : ERSATZ
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Unmelodious. : TUNELESS
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Ruminate. : CHEW
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Comforter. : PUFF
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Paid (one's share): Slang. : KICKEDIN
40
Celestial structure. : NEBULA
44
Reddish-brown pigment. : OCHER
45
Part of a jagged line. : ZAG
47
Searched minutely with ("over"). : RAKED
48
Cane. : REED
49
Established principle. : CANON
51
College man. : GRAD
52
Formally give up: Abbr. : ABD
53
Eccentric. : ERRATIC
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Mimic. : APE
56
Having small lumps. : NODULED
58
Indianian. : HOOSIER
60
St. Francis ___. : XAVIER
61
Teem. : ABOUND
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Grating. : RASPY
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Rhythmic pattern. : METRE
Down
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Pads. : TABLETS
2
Japanese sash. : OBI
3
Self: Comb. form. : AUTO
4
Head. : SKULL
5
Unavailable because already committed. : TIEDUP
6
Settle accounts. : SQUAREUP
7
Fine net. : TULLE
8
Starting point of a horse race. : POST
9
Man of law: Abbr. : ATT
10
Designating the younger set. : TEENAGE
11
Former ruler. : KAISER
13
Racecourses: Suffix. : DROMES
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Lodge. : HOUSE
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Clobbers. : SWATS
19
Caledonian. : SCOT
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Piled up. : STACKED
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Caddie's concern. : GOLFBAG
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Different one. : OTHER
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Allude (to). : REFER
30
English letter. : ZED
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Sister. : NUN
34
Magic. : WIZARDRY
36
Mohammedan scriptures. : KORAN
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Ancestor of the deep freeze. : ICEBOX
38
Cheese. : CHEDDAR
39
Pram pusher. : NANA
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Where Kiev is. : UKRAINE
42
Jumped. : LEAPED
43
Serpent. : ADDER
46
New York City. : GOTHAM
49
Move slowly. : CREEP
50
Amphion's wife. : NIOBE
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Region of ancient Greece. : ELIS
54
Northern sea duck. : COOT
57
Grape, in botany. : UVA
59
Upon: Prefix. : SUR

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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