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New York Times, Wednesday, November 13, 1957

61-Across : Send spirits soaring.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,060
Across
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A long, long time. : AGES
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Oxford. : SHOE
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Garb of a Roman matron. : STOLA
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Historic spot visited by Elizabeth II. : JAMESTOWN
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Of a certain halogen. : IODIC
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The old school. : ALMAMATER
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Night sound. : SNORE
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McCormick's invention. : REAPER
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All worn out: Colloq. : DOGTIRED
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Wood strip. : LATH
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Old manorial court. : LEET
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Becomes sunny after a storm. : CLEARSUP
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Bargains (with). : TREATS
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Inclines. : LEANS
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Gentle people. : LAMBS
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Surpass. : CAP
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Church section. : APSE
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Asiatic peninsula. : MALAY
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Half: Prefix. : SEMI
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Sault ___ Marie. : STE
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Lover of money. : MISER
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Golden. : AURIC
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Greeting, Eastern style. : SALAAM
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Relative of a doodle. : SCRIBBLE
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Early king of Sweden. : ERIC
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Kind of oak tree. : HOLM
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Two continents. : AMERICAS
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Looked like a villain. : LEERED
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Canada's highest peak. : LOGAN
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Hightower or Tallchief. : BALLERINA
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Send spirits soaring. : ELATE
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Populous Washington suburb. : ARLINGTON
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Passover feast. : SEDER
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Portray. : LIMN
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Affluence. : EASE
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Not in harmony. : AJAR
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Wind. : GALE
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Austen character. : EMMA
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Dumbo, for example. : SEAPLANE
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Fits' companion. : STARTS
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Impetuous. : HOT
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Bore, as malice. : OWED
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Matriculate. : ENROL
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Regan and Cordelia. : SISTERS
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Marquee word. : TONITE
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Scent. : ODOR
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Milanese money. : LIRE
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Served like Hoad. : ACED
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Does finger painting. : SMEARS
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Pass. : GETBY
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Dances. : HULAS
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Genus. : CLASS
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Ancient Greek coins : LEPTA
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Painter's frame. : EASEL
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Pickets. : PALES
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Bitter. : ACERB
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Dravidian language. : TAMIL
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Make piquant. : SPICE
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Piece of music. : MARCH
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Simulate. : MIMIC
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Suppress. : SUBMERGE
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Sea dog. : MARINER
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Girl's name. : AILEEN
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Oxygenize. : AERATE
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Arrive, usually in large numbers. : ROLLIN
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Junto. : CABAL
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Brews. : ALES
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Jetty. : MOLE
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Softened oath. : EGAD
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Colorful wrap-around. : SARI
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Gam or Moreno. : RITA
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Biblical name. : ENOS
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Native of Helsingör. : DANE
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Law degree. : LLM

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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