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New York Times, Thursday, November 14, 1957

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 26.3 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,061
Across
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Huge Sacramento dam. : SHASTA
7
Cheek or chin feature. : DIMPLE
13
Interrogated. : QUERIED
14
Text correctors. : EDITORS
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Experience. : UNDERGO
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Charming. : WINSOME
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"To get her poor dog ___." : ABONE
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Garden flower. : PHLOX
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Sisters, cousins, aunts. : KIN
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Undersized animal. : RUNT
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See 12 Down. : STOAT
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Oil lamp's reservoir. : FONT
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Part of TNT. : TRI
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Start of a golf game. : TEEUP
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Hank of the Yanks. : BAUER
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A "look-see." : ONCEOVER
30
Milady's bow. : CURTSY
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Pub stock in trade. : ALES
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Bell sound. : DONG
33
More courageous. : BRAVER
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Concern of the U. S. C. G. : SEACOAST
40
Fix again. : RESET
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De ___ (in reality). : FACTO
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"Winnie ___," Post's plane. : MAE
43
Egyptian goddess. : ISIS
44
Factories. : MILLS
45
Mountain lake. : TARN
46
Bradstreet's partner. : DUN
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Caravel of 1492. : PINTA
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Man of might. : TITAN
49
Arabian nobleman's jurisdiction. : EMIRATE
51
Make an invoice. : ITEMIZE
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Legislative bodies. : SENATES
54
Fur esteemed in Middle Ages. : MINIVER
55
Recent Disney project. : DESERT
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Precipitate. : SUDDEN
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Summery complexion. : SUNBURN
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Living for pleasure. : HEDONIC
3
Negative verbal contraction. : ARENT
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"Your majesty." : SIRE
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Young sheep. : TEG
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Certain lucky children. : ADOPTEES
7
Jowl. : DEWLAP
8
Goose. : IDIOT
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Pert girl. : MINX
10
Eight to the gal. : PTS
11
Take care. : LOOKOUT
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Prized weasels. : ERMINES
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Size of a book. : QUARTO
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Guard. : SENTRY
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Time division. : HOUR
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Cut. : SEVER
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Largest city in N. D. : FARGO
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Landlord's sign. : TOLET
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The con game. : BUNCO
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Roof edges. : EAVES
30
Reefers. : COATS
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Recites. : DECLAIMS
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Wedding marchers. : BRIDES
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Took up again. : RESUMED
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Stupid or stubborn. : ASININE
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Tar. : SALT
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Of love. : AMATIVE
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Gene of golfing fame. : SARAZEN
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Sawbuck. : TENNER
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Most discriminating. : FINEST
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Abbot's headdress. : MITER
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Shrinking. : TIMID
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Head of the Marine Corps. : PATE
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Incline. : TEND
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Ethiopian title. : RAS
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God for whom Tuesday was named. : TIU

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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