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New York Times, Saturday, November 4, 1961

36-Across : Kind of cake.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 44.4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,495
Across
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Caprice. : WHIM
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___ operandi. : MODUS
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Jezebel's husband. : AHAB
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Kansas city. : IOLA
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Notice: Sp. : AVISO
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Portrayal. : ROLE
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Type of floor plan. : SPLITLEVEL
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Carlyle was one. : SCOT
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Stringed instrument. : PIANO
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Free. : RID
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Jeweler's magnifying glass. : LOUPE
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German seaport. : EMDEN
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Prevails. : WINS
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Certain trains: Abbr. : SPS
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Pocketed, as in a race: Colloq. : BOXEDIN
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Greek letter. : PSI
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Ancient Syria. : ARAM
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Kind of cake. : UPSIDEDOWN
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Capital of Ceylon. : COLOMBO
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Red Jacket's tribe. : SENECAS
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Subjection to force. : COMPULSION
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Be in a rage. : FUME
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___ sort. : OFA
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Flies into a rage: Colloq. : SEESRED
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Hold court. : SIT
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God: Ger. : GOTT
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___ Ababa. : ADDIS
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Kind of French lace. : CLUNY
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Period. : AGE
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Early film star. : NEGRI
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"___ soit ... " : HONI
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First inhabitants. : ABORIGINES
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Ruin. : UNDO
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Pirates' flag. : ROGER
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Author Grey. : ZANE
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Chow ___. : MEIN
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Shoe leather. : SUEDE
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Jug. : EWER
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Shred. : WISP
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Southwestern Indian. : HOPI
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He: Lat. : ILLA
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Where Augusta is. : MAINE
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___ de tête. : MAL
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Use the wrong shutter setting. : OVEREXPOSE
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Guesses. : DIVINES
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Wonted. : USED
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Lima coin. : SOL
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Illegal burning. : ARSON
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Sleight of hand. : HOCUSPOCUS
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Hanging unevenly. : ALOP
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___ noire. : BETE
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Sarcophagus. : TOMB
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White goods. : LINEN
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Old-time jacket. : DOUBLET
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Enlarged. : WIDENED
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Figure in 1921 trial. : SACCO
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Item in photography. : PROOF
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Potpourri. : SALMAGUNDI
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Thrown into confusion. : DISORDERED
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Yogi. : SWAMI
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Inlay. : INSET
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Swab. : MOP
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Puzzle clue: Abbr. : DEF
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Stale. : MUSTY
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Introduction to a treatise. : ISAGOGE
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Bell sound. : DING
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Hamburger garnish. : ONION
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Arrest. : SEIZE
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Buddy. : CHUM
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Solitary. : LONE
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___ ben Adhem. : ABOU
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Corrode. : GNAW
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M. Descartes. : RENE
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Elbe tributary. : ISER
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Art: Lat. : ARS
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Wrath. : IRE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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