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New York Times, Saturday, October 19, 1957

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 66, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.94, Missing: { F J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 96, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16, Grid flow: 47.5
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,035
Across
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Equines. : MARES
6
Beetles. : SCARABS
13
Scholar. : SAVANT
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Soften by soaking. : MACERATE
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Magician's word. : PRESTO
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Ears. : AURICLES
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Radio audience. : LISTENERSIN
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Encountered. : MET
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Concerned. : INTERESTED
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Ecclesiastical book. : HORA
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Lachryma. : TEAR
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"___ Death," from "Peer Gynt Suite." : ASES
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200 milligrams. : CARAT
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Yak and carabao. : OXEN
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Car barn. : GARAGE
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Was worthy of. : MERITED
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Moves noisily. : HURTLES
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Relatives of lycées : ECOLES
34
Swerve. : BEND
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Polyhymnia and Urania. : MUSES
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Gil ___. : BLAS
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Part of the world. : WEST
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Another version of AEF. : AMEX
42
Polonaise, for example. : COURTDANCE
44
German article. : DER
45
Custom-built. : MADETOORDER
46
Xenophon wrote it. : ANABASIS
48
Term in trigonometry. : COSINE
49
Lose. : MISPLACE
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Miscreants. : KNAVES
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Part of London. : CHELSEA
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Stitched. : SEWED
Down
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Quantico trainee. : MARINE
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Sacred books of the Persians. : AVESTA
3
Line on a TV screen. : RASTER
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Stage direction. : ENTER
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Relatives of pick mattocks. : STONEAXES
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Spruce up. : SMARTEN
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Brings about. : CAUSES
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Pungent. : ACRID
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Control. : REIN
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Bow. : ARC
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Castle in Scotland, on the Dee. : BALMORAL
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Inferior ship accommodations. : STEERAGE
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Type of infinitive. : SPLIT
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County homes. : ESTATES
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Ancient chariot : ESSED
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Homonym of 32 Down. : HART
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Deuce. : CARD
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Natives of: Suffix. : OTES
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Rifle parts. : GUNSTOCKS
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"Call ___." : MEMADAM
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World-wide. : ECUMENIC
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Term for German measles. : ROSERASH
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Holly. : ILEX
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Courage. : HEART
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"Between the devil and the deep ___." : BLUESEA
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Waist. : BODICE
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European capital. : WARSAW
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Relative of chicory. : ENDIVE
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Provided with stage sets. : SCENED
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Cylindrical muscle: Anat. : TERES
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Spanish houses. : CASAS
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Outlaw in Blackmore novel. : DOONE
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Promenade. : MALL
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Gym teacher's degree. : BPE

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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