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Sandy Graf
Sandy Graf

COLLATION

New York Times, Sunday, May 7, 1961

72-Across : Food fish.

Author:
Sandy Graf
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 142, Blocks: 72, Avg Word Len: 5.20, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 562 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 119, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16
Sandy Graf has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

In the original, the number and clue for 14-Down was listed below the number and clue for 15-Down; switched them to correct this.

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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,314
Across
1
Egypt's ruler, 1174-93. : SALADIN
8
Puzzle. : REBUS
13
Ionian island. : CORFU
18
Popular pasta. : MACARONI
19
Expunge. : ERASE
20
Drugs. : OPIUMS
22
Provoking. : INCITING
23
Fish dish. : FINNANHADDIE
25
Dazes. : STUNS
26
Lessen. : SHRINK
28
Young animal. : FOAL
29
Gave: Scot. : GAE
30
___ Vegas. : LAS
31
Child. : TOT
32
Johnnycake ingredient. : CORN
33
Part of a turkey. : NECK
34
Diner. : EATER
37
Papal name. : PIUS
38
Because of. : FROM
39
Suns. : BASKS
40
Positive electrode. : ANODE
41
Regina's spouse. : REX
42
Goad. : PROD
43
Carte. : MENU
44
One-time diner in Syracuse. : DAMOCLES
46
Feline sound. : MEOW
47
Dessert in popular song. : BANANAS
50
Army food. : MESS
51
Hunger symptom. : PANG
52
Mountain gaps. : COLS
53
Ike. : DDE
54
Give a hand. : ASSIST
57
How to make political bread and butter. : BARNSTORM
59
Heal: Poet. : SAIN
60
Brewing agents. : MALTS
61
Paprika shade. : VERMILION
62
Relatives of Mother Goose. : POETS
63
___ cheese. : BLUE
64
Disclosers. : REVEALERS
65
Party dessert. : MOUSSE
66
Shade tree. : ELM
67
Exceedingly. : VERY
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Drumsticks. : LEGS
69
Stray. : WAIF
70
Places. : REGIONS
72
Food fish. : BASS
73
Pickled dish. : PIGSFEET
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As far as: Poet. : UNTO
78
Bounders. : CADS
79
Punkah. : FAN
80
Escape. : ELUDE
81
Dance. : POLKA
83
Take the ___. : CAKE
84
Learning. : LORE
85
Canary's relative. : SERIN
86
Badly. : ILLY
87
Decline. : WANE
88
Purpose. : AIM
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Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT
90
Year in Claudius' reign. : LII
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Resort in Hawaii. : KONA
92
Concurred. : AGREED
95
Jazz pianist. : BASIE
97
Fruit dish. : AVOCADOSALAD
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Port in Wisconsin. : SUPERIOR
102
The end. : FINALE
103
Menu item : TRIPE
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Evangeline's people. : ACADIANS
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Quivering. : ASPEN
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Flower. : ASTER
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Inhabitants of Argolis Valley. : NEMEANS
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California city. : SANTAANA
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Make familiar. : ACCUSTOM
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Reclined. : LAIN
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Cooking and others. : ARTS
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"And so ___." : DOI
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Eating places. : INNS
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Certain garments. : NIGHTIES
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Makes ready for use again. : REFITS
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Ossian's land. : ERIN
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Row of oars. : BANK
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Defense group. : USN
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Shore dinner. : SEAFOOD
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George M. : COHAN
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Gem. : OPAL
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Get ___ of. : RID
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Sweets. : FUDGESUNDAES
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Relative of a kayak. : UMIACK
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Cause to err. : MISLEAD
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Attempts. : SEEKS
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Standard. : NORM
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Mixture for soup, sauces, etc. : ROUX
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Boast. : CROW
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Zola novel. : NANA
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Idumean. : EDOMITE
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Intermission. : RECESS
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Near: Fr. : PRES
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Dinner-time delicacy. : FROGSLEGS
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Parlors: Scot. : BENS
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Simple Simon's status. : PENNILESS
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Limestone. : MALM
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Navy craft. : LST
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Bread spread. : MARMALADE
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By nature. : BORN
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Entrances. : ADITS
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Smell or taste. : SENSE
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Cut. : PARE
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Bird sounds. : COOS
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A color. : AMBER
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___ à manger. : SALLE
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Stews: Slang. : SLUMGULLIONS
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Flock. : BEVY
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Shooting-matches: Fr. : TIRS
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The downfall of many a cook. : SOUFFLE
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Towards: Fr. : VERS
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Balances. : POISES
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City near Pyramid Lake. : RENO
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Chatterbox: Colloq. : MAG
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Roman religious festivals. : VOTA
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Sommelier's concern. : WINE
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Black. : INKY
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Cook. : BAKE
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Kind of cheese. : PARMESAN
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Of a large global area. : EURASIAN
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Printings. : EDITIONS
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Stretching frames. : TENTERS
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Game. : CANASTA
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Pate de ___ gras. : FOIE
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Oriental dish. : PILAF
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Sebastian's bride. : OLIVIA
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Sing: Lat. : CANO
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Supply of food. : LARDER
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Heathen god. : WODEN
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Colewort. : KALE
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Came down. : ALIT
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Yawn. : GAPE
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Chief: Ital. : DUCE
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English historian. : BEDE
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Diva's forte. : ARIA
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Mushroom part. : CAP
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___ poetica. : ARS
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Mrs. North. : PAM

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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