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New York Times, Wednesday, November 4, 1959

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 23.8
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,764
Across
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Treat as useless. : SCRAP
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Drive away. : SHOO
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Secluded spot. : NOOK
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Contemporary novelist. : OHARA
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Veteran actor. : HARDWICKE
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Adjust again. : RESET
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Consider. : ENTERTAIN
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Division of a county: Abbr. : TWP
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Gets clear (of). : RIDS
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French city. : ARLES
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Benefits. : BOONS
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Legal writ of arrest. : CAPIAS
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___ it (go faster): Colloq. : STEPON
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Perch. : ROOST
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Island in Firth of Clyde. : ARRAN
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City in France. : LAON
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Old Testament book: Abbr. : ESTH
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Candidate for the pound. : CUR
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Went a-wooing. : SPARKED
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Where Montevideo is: Abbr. : URU
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Florida islands. : KEYS
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Former N. Y. Senator. : IVES
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Tears down. : RAZES
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Walker. : HIKER
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Rabbit's foot, for example. : FETISH
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Heckler's cousin. : BAITER
51
Container. : CRATE
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French nursemaid. : BONNE
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Coal mine car. : TRAM
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Got by effort, labor, etc. : WON
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One of the Rockefellers. : ANNEMARIE
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Run away. : ELOPE
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Arkansas. : BEARSTATE
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Renovate. : RENEW
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Present ___. : ARMS
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At the summit. : ATOP
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Features of the Great White Way. : SIGNS
Down
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Type. : SORT
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Piece of gum. : CHEW
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Prickly shrub of rose family. : RASPBERRY
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Common verb. : ARE
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Estate holders in early New York. : PATROONS
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Storage structures. : SHEDS
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Mr. Andersen. : HANS
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Scrap. : ORT
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Literary form. : ODE
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Acid salt. : NITRITE
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Florida city W. of Lake George. : OCALA
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Steinbeck characters. : OKIES
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Understands: Scot. : KENS
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Clothing. : WRAPS
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Host's house. : INN
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World War II agency. : OPA
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Specialists in cuisine. : COOKS
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Excellent: Colloq. : AONE
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Kind of coat. : SACK
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Veracious. : TRUE
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Less plentiful. : RARER
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Purple seaweed. : LAVER
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Oriental role. : SUZIEWONG
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Three: Span. : TRES
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Silence. : HUSH
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Toll road. : PIKE
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Impractical ones. : DREAMERS
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Little fish. : SHINERS
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Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT
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News briefs. : ITEMS
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Brother. : FRA
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Silly blunder: Slang. : BONER
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State in Indochina. : ANNAM
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Move slowly. : CREEP
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Eastern church title. : BABA
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European Marshal. : TITO
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Begin. : OPEN
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Tidings. : NEWS
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___ standstill. : ATA
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Rodent. : RAT
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Garland. : LEI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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