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New York Times, Thursday, November 7, 1957

28-Across : Historic Administration.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 22.5
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,054
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Encore! : AGAIN
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Porgy. : SCUP
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Lenten practice. : FAST
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Highborn. : NOBLE
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Yarn. : TALE
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Aware of: Slang. : ONTO
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He wrote "The Highwayman." : NOYES
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Primate of Borneo. : ORANGUTAN
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Letters on a warship. : USS
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City in Normandy. : STLO
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Salad plant. : CELERY
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Not so much. : LESS
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Texan's bonanza. : OILFIELD
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Historic Administration. : NEWDEAL
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Show boredom. : YAWN
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State the meaning of. : DEFINE
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Ready for reaping. : RIPE
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Now it's in the bag. : TEA
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Gander. : AIRPORT
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Elastic. : RUBBERY
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Anger. : IRE
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Fairly large cake. : LOAF
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Pickles. : SOUSES
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Prophet. : SEER
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Become vigorous. : FRESHEN
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Clobber. : LAMBASTE
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Punt. : KICK
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Skulls. : CRANIA
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Club or spade. : CARD
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Manage. : RUN
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Loiter. : HANGABOUT
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Lessen. : ABATE
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At all. : ONCE
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Monte Carlo's weapon. : EPEE
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Mock-up. : MODEL
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Wharf. : PIER
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Damsel. : LASS
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Use one's muscles. : EXERT
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Invalidate. : ANNUL
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Quink or brant. : GOOSE
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Chasm. : ABYSS
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___ du Diable. : ILE
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Headland. : NESS
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Impassive. : STOLID
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Singer. : CAROLER
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Diminutive suffix. : ULA
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Typical white collar worker: slang. : PENCILPUSHER
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Unfairly. : FOULLY
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Occurs earlier. : ANTEDATES
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Shining light. : STAR
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Actor Perkins. : TONY
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Gangster's grand. : GEE
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Place of tumult and confusion. : TOWEROFBABEL
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Shred. : SNIP
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Farmers' festival. : FAIR
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Suffix in chemistry. : ENOL
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Existed. : WERE
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Refusals. : NAYS
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Rostrum. : DAIS
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A 20th century republic. : EIRE
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Writer not on regular payroll. : FREELANCE
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Oil-yielding tree. : EBOE
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Village in 34 Down. : TARA
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Cot. : BUNK
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Tough meadow grasses. : FESCUES
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Forest warden. : RANGER
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Federation members. : STATES
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Ballerina Slavenska. : MIA
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Sultan's decree. : IRADE
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More attractive. : CUTER
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Genuflected. : KNELT
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Tennis stroke. : CHOP
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Indian princess. : RANI
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Baronet's wife. : DAME
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Wartime agency. : OPA
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Expensive type of seat. : BOX

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1 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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