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New York Times, Thursday, November 30, 1961

47-Down : Fancy case.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 54.5
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,521
Across
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Liability. : DEBT
5
Convoke. : CALL
9
Leave off. : CEASE
14
Unit of a homestead. : ACRE
15
Cap-___ (from head to foot). : APIE
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Shaded retreat. : ARBOR
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Climb (with "up"). : SHIN
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Chief motive. : MAINSPRING
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Pledge of fidelity. : HONORBRIGHT
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Within: Prefix. : ESO
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Welcome. : GREET
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Selected. : TOOK
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Matthew ___. : VASSAR
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A cappella singer. : CHORIST
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Somewhat: Suffix. : ISH
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Oblivion. : LETHE
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Dye. : STAIN
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Town near London. : ETON
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Potation. : DRINK
40
Take on. : HIRE
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Resign. : DEMIT
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Parts of basilicas. : APSES
45
Décolleté : LOW
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Put down. : REPRESS
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First-born. : ELDEST
50
Son of Adam. : SETH
51
Star of the P. G. A. : SNEAD
52
Diffident. : SHY
55
Tap dance. : BUCKANDWING
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Acquiescence. : COMPLIANCE
61
Certain flakes. : SNOW
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Stand up. : ARISE
63
Is inattentive. : NODS
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Plains Indian. : OTOE
65
Civil wrongs. : TORTS
66
Jeanne and others: Abbr. : STES
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Norse goddess. : NORN
Down
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Punctuation mark. : DASH
2
Love of Narcissus. : ECHO
3
Makes clear (to). : BRINGSHOME
4
Some singers. : TENORS
5
Arched slightly. : CAMBERED
6
To one side. : APART
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Fifty-three. : LIII
8
Draws out. : LENGTHENS
9
Seizers. : CAPTORS
10
Slip up. : ERR
11
Rose's spouse. : ABIE
12
Offspring. : SONS
13
Therefore: Lat. : ERGO
19
Away! : SHOO
21
Authentic. : REAL
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Friends: Archaic. : KITH
26
Competed. : VIED
27
Daisy's cousin. : ASTER
28
Blue ___. : CHIPS
29
Criticized severely. : SAILEDINTO
30
Weather satellite. : TIROS
33
Certain containers. : TRASHCANS
35
Triton. : NEWT
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Checks the growth of. : NIPS
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Perspicacity. : KEENNESS
42
Shrill voices. : TREBLES
44
Toboggan. : SLED
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Fancy case. : ETUI
49
City in Yukon. : DAWSON
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___ nuit (overnight bag). : SACDE
52
See 19 Down. : SCAT
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Time of day: Prefix. : HORO
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Giant in Norse myth. : YMIR
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Gordian ___. : KNOT
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Top winning race horse of 1950. : NOOR
58
Girl's nickname. : GWEN
60
Silence! : PST

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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