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New York Times, Monday, September 11, 1961

49-Down : Surrounded by a ditch.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 37.4
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,441
Across
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Rule. : SWAY
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Shot by Hoppe. : MASSE
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Place of honor. : DAIS
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City in Kansas. : IOLA
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Assyrian war god. : ASHUR
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All: Prefix. : OMNI
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Excellent: Scot. : BRAW
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Musical member. : CHORUSGIRL
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Descriptive of beauty. : SKINDEEP
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Sea bird. : PETREL
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Merit. : EARN
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Musical VIP. : STAR
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Arctic plain. : TUNDRA
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Discards. : CASTOFFS
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Japanese name. : ITO
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Moral. : ETHIC
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Condescend. : STOOP
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Parts of locks. : BITS
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Curtain time at the opera. : EIGHT
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Aspersion. : SLUR
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Choose. : ELECT
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Table centerpieces. : VASES
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A Gershwin. : IRA
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Tributary of the Mississippi. : REDRIVER
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Not quite. : ALMOST
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Oriental princes. : AGAS
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Musical group. : TRIO
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Certain fabrics. : CREPES
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Jungle beasts. : LEOPARDS
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Returns, as to former habits. : REVERSIONS
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Snug. : TAUT
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Completed. : OVER
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By ___ (by a very small margin). : ANOSE
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Sicilian city. : ENNA
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Writes. : PENS
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Tahoe, Crater, etc. : LAKES
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Time for action. : DDAY
Down
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Brothers and sisters. : SIBS
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Opus. : WORK
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Jai ___. : ALAI
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Gaped. : YAWNED
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Soften by steeping. : MACERATE
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Very pale. : ASHEN
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Look for bargains. : SHOP
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Boulogne-___-Mer. : SUR
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Gushes suddenly. : ERUPTS
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Certain gaits. : DOGTROTS
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Eastern ruler. : AMIR
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Concerning. : INRE
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Window part. : SILL
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Two on the aisle. : SEATS
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Venture. : DARE
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Wagner role. : SACHS
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Italian river. : TIBER
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Useful, old style. : UTILE
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Famous. : NOTED
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Churchillian symbol. : CIGAR
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Ledger page. : FOLIO
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Plus ___. : FOURS
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Herringlike fish. : SPRAT
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Busy places. : HIVES
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Etchers' tools. : SCRAPERS
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Fragrant flowers. : TEAROSES
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Cat. : TIGER
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Ferry landing. : SLIP
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Feudal tenant. : VASSAL
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Surrounded by a ditch. : MOATED
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Verb form. : TENSE
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Cut short. : CROP
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"Le ___," Manon aria. : REVE
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In line. : EVEN
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Pay attention! : LOOK
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Strip of shoe leather. : RAND
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Name for the Danube. : DUNA
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Sojourn. : STAY
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" ... three men ___ tub." : INA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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