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New York Times, Tuesday, November 21, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 20.5
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,512
Across
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Zodiac sign. : PISCES
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Meat shop item. : TRIPE
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Cultural interests. : FINEARTS
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Biblical book. : ROMANS
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Domestic. : INTERNAL
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Unwholesome. : IMPURE
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Approaches. : NEARS
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Does farm work. : REAPS
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Mauna ___. : LOA
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Curves. : ARCS
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Imperfections. : FLAWS
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Particle of soot. : SMUT
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Batch. : LOT
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Bailiff. : REEVE
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Novelist Nevil. : SHUTE
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Please: Ger. : BITTE
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Offended. : PAINED
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Winds. : GALES
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New Zealand tribesman. : MAORI
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Brings about. : CAUSES
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French river. : MARNE
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Writer of many boys' books. : HENTY
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Attractive girl: Slang. : CUTIE
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Literary works. : MSS
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Gaelic. : ERSE
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Groundwork. : BASIS
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Rind. : PEEL
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The piper's son. : TOM
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Morning song: Poet. : MATIN
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Fat. : PURSY
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Habitations. : ABODES
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Meteorite. : AEROLITE
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Lovers of long walks. : HIKERS
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Province of Ireland. : LEINSTER
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Musical instrument. : CELLO
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Most wise. : SAGEST
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English dramatist. : PINERO
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Untouched. : INTACT
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Crystal gazers. : SEERS
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Parking problems. : CARS
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Water bird. : ERN
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Hollywood comers. : STARLETS
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Vacation projects. : TRIPS
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Gypsies. : ROMS
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Little mischief-maker. : IMP
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Veteran actor. : PAULMUNI
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Travel term. : ENROUTE
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Ultimate. : FINAL
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Floss silk. : SLEAVE
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At table. : SEATED
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Impress deeply. : AWE
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Entertainments. : FETES
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English county. : SHIRE
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Life of ___. : RILEY
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River into the Rhone. : SAONE
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Sew. : BASTE
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Historic city. : PARIS
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Popular TV program. : GUNSMOKE
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Certain performances. : MATINEES
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Spotted feline: Var. : CHETAH
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Living only in oxygen, like some microbes. : AEROBIC
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St. Louis slugger. : MUSIAL
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Maltese. : CAT
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Earns. : MERITS
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Part of a sonnet. : SESTET
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More foxy. : SLYER
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Opera singer. : BASSO
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Rhythmic beat. : PULSE
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European blackbird. : MERL
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Ping-___. : PONG
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State: Abbr. : DEL
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River mouth: Sp. : RIA

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

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