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New York Times, Tuesday, November 30, 1954

37-Down : Emulate Hunt and Hillary.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 313 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,981
Across
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Rather uncertain (used by F. D. R.). : IFFY
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Suffragette Carrie Chapman. : CATT
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Pleasure boat. : YACHT
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Yellow-green shade. : NILE
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Chill. : AGUE
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First name of former V. P. : ADLAI
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Transverse stripes. : CROSSBARS
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Prevail. : REIGN
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Chop. : HEW
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Small town in New York state. : PAINTEDPOST
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Large town on the Rhine. : BONN
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Type of textile dye. : VAT
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Air levels. : STRATA
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Gulp. : SWIG
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A kind of "pilot." : SKY
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Appearance. : LOOKS
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Dream boat for Junior. : SPACESHIP
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Diminutive of a man's name. : ABIE
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Place to play a game. : COURT
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"___ Richard." : POOR
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Ingredient for conserve. : WILDPLUMS
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Describe the syntax of. : PARSE
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Pen for farm animals. : STY
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Where the Shannon flows. : EIRE
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Tricks. : PRANKS
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Browne or Houston. : SAM
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Steep. : SOAK
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Steel-making town in West Virginia. : BEECHBOTTOM
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Where Kohler is Governor: Abbr. : WIS
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Cognizant. : AWARE
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Type of soup with seaweed. : BIRDSNEST
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Number. : SEVEN
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False god. : IDOL
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Ice house. : IGLU
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1914 poem. : TREES
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Dotted, as with stars: Heraldry. : SEME
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Bank transaction. : LOAN
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Move by degrees. : INCH
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Sparky's concern. : FIRE
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Fall in waves. : FLOW
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Affirmation. : YES
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Bathhouse. : CABANA
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Moreover. : AGAIN
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Pivot. : TURN
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Trial. : TEST
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Gain on the gridiron. : YARDAGE
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Expert. : ADEPT
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Muse of history. : CLIO
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Beldams. : HAGS
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Pale shade. : TINT
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Patches. : SPOTS
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Oust. : EVICT
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Cooked. : BAKED
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Cabbage dishes. : SLAWS
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Book of the Apocrypha. : TOBIT
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Turbid. : ROILY
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Foam. : SPUME
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Contends strongly. : WARS
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Shaved. : SHORN
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Outdoor concert stand. : KIOSK
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City in Flanders. : YPRES
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Tart. : SOUR
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Belgian Foreign Minister. : SPAAK
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Emulate Hunt and Hillary. : CLIMB
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Birds. : PEAHENS
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Baby buggies. : PRAMS
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Stylish dog. : POODLE
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Gravelly area at foot of steep slope. : SCREE
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Senator-elect Thurmond. : STROM
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Cordage fiber. : BAST
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Water pitcher. : EWER
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Roof edge. : EAVE
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Kimono sashes. : OBIS
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Stream. : TIDE
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"And away ___!" : WEGO
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___ de Pinos, off Cuba. : ISLA
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Overwhelm. : STUN
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Nothing whatever. : NIL

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

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