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New York Times, Saturday, August 10, 1957

36-Down : Boys AWOL.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { J K Q W X }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 94, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 25.7
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,965
Across
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Scene of International Trade Fair. : POZNAN
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Rich fabric. : BROCADE
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Small space. : AREOLE
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Memento. : SOUVENIR
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Wild one. : MANIAC
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Wide view. : PANORAMA
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School groups: Abbr. : PTAS
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All: Fr. : TOUTE
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Parts of geishas' costumes. : OBIS
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First-class: Colloq. : AONE
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Stop. : ARREST
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Consumed. : ATE
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Ladies of Guayaquil: Abbr. : SRAS
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Tear. : REND
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Odin, Thor, Tyr, etc. : AESIR
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Spanish aunts. : TIAS
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Puts away. : BURIES
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Soar. : ASCEND
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Pet. : CARESS
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Threefold. : TRIUNE
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"Mens sana in corpore ___." : SANO
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Highway exits or entrances. : RAMPS
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Loving. : FOND
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Very early seafarer. : SHEM
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Arbiter: Abbr. : UMP
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Roman officials. : EDILES
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Scene of the first miracle. : CANA
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Lincoln and others. : ABES
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Near East Christian. : UNIAT
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Leftovers. : ORTS
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Fed. : NURTURED
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Jackal god of Egypt. : ANUBIS
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People who pick up the tabs. : TREATERS
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Placard. : NOTICE
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Department in a hospital. : SURGERY
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Creative showman of movies and TV. : DISNEY
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South American plains. : PAMPAS
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Fourth of July speaker. : ORATOR
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Harem. : ZENANA
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Sounds. : NOISES
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___ king. : ALA
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Smooth-skinned peach. : NECTARINE
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Went for a row. : BOATED
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Old Teutonic alphabetical characters. : RUNES
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Ex ___ (from the egg): Lat. : OVO
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Game fish. : CERO
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Xenophon's classic. : ANABASIS
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Thin cotton fabrics. : DIMITIES
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Pencil parts. : ERASERS
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Rejects. : SPURNS
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Mountain nymph. : OREAD
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Bull: Comb. form. : TAURO
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Before. : ERE
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Taut. : TENSE
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Structure for outdoor entertainment. : BANDSTAND
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President of Argentina. : ARAMBURU
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One who smirks. : SIMPERER
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Tournament award. : CUP
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Capital of Crete. : CANEA
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Boys AWOL. : TRUANTS
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Cubes. : SOLIDS
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Jewels, laces, etc. : FINERY
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Daniel Boone and Kit Carson. : SCOUTS
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Manchurian treaty port. : HARBIN
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Lure. : ENTICE
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Portrayer of Lincoln. : MASSEY
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Great German painter and engraver. : DURER
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___ dinner. : STAG
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Indian. : UTE
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We: Ital. : NOI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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