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New York Times, Thursday, March 31, 1955

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 33.3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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C
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L
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H
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M
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C
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R
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H
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F
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,102
Across
1
Farm structure. : COTE
5
Went at an easy pace. : LOPED
10
Decree. : FIAT
14
Possibility of admission. : ROOM
15
"Fledermaus" role. : ADELE
16
As soon as. : ONCE
17
Years: Latin. : ANNI
18
Symbol of political patronage. : PORKBARREL
20
Geese. : GAGGLERS
22
Writer Horatio. : ALGER
23
Where Magnitogorsk is. : URALS
24
Equipment for footwear. : TREE
25
Composer of "Sylvia." : SPEAKS
27
Bluebirds. : THRUSHES
31
Dull finish. : MATTE
32
Tributary of the Danube. : SIRET
33
Any whatever. : ALL
34
Toledo's waterfront. : ERIE
35
Convey swiftly. : SPEED
36
47 years hence. : MMII
37
Devoured. : ATE
38
Twenty. : SCORE
39
Exclusive social group. : CASTE
40
Skelton and Barber. : REDHEADS
42
Role for Leon Ames. : FATHER
43
Heraldic design. : ORLE
44
Capital of Bulgaria. : SOFIA
45
Cylinder. : SPOOL
47
Repressed. : SILENCED
50
Silly. : HALFWITTED
52
Pieced out. : EKED
53
Robert ___. : ELEE
54
Storm: Fr. : ORAGE
55
French pronoun. : ELLE
56
See 36 Across. : YEAR
57
River into Gulf of Guinea. : NIGER
58
Meeting: Abbr. : SESS
Down
1
Ibex's milieu. : CRAG
2
Charlie's wife. : OONA
3
At a loss for words. : TONGUETIED
4
Change countries. : EMIGRATE
5
Tailors' concerns. : LAPELS
6
Violet, lilac, lavender. : ODORS
7
Newspaper advertisement: Abbr. : PERS
8
Forest denizen. : ELK
9
Kept out. : DEBARRED
10
Moves forward against difficulty. : FORGES
11
Concerning. : INRE
12
Maple tree. : ACER
13
Message: Abbr. : TEL
19
Native of Alaska. : ALEUT
21
Titicaca. : LAKE
24
Rule of ___. : THREE
25
Daub. : SMEAR
26
Ex ___ (one-sided.) : PARTE
27
Ranks. : TIERS
28
Tie up. : HAMSHACKLE
29
The choice part. : ELITE
30
More foxy. : SLIER
32
Fine porcelain. : SPODE
35
Shallot. : SCALLION
36
Certain performances. : MATINEES
38
Asian goat antelope. : SEROW
39
Eating place. : CAFE
41
Professional tap dancer. : HOOFER
42
Item of office supplies. : FOLDER
44
___ of Vicksburg, 1863. : SIEGE
45
Market. : SALE
46
Request. : PLEA
47
Forest denizen. : STAG
48
Lampreys. : EELS
49
Presidential monograms. : DDES
50
Attention-getting exclamation. : HEY
51
Numerical prefix. : TRI

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

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