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New York Times, Saturday, February 8, 1958

50-Across : Latin comparative suffix.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,147
Across
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Sting. : BARB
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Decorate with knobs. : BOSS
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Yearlings. : COLTS
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Hebrew measure. : OMER
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Self: Comb. form. : AUTO
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Creator of Pal Joey. : OHARA
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Hollywood VIP. : MOVIESTAR
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Actress from Naples. : LOREN
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Anne, Emily or Charlotte. : BRONTE
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Walked on. : TROD
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Roam aimlessly. : GAD
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Texas author-artist, "The King Ranch." : LEA
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Combustible matter. : FUEL
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Parlays. : BETS
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Old hands. : VETS
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Shortest distance between two points. : BEELINE
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"What a good boy ___!" : AMI
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Neither minus nor plus. : ZERO
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In ___ (in regard to). : VIEWOF
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One way to address a Boston celebrity. : SENJOHNFKENNEDY
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City in Oregon. : EUGENE
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Coin of Bari. : LIRA
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Like: Dial. : LAK
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Twirls again. : RESPINS
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If not. : ELSE
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Flutter ___, in swimming. : KICK
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Underground tunnel. : TUBE
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Latin comparative suffix. : IOR
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Two words of assent. : IDO
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Wight. : ISLE
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If. : INCASE
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Located. : SITED
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Ivy League member. : PRINCETON
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Place of residence. : HOTEL
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Raison d'___. : ETRE
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Type of light. : NEON
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Zellerbach's post. : ITALY
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Coloring agents. : DYES
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Historic hurricane. : EDNA
Down
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Explosive container. : BOMB
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Love: Span. : AMOR
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Engaging in mutiny. : REVOLTING
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Pickling fluids. : BRINES
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Headquarters. : BASE
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Not in vogue. : OUT
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Emblem on a postage stamp. : STATUEOFLIBERTY
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Equine color. : SORREL
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Indifferent. : COLD
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Exclamation of surprise. : OHO
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Comprehensive. : LARGE
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Trick or ___. : TREAT
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Beaches. : SANDS
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Greek letter. : ETA
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Twist and others. : OLIVERS
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Flowerless plant. : FERN
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Auxiliary verb. : BEEN
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Wedgwood item. : VASE
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Nonflying bird: Var. : EMEU
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Biddings. : BEHESTS
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One of Columbus' ships. : NINA
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Belt. : ZONE
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High with Trendex. : WELLRATED
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Harem rooms. : ODAS
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Fish net in form of a long bag. : FYKE
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Twist suddenly. : JERK
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Cattle: Poet. : KINE
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Converted wood for papermaking. : PULPED
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Epoch in geology. : EOCENE
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Prime minister of Japan. : KISHI
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Ninny. : IDIOT
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Terra ___. : COTTA
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Abbreviation after firm names. : INC
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Lazily. : IDLY
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Spanish girl's name. : INES
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In a while. : SOON
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Sicilian city. : ENNA
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Fish. : EEL
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Wrath. : IRE

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