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New York Times, Wednesday, June 1, 1960

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { F J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
David Steinberg notes:

18-Across clue had "Earthern"; left it that way, because that could have been what was meant.

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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,974
Across
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Throw of a fishing line. : CAST
5
Pronounce in a certain way. : ASPIRATE
13
Meeting place of 1945. : YALTA
14
Report. : STATEMENT
16
Upbeat, in music. : ARSIS
17
Ruler. : POTENTATE
18
Earthern jar. : CROCK
19
Same: Fr. : MEME
20
Period of time: Abbr. : CEN
21
Listen! : HARK
22
Castor or Pollux. : STAR
24
Cousin of the kudu. : ELAND
26
Singer's syllable. : TRA
27
Walrus. : SEACAT
29
Commedia dell'___. : ARTE
30
"Hero, " for one. : SANDWICH
32
Maker of daisy cutters. : HITTER
34
Row or line. : RANK
35
About 2½ feet. : PACE
36
Wimpy's friend. : POPEYE
39
Revere. : VENERATE
43
Primates. : APES
44
Tuned in. : DIALED
46
Mountain, in Scotland. : BEN
47
Yearly income in France. : RENTE
49
Three: Span. : TRES
50
Beveled edge. : CANT
51
Dog ___ manger. : INA
52
Ancient country called Susiana. : ELAM
54
Of the sun. : SOLAR
55
Indefinite qualities or principles. : GENERALIA
58
Unique. : ALONE
59
Showing a tendency. : INCLINING
60
Time being. : NONCE
61
Conventioner. : DELEGATE
62
Lady Jane. : GREY
Down
1
Italian marble. : CARRARA
2
No prize-winner, he. : ALSORAN
3
Puzzle: Colloq. : STICK
4
Undertaking. : TASK
5
Horned viper. : ASP
6
Put up with. : STOMACH
7
Circular ornament used in bas-relief. : PATERA
8
Separate thing. : ITEM
9
Dancer Jeanmaire. : RENEE
10
Danish county. : AMT
11
Piece of furniture on wheels. : TEACART
12
Covenant. : ENTENTE
13
Racing vessels. : YACHTS
15
Gentle. : TENDER
22
Fished in a certain way. : SEINED
23
Zigzag course. : TACK
25
More recent. : LATER
27
Fluctuate. : SWAY
28
Scottish chiefs. : THANES
31
Garbed. : DREST
33
Frosted. : ICED
35
Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes. : PELE
36
French capital: Ital. sp. : PARIGI
37
Current TV program. : OPENEND
38
Way of showing repentance. : PENANCE
39
Objectionable fellow: Dial. : VARMINT
40
Dish popular on Fisherman's Wharf. : ABALONE
41
Land holding. : TENANCY
42
Freedom of access. : ENTREE
45
Where Trentino is. : ITALIA
48
Awesome. : EERIE
50
Picturesque quality. : COLOR
53
"Auld ___ Syne." : LANG
54
Buzzed. : SANG
56
Right-angled structure. : ELL
57
Stage of life. : AGE

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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