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New York Times, Monday, January 2, 1956

41-Across : 901 years ago.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { B F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 28.3
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,379
Across
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Imitation. : MOCK
5
Girl in a popular song. : LOLA
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Novel of 1816. : EMMA
13
Wings. : ALAE
14
Resign voluntarily from a job. : DEMIT
15
Amphibian. : TOAD
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One of many at 51 Across. : DELEGATEATLARGE
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"Peace and Prosperity," for instance. : CAMPAIGNSLOGAN
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Consumed. : ATE
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Recreation center for service men. : USO
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Rose Bowl team. : ELEVEN
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Hawk. : PEDDLE
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Part of a ship. : KEEL
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Japanese name. : ITO
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Expresses agreement. : ASSENTS
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Delay in anticipation of. : WAIT
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Grating. : GRID
35
Allow. : LET
36
Noun suffix. : ANCE
37
Prefix on air letters. : AERO
38
Quandary. : DILEMMA
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901 years ago. : MLV
42
Register. : LIST
43
Doctrine of prejudice. : RACISM
47
Welsh and Shetland. : PONIES
49
Mr. Summerfield: Abbr. : PMG
50
Self: French. : SOI
51
Cow Palace. : CONVENTIONHALL
55
Sam Rayburn, for example. : PARLIAMENTARIAN
56
Virginia willow. : ITEA
57
Bout: Colloq. : SETTO
58
Detest. : HATE
59
Counting out word. : EENY
60
Letters. : EXES
61
Females. : SHES
Down
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Reckless. : MADCAP
2
Chemical salt. : OLEATE
3
Soothed. : CALMED
4
Maintain. : KEEP
5
Opposite of 4 Down. : LETGO
6
Presage. : OMEN
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Important rock strata of the Jurassic system. : LIAS
8
New Earl and Countess. : ATTLEES
9
Floor of a maison. : ETAGE
10
Native of Brno. : MORAVIAN
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Endowed with personal attractiveness. : MAGNETIC
12
Hoosier author. : ADE
14
Where VIPs gather. : DAISES
17
Frenchmen. : GAULS
18
Recline. : LOLL
23
Observation. : NOTE
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Part of a pedestal. : DADO
26
Worshiped. : KNELT
27
Diminutive suffix. : ETTE
30
Mr. Whitney, et al. : ELIS
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Corps of 1942. : WAAC
32
Large umbrella. : GAMP
33
Establish again. : RELOCATE
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Yankee outfielder. : IRVNOREN
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Evil state of affairs. : DISEASE
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Peter Lorre's role. : MRMOTO
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___ cum laude. : MAGNA
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Son of Jacob. : LEVI
44
Book of the Old Testament. : ISAIAH
45
"Who passes by this road ___?" : SOLATE
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A. A. and family. : MILNES
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Adorn by insertion of other material. : INLAY
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Measures. : PINTS
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Where Los Alamos is: Abbr. : NMEX
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Head: Fr. : TETE
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Royal titles: Abbr. : HRHS
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Article of food. : PIE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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