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New York Times, Wednesday, July 20, 1960

37-Down : Linger.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,023
Across
1
Town in Alaska. : NOME
5
Thin sheet of metal, as gold. : LEAF
9
Old hands. : VETS
13
Where Muscat is. : OMAN
14
Before: Latin. : ANTE
15
Hairlike processes. : CILIA
16
Turn partisan. : TAKESIDES
18
Beautiful nymph. : HOURI
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That: Ital. : CHE
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Litigant's response. : IDO
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Went fishing. : TROLLED
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No sinecure. : HARDROWTOHOE
26
Journey. : RUN
27
Chanticleers. : ROOSTERS
31
Appear suddenly. : BOBUP
34
Soft fabric. : PANNE
35
Have a finger in the ___. : PIE
36
Ancient Syria. : ARAM
37
Pith sun helmet. : TOPEE
38
Hollywood and ___. : VINE
39
Month: Abbr. : JAN
40
Fed up. : SATED
41
Parts of lamps. : WICKS
42
Sight from Golden Gate Bridge. : ALCATRAZ
44
Indian. : SAC
45
Symbol of the exchequer. : PURSESTRINGS
50
Source of light. : SUNRAYS
53
Refugee organization: Abbr. : IRO
54
Son of Apollo. : ION
55
Earlier. : PRIOR
56
In the very nature of the case: Lat. : IPSOFACTO
59
Realtor. : AGENT
60
River into the Caspian. : URAL
61
Tu-whit, tu-___. : WHOO
62
Works with a shuttle. : TATS
63
Defoe heroine. : MOLL
64
Impart. : LEND
Down
1
V-shaped cut. : NOTCH
2
City on the Missouri. : OMAHA
3
Manufacturer. : MAKER
4
Compass point. : ENE
5
Applied. : LAIDON
6
Provide (with). : ENDOW
7
Noun suffix denoting office, function, etc. : ATE
8
Bedecked. : FESTOONED
9
New Jersey's flower. : VIOLET
10
After Ab. : ELUL
11
Spare. : TIRE
12
Expressed. : SAID
15
Single out. : CHOOSE
17
Soothing potion. : SIRUP
22
River into the Mediterranean. : RHONE
24
Tom-tom. : DRUM
25
Circus item. : TRAPEZE
28
Iliad. : EPIC
29
Place for curling. : RINK
30
Discerns. : SEES
31
___ California, Mexico. : BAJA
32
Of the mouth. : ORAL
33
Judge's bench. : BANC
34
Silver-white metallic element. : POTASSIUM
37
Linger. : TARRY
38
Third of a Latin trio. : VICI
40
Confederate general. : STUART
41
___ Independence. : WAROF
43
Pinafores. : APRONS
44
Saunter. : STROLL
46
Fiber plant. : SISAL
47
Especially suitable place. : NICHE
48
Made out. : GOTON
49
Hair net. : SNOOD
50
Young oyster. : SPAT
51
Ulan Bator, formerly. : URGA
52
Soviet negative. : NIET
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Type of athlete. : PRO
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Leatherworker's tool. : AWL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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