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New York Times, Thursday, January 5, 1961

9-Down : City celebrated in the Marines' song.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 61.1 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,192
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Andean republic. : PERU
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Spotted yellowish fur. : CIVET
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Dangling locks of wool. : DAGS
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Huge lizard. : URAN
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Dogwood tree. : OSIER
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Olive tree genus. : OLEA
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Army reserve group: Abbr. : ROTC
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Victor at Waterloo. : WELLINGTON
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Legal prohibition. : ESTOPPEL
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Learners. : PUPILS
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"Can-Can" dancing star. : LILO
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Bouquet. : AROMA
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Anthropoid. : APELIKE
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High spirits. : ELATION
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Happened (on). : LIT
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Oil of orange-blossoms. : NEROLI
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Manitoba Indian. : CREE
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Louisville sports event. : DERBY
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Abbreviation used in baseball. : RBI
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Plural pronoun. : THOSE
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And elsewhere: Abbr. : ETAL
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Portrayer of Lincoln. : MASSEY
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Western author Buntline. : NED
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Rappahannock tributary. : RAPIDAN
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Stridently. : HARSHLY
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Castle in A. Hope romance. : ZENDA
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Cape of Portugal, near Lisbon. : ROCA
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Glossy features. : GLAZES
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Impresses by insistent repetition. : DINSINTO
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Correcting defects. : REPARATIVE
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Fragrance. : ODOR
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Always. : EVER
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Tantrums. : RAGES
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Far: Comb. form. : TELE
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Encircle. : GIRD
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Arrayed. : DREST
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Advantage. : ODDS
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Unmixed. : PURE
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Cupid. : EROS
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Car of a sort. : RATTLETRAP
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Wind off. : UNCOIL
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Ranch hand: Slang. : COWPOKE
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Phrase of understanding. : ISEE
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Chateau. : VILLA
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Anguilla. : EEL
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City celebrated in the Marines' song. : TRIPOLI
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Home of the Yokums. : DOGPATCH
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High: Comb form. : ALTI
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A science: Abbr. : GEOL
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Without: Fr. : SANS
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___ Pompilius, legendary king of Rome. : NUMA
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Famous Roman writer. : PLINY
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Chutney. : RELISH
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Shrub of the birch family. : ALDER
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Picture of the mourning Mary. : PIETA
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Commission. : ERRAND
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Strict and severe. : IRONHANDED
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Island in the Gulf of Riga. : OESEL
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Impoverished. : NEEDY
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No longer in use: Abbr. : OBS
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December headline in N. Y. C. : BLIZZARD
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Weather satellite. : TYROS
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Type of roof. : MANSARD
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Zealous and sincere. : EARNEST
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Whitetail. : DEER
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River into the Ohio. : SCIOTO
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River into the Gulf of Venice. : ADIGE
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Short for a man's name. : GREG
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Italian writer. : LEVI
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Copy cat. : APER
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Actor and ballad singer. : IVES
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Announced. : TOLD
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Sources of metals. : ORES
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Coal product. : TAR

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

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