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New York Times, Thursday, November 24, 1955

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { F J V W Z }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 4 (2 double stacks), Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 36.1
David Steinberg notes:

50-Down: Note that HMAS refers to an Australian ship rather than a British ship. Australia wasn't fully separate from Britain in 1955, so perhaps that explains this oddity.

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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,340
Across
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Theory. : ISM
4
Marquand character. : MOTO
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Humane organization. : SPCA
12
Flaubert character. : EMMA
13
Immerse repeatedly. : BEDIP
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Support. : PROP
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Holly, mistletoe, smilax, etc. : XMASDECORATIONS
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Item on an after-Thanksgiving menu. : TURKEYCROQUETTE
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Where Hamilton is: Abbr. : ONT
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Extinct relatives of the kiwis. : MOAS
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Because of. : UNDER
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Decrease. : LESSEN
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Balmoral Castle's river. : DEE
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___ Paulo. : SAO
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Parts of a sidewheeler. : PADDLES
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Produce figures on metal. : ETCH
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Inhabitant of ancient Italy. : OSCAN
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Lubricate. : OIL
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Goes on. : LASTS
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Beloved. : DEAR
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Threats. : MENACES
39
"My Gal ___." : SAL
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River in Switzerland. : AAR
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Connect. : ATTACH
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Transport. : CARRY
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___ XII. : PIUS
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Indignation. : IRE
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Special events of the football season. : HOMECOMINGGAMES
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Popular shopping places. : MAILORDERHOUSES
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Dog in "The Thin Man." : ASTA
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Broad neck scarf. : ASCOT
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Prepare food. : BAKE
57
River of the lower world. : STYX
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Grounds. : LEES
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Latin conjunctions. : ETS
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Exempt from. : IMMUNE
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Suffers. : SMARTS
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New device for a football player. : MASK
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Supremely desirable goal. : MECCA
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Scents. : ODORS
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Beginner in learning. : TIRO
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Non-transparent substances. : OPAQUES
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Observed. : SPIED
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Objects formally. : PROTESTS
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A form of bridge. : CONTRACT
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Projecting part of a building. : APSE
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Praise. : EXTOL
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Farther away. : BEYOND
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Lower. : DEMEAN
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Air. : TUNE
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Box. : SPAR
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Rue ___ Paix. : DELA
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Exclamations of surprise. : OHS
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Actor. : DOER
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Shade tree. : LIN
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Ivy League area. : EAST
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Uniforms of olive drab. : ODS
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Shore. : SEACOAST
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Famous "Jane." : CALAMITY
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Phrase to spur on the team. : LETSGO
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Pertaining to a city executive. : MAYORAL
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Not fumbled. : CAUGHT
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Bow: Comb. form. : ARCO
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Directs to a goal. : AIMSAT
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Narrow inlets. : CREEKS
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German state. : HESSE
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Rest from effort. : RELAX
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Short musical composition. : PIECE
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Japanese perfume receptacles. : INROS
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Abbreviation for a British ship. : HMAS
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Merchandise: Abbr. : MDSE
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French river. : AUBE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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