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New York Times, Friday, November 17, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 37.3 Grid is asymmetric.
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,508
Across
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Type of tire. : RECAP
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Ruler. : SHAH
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Old English poet. : SCOP
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Pure air. : OZONE
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Not ___ sneezed at. : TOBE
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Cover the surface of. : PAVE
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Type of transportation. : PRAIRIESCHOONER
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Lap up. : EAT
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Embrace. : CLASP
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Pulitzer prize poet. : MOORE
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Tropical tree. : PALM
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Fancy scrambled eggs. : OMELETS
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Tangled. : SNARLY
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Promised solemnly. : SWORE
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Phoebe. : PEWEE
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Kind of student. : COED
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Minim. : DROP
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Topsy's friend. : EVA
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Took the lead. : STARRED
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Blvd. : AVE
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Tiber tributary. : NERA
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Totals: Abbr. : AMTS
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Sen. Kefauver. : ESTES
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Quakes. : TREMBLES
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Lacking. : ABSENT
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Dutch colonist in South Africa. : BOER
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Winter blanket. : SNOW
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Set of steps. : STAIR
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Of a cereal. : OATEN
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Delta ___ Delta. : TAU
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"Ships of inland commerce." : CONESTOGAWAGONS
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Frown ___. : UPON
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Biblical giant. : ANAK
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Pax to the Romans. : IRENE
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Hue. : TINT
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Ely or Man. : ISLE
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Navigation device. : RADAR
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String, as of pearls. : ROPE
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Contemporary of Nehemiah. : EZRA
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Layer of paint. : COAT
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Cuckoo's cousin. : ANI
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Some sheets. : PERCALES
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Energy. : STEAM
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Cowpoke's mount. : HOSS
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Argentina, Brazil and Chile. : ABCPOWERS
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Querying exclamation. : HEH
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Wound on a bobbin. : SPOOLED
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Dugout. : CANOE
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Public. : OVERT
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Padres' relatives. : PERES
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Badly. : ILLY
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Biblical measure. : OMER
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Prior: Prefix. : PRE
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Way of being. : MODE
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Opposite of "saved." : SPENT
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In no case. : NEVER
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Knowing. : AWARE
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Varieties. : SORTS
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Neighbor of Nigeria. : CAMEROONS
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Grade. : RATE
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Hot spot. : OVEN
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Cause of annoyance. : PEST
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Yarn. : TALE
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Jaunty. : DEBONAIR
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On all sides. : AMBIENT
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Compass point. : SSW
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Sir Lancelot's uncle. : BORS
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Again. : ANEW
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Wager. : STAKE
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Deer's tail. : SCUT
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Pith sun helmet. : TOPI
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Presently. : ANON
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Bedouin's head cord. : AGAL
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___ the line. : TOED
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___ Eleanor Roosevelt. : ANNA
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Consumer. : USER
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Siamese. : TAI
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Colleen's sweetheart. : GRA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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