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New York Times, Tuesday, October 6, 1959

43-Across : Stupid: Fr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 23.6 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,735
Across
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Listen. : HARK
5
Stakes. : PEGS
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Exult. : BOAST
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Hautboy. : OBOE
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Kirghiz mountains. : ALAI
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James P. Mitchell's Department. : LABOR
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Type of whirlwind. : DUSTSTORM
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Profitable: Obs. : UTILE
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Polish seaport. : STETTIN
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Cinnabar. : ORE
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Dawn to dusk. : DAY
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Potpourri. : OLIO
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Promoters: Colloq. : BOOSTERS
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Military musician. : FIFER
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Upper House. : SENATE
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Navy men: Abbr. : ADMS
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Scottish alder. : ARN
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Intellectual. : MENTAL
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Pasture. : LEA
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Riddle. : PROBLEM
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Foxy. : SLY
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Stores up for future use. : LAYSIN
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Poetic preposition. : OER
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Stupid: Fr. : BETE
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Place apart. : ENISLE
46
Tennyson's poem, "The ___ Eaters." : LOTOS
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Witch's familiar. : BLACKCAT
50
Weeders. : HOES
51
Trouble. : AIL
52
Held a session. : SAT
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Conceal. : SECRETE
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Scoff at. : FLOUT
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Douglas spruce. : YELLOWFIR
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Part of a whale's tail. : FLUKE
61
English coin, 1465. : RYAL
62
Silk fabric, usually black. : ALMA
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Passover feast. : SEDER
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State flower of Utah. : SEGO
65
Gypsy gentlemen. : RYES
Down
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Carriers for bricks, mortar, etc. : HODS
2
Border on. : ABUT
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The poet's narcissus. : ROSEOFMAY
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Cauldrons. : KETTLES
5
Inner court. : PATIO
6
College in North Carolina. : ELON
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Needlefish. : GAR
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Violent example of 17 Across. : SIMOON
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Forage grass. : BLUESTEM
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Cereal grass. : OAT
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Remain. : ABIDE
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Sun-like. : SOLAR
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Three-spots. : TREYS
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Rouse. : STIR
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Ranger. : ROAMER
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Song by Thomas Dunn English, 1843. : BENBOLT
26
Decad. : TEN
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Season. : FALL
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Design. : IDEA
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Box-office sign. : SRO
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Tincture for bruises. : ARNICA
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Insect. : TSETSEFLY
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Female voice. : ALTO
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Lixiviums. : LYES
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Whitsuntide, especially in N.Y. : PINKSTER
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Shelter. : LEE
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Dry: Fr. : SEC
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Conflict of 1899–1902. : BOERWAR
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Greek demigods. : SATYRS
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From place to place: Comb. form. : LOCO
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Lofting strokes, in golf. : BAFFS
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Textile city of France. : LILLE
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With the speaking voice. : ALOUD
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Salutation. : HELLO
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Dross. : SLAG
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Fitting moment. : TIME
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Historic periods. : ERAS
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Music-maker. : UKE
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View. : EYE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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