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Norton Rhoades
Norton Rhoades

New York Times, Wednesday, September 19, 1956

38-Down : Mecca of opera lovers.

Author:
Norton Rhoades
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.43, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Norton Rhoades has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,640
Across
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Urn for tea-making. : SAMOVAR
8
Nourishes. : FEEDS
13
Divides proportionally. : PRORATES
15
Fighter plane. : HORNET
16
Latin case. : ABLATIVE
17
Great symphony. : EROICA
18
Crumbling castle. : RUIN
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In lackadaisical manner. : LISTLESSLY
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A season, in Paris. : ETE
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Ruler. : TSAR
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Tissues: Anat. : TELAE
24
Indian millet. : DURRA
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Birds. : EMUS
29
Trip. : ERR
30
Scorches. : SEARS
32
Takes up, as a cause. : ESPOUSES
35
Popular piano piece. : NOLA
37
Mountain lake. : TARN
38
Section of a political party. : LEFTWING
42
King of Greek legend. : MIDAS
45
Suffix in chemistry. : ANE
46
A. A. Milne character. : POOH
48
"Waiting for ___." : GODOT
50
Detritus. : SCREE
53
President of South Vietnam. : DIEM
55
Barn sound. : MOO
56
Ability. : COMPETENCE
58
Diminutive of a girl's name. : TINA
59
Interstice. : AREOLA
60
Substitutes for central heating. : GASFIRES
62
Generous one. : LENDER
63
Most rugged. : STOUTEST
64
Fall flower. : ASTER
65
Joins up. : ENLISTS
Down
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Treated with mercy. : SPARED
2
Mayflower. : ARBUTUS
3
French writer of comedies. : MOLIERE
4
City of North Africa. : ORAN
5
Large container. : VAT
6
Off center. : ATILT
7
Change or amend. : REVISE
8
Frenchman's woods. : FORET
9
As if gnawed away. : EROSE
10
Isolates. : ENISLES
11
State. : DECLARE
12
Pitchers who "go the route." : STAYERS
14
Magic word from old tale. : SESAME
15
Loki's daughter. : HEL
20
Hope. : TRUST
25
Rage. : RANT
26
In a line. : AROW
28
Spanish American: Abbr. : SPAM
31
Space between two wharves. : SLIP
33
Not a copy: Abbr. : ORIG
34
Loosen. : UNDO
36
Positive electrode. : ANODE
38
Mecca of opera lovers. : LASCALA
39
Extras on a musical program. : ENCORES
40
Turmoil. : FERMENT
41
___ on (behavior not approved). : GOINGS
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Regards with wonder. : ADMIRES
44
At the earliest possible time, in telegraphese. : SOONEST
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Moon goddess of Greek myth. : HECATE
49
Banquet doings. : TOASTS
51
Kind of lyric poem. : EPODE
52
Fisherman. : EELER
54
Newly discovered part of the atom. : MESON
57
Road covering. : TAR
58
Small monkey. : TITI
61
Having: Suffix. : FUL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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