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New York Times, Saturday, July 4, 1959

40-Down : Decided, by an act of choice.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,641
Across
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Facts and figures. : DATA
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Egyptian god of magic. : THOTH
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Blackthorn. : SLOE
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Shellfish. : CRAB
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Entertainment medium. : RADIO
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Ringlet. : CURL
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Where to see the Garden of the Gods. : COLORADOSPRINGS
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Living the good life. : INCLOVER
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Sailor's reply. : AYEAYE
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Roman date. : IDES
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Social group. : CLAN
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Bridge or football player. : PASSER
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Unbreakable, as a lease. : IRONCLAD
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Where Moscow is. : IDAHO
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Mythical king of Britain. : BRAN
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Simplicity. : EASE
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___. pros. : NOL
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Uncommon. : STRANGE
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Give ___ whirl. : ITA
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Is under obligation. : OWES
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At any ___ (anyway). : RATE
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Forty- ___. : NINER
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Junior, for example. : NAMESAKE
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Sunday best. : FINERY
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Roof part. : EAVE
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Jokers. : WAGS
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Money back. : CHANGE
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Concluding. : TERMINAL
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Something else to see at 17 Across. : AIRFORCEACADEMY
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Imperfectly: Prefix. : SEMI
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Set of verses, as a stanza. : STAVE
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German man's name. : EMIL
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Helper: Abbr. : ASST
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Was mistaken. : ERRED
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Blushing. : ROSY
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Year John VI became Pope. : DCCI
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Short river into the Loire. : ARON
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Soft mineral. : TALC
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Abrogate. : ABOLISH
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Author of "Anatomy of a Murder." : TRAVER
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Nether world. : HADES
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Aroma. : ODOR
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Poetic contraction. : TIS
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Famous Western moniker. : HOPALONG
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Systematized knowledge. : SCIENCE
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Moon goddess. : LUNA
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Bacchanalia. : ORGY
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Different. : ELSE
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Western entertainment. : RODEOS
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Actor Robert. : RYAN
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Lifting device. : CRANE
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Tree of the Southwest. : PINON
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City in Ethiopia. : ADOWA
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Gov. Hatfield's capital. : SALEM
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Furious. : IRATE
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Wool: Fr. : LAINE
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Daisy-like flower. : ASTER
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Term of endearment: Colloq. : DEARY
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Slow down. : BRAKE
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Cross. : TRAVERSE
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Puzzle. : ENIGMA
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Decided, by an act of choice. : SEENFIT
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Person having first hand information. : INSIDER
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Palm starch. : SAGO
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Padded, as a book, with wit or quotations. : FARCED
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Unite so as to form a design. : WEAVE
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___ Rosada, government HQ in Buenos Aires. : CASA
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Hastens. : HIES
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To ___! : ARMS
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It's often shed. : TEAR
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Verne character. : NEMO
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French friends. : AMIS
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Father of euphuism (1554-1606). : LYLY
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Between R.G. and L.G. : CTR

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

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