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New York Times, Thursday, November 19, 1959

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 48.5
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,779
Across
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Frenchman. : BRETON
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Declines to accept. : REFUSES
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Make anew. : REMODEL
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Oxygen, for one. : ELEMENT
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Atomic age word. : ISOTOPE
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Notched, as leaves. : DENTATE
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Fix. : SET
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Very common plant. : RAGWEED
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Mrs., in Madrid. : SRA
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Malay dagger. : KRIS
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Money in Naples. : LIRA
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Name akin to Natalie. : NOEL
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Call forth. : EVOKE
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Sharpening devices. : OILSTONES
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Squalid dwelling. : TENEMENT
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Containers. : KEGS
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Iranian: Abbr. : PERS
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Unit of military aircraft. : WING
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Inhabitants: Suffix. : ITES
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Metal. : CASTIRON
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Jury candidates. : VENIREMEN
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Cousin of a delusion. : SNARE
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Man's nickname. : ALEC
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Pioneer automobile man. : OLDS
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Fret or fuss: Colloq. : STEW
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Negligent. : LAX
51
Greek. : HELLENE
54
Navy landing ship. : LST
55
Series of bric-a-brac shelves. : ETAGERE
57
Temporary relief. : RESPITE
59
Mints again. : RECOINS
60
___ cap for. : SETONES
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Town in Arthurian legend. : ASTOLAT
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Try out again. : RETEST
Down
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Cut of meat. : BRISKET
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Extra supply. : RESERVE
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Sorrow or joy. : EMOTION
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Little one. : TOT
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Aroma. : ODOR
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Katmandu is its capital. : NEPAL
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Bridge player's term. : REDEAL
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Robert ___. : ELEE
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Resist: Poet. : FEND
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Relative of S. S. S. : UMT
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Spices. : SEASONS
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Menu item. : ENTREE
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Things bought for a song. : STEALS
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Armies. : LEGIONS
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Court order. : WRIT
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Legendary Missourian. : SKEPTIC
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Small cups. : NOGGINS
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Oriental ruler. : EMEER
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Indulges in winter sport. : SKIS
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Shelters. : TENTS
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Gaelic. : ERSE
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Meanders. : WANDERS
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Not accurate. : INEXACT
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Part of a battery. : CELL
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Nautical rope. : RATLINE
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Iphigenia's brother. : ORESTES
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Part of the Bible: Abbr. : NEWTEST
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Eamon De ___. : VALERA
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Makes joyful. : ELATES
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Attempt to harm. : MOLEST
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Look of contempt. : SNEER
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Stormtrooper's cheer. : HEIL
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Fraulein's name. : ERNA
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East: Span. : ESTE
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Sticky mixture. : GOO
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___ shot. : POT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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