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New York Times, Wednesday, June 16, 1954

17-Across : Cyma.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { F K X }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,814
Across
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Good-fellowship association. : CLUB
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Singer. : BASS
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Rosy tint. : BLUSH
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Princess Margaret ___. : ROSE
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Place for a lighthouse. : ISLE
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Ancient weapon. : LANCE
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Cyma. : OGEE
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Musial of the Cards. : STAN
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Annexed. : ADDED
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One of his newest hits is "Wanted." : PERRYCOMO
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Harmonize. : BLEND
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Trappings. : GEAR
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"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" musical. : ROBERTA
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Unfriendly. : CHILLY
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Scene of activity. : HIVE
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Making all stops. : LOCAL
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Put at the bottom of the list. : RATEDLAST
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Andrew H. Brown's friend. : AMOS
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Groucho's trademark. : CIGAR
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Medley. : OLIO
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Shocking. : MONSTROUS
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Grassy surface. : SWARD
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Sound of breaking waves. : ROTE
43
Scoffed. : JEERED
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Indications of coming events. : SHADOWS
48
One with second sight. : SEER
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Player of rumbas. : CUGAT
50
Liner. : QUEENMARY
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Catkin. : AMENT
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Compact group. : UNIT
57
Butterine. : OLEO
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St. Malo's river. : RANCE
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Timber-chipping tool. : ADZE
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Support. : STAY
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Inscribe. : ENTER
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Active worker. : DOER
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Commotion. : TODO
Down
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Appear unexpectedly (with "up"). : CROP
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Seating section. : LOGE
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Employer. : USER
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Tavern tumbler. : BEERGLASS
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Bay off France and Spain. : BISCAY
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One of the 400. : ASTOR
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Hit with force. : SLAM
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Juanita, Ines, Dolores, et al. : SENORITAS
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Gossiped. : BLABBED
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Mill-wheel receptacle. : LADLE
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Subordinate. : UNDER
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Lavender. : SCENT
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Ibsen character. : HEDDA
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College cheer. : YELL
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Concerning. : OVER
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Dig for mollusks. : CLAM
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Same: Comb. form. : HOMO
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Sacred image. : ICON
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Political capital of Netherlands (with "The"). : HAGUE
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Police department troubleshooters. : RIOTSQUAD
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At the bottom of the list. : LOWERMOST
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Having a wing. : ALAR
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Racehorse's parent. : SIRE
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Mrs. Lincoln's maiden name. : TODD
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Boast in triumph. : CROW
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Sulky racehorse. : TROTTER
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Understood. : SEEN
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"Tobacco Road" character. : JEETER
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Frightening rumor. : SCARE
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Mortal. : HUMAN
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Ten-per-center. : AGENT
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Gower Champion's specialty. : DANCE
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Grasp. : SEIZE
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Ravel. : UNDO
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Singer. : ALTO
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Study. : READ
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Stringed toy. : YOYO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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