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New York Times, Thursday, May 12, 1955

14-Across : Melodic.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 33.2
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,144
Across
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Train. : TEACH
6
He sowed the dragon's teeth. : CADMUS
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Ubiquitous pseudonym. : JOHNDOE
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Melodic. : ARIOSE
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Obligations not met in time. : ARREARS
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Office workers. : TYPISTS
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Rest. : LIE
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Oriental dancing girls. : GEISHAS
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Corroded. : ATE
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Size of type. : AGATE
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Candid. : OPEN
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Gudrun's second husband. : ATLI
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Kernel. : PITH
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Growl like a dog. : GNAR
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Means of transportation: Colloq. : BIKES
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One who responds. : ANSWERER
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Easter custom. : PARADE
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Former international partnership. : AXIS
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Genial. : WARM
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Purplish red. : CLARET
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Heated argument: Slang. : RHUBARBS
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Actor Tim and family. : HOLTS
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Earth. : SOIL
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Where the City of the Kings is. : PERU
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House extensions. : ELLS
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Navy mascot. : GOAT
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Up and about. : ASTIR
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Branch of math: Abbr. : ALG
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Creator of Studs Lonigan. : FARRELL
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Food fish. : IDE
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Late afternoon. : TEATIME
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Dispositions. : NATURES
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Lamentable. : RUEFUL
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Most smooth. : EVENEST
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Describing winter rain. : SLEETY
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Ventured. : DARED
Down
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Bully's stock in trade. : THREATS
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Compass point. : ENE
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"All's well that ends well," for example. : ADAGE
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Apple part. : CORE
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Namesakes of a Trojan princess. : HESIONES
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Author of "My Antonia." : CATHER
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Indo-European. : ARYAN
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Slopes. : DIPS
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"Apres ___ le déluge." : MOI
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The penguins' ship. : USSATKA
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Staid. : SETTLED
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Mexican city. : JALAPA
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Source. : ORIGIN
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Take possession of, in law. : SEISE
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Girl in blue. : SPAR
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Frustrates. : THWARTS
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Charts for aviators. : AIRMAPS
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Stamina. : GRIT
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Feathered part. : BARB
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Illiterate signatures. : EXES
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King of Greece. : PAUL
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Bleached. : WHITENED
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Bamboozle. : CHEAT
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Indolent ones. : LOLLERS
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"___ is divided into three parts." : ALLGAUL
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Loud outcry. : ROAR
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Secluded. : RETIRED
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They're given away in June. : BRIDES
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Most certain. : SUREST
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Grievously. : SORELY
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Entire range. : GAMUT
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Modify. : ALTER
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Small wind instrument. : FIFE
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Volcanic outpouring. : LAVA
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Quoits mark. : TEE
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French article. : UNE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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