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New York Times, Monday, November 6, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.47, Missing: { J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 42.1
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,497
Across
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King with the golden touch. : MIDAS
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Greek letters. : BETAS
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Luzon port. : MANILA
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Egyptian deity. : SERAPIS
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Set upon violently. : ASSAIL
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Talked like a tot. : PRATTLED
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Dross on top of molten metals. : SCUM
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Negotiates. : TREATS
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Once ___ blue moon. : INA
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Bull: Sp. : TORO
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Member of a mixed quartet. : ALTO
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Go away! : SCAT
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Feeler. : TENTACLE
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Flash flood. : SPATE
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Short swords. : DIRKS
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Wayfarer. : VIATOR
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Slogans stamped on mail. : CACHETS
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Devotees of the Twist. : DANCERS
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Strangers. : ALIENS
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Give utterance. : VOICE
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Bones. : ULNAS
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Small generators. : MAGNETOS
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Grain of wheat. : SEED
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Twenty-minute walk. : MILE
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Haystack. : RICK
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Personality. : EGO
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Oppose. : RESIST
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Chester ___ Arthur. : ALAN
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Thin woolen fabrics. : DELAINES
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American patriot. : REVERE
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Substance that burns brightly, used in flares. : REDFIRE
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Punish by fine. : AMERCE
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Saint-___, French composer. : SAENS
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Vitality. : PULSE
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Good luck symbol. : MASCOT
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Make certain. : INSURE
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Landmark on approach to Honolulu. : DIAMONDHEAD
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Moslem name. : ALI
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Condiment. : SALT
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Rebuke severely. : BERATE
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Muse of poetry. : ERATO
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Makes lace. : TATS
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Relevant. : APT
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Derivative of a certain acid. : SILICATE
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Spar. : MAST
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Incantations. : SPELLS
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Moss or Hart. : SENATOR
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P.O. implements. : DATERS
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Frames for hanging clothes. : RACKS
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Phenomenon of the 1960's. : SPACETRAVEL
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Indeed!: Fr. : TIENS
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Esthete's concern. : ARTS
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Subsequently to. : SINCE
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Futile. : VAIN
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Brought about. : CAUSED
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One asserting without proof. : ALLEGER
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Certain terpene ethers. : CINEOLES
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Venetian officials. : DOGES
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Piece of luggage. : VALISE
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Tightwads. : MISERS
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Engineers' assistants. : OILERS
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Not abundant. : SCARCE
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"___ White." : MENIN
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Joint. : KNEE
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Prevalent. : RIFE
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Take by stratagem. : TRAP
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Oklahoma city. : ADA
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Flightless bird. : EMU

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

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