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New York Times, Wednesday, December 15, 1954

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 35.5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,996
Across
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Exercise for the younger set. : SEESAW
7
Giant outfielder. : IRVIN
12
Shut out. : RUNLESS
13
Every football team has one. : TRAINER
15
Release. : UNCLASP
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Prepare to return, in tennis. : RECEIVE
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Relative: Abbr. : BRO
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Travel route. : SEALANE
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Race track hint. : TIP
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Something for the watchers. : BIRD
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Former name of Connie Mack Stadium. : SHIBE
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Track event. : MILE
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Fencers use them. : EPEES
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Born. : NEE
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Play for time: Slang. : STALL
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Have a quiet time. : RESTUP
31
Grows in all directions. : RAMBLES
33
Mrs. Haymes. : RITA
35
Lime tree. : TEIL
36
Small boy's locomotion. : SCOOTER
39
Writes or tells with bias. : SLANTS
43
Reynolds of the Yankees. : ALLIE
44
Four quarts: Abbr. : GAL
47
Accustom. : ENURE
48
Fishing necessity. : BAIT
49
Special cigarette. : CUBEB
51
Fill overfull. : CRAM
52
Waterway: Abbr. : RIV
53
Symbols of harvest. : SHEAVES
55
Small taste. : SIP
56
Issuer. : EMITTER
58
Cotton fabric. : ETAMINE
60
Soothsayer. : SEERESS
61
Owner of a sugar mill. : REFINER
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Sheds rain water. : DRIPS
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Winter vehicle. : SLEDGE
Down
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Fully developed on tree. : SUNRIPE
2
Repetitions. : ENCORES
3
Wing. : ELL
4
Yacht racer's milieu. : SEAS
5
Longears. : ASSES
6
Signature of the Braves' southpaw. : WSPAHN
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Actress Dunne. : IRENE
8
Track event. : RACE
9
Compete. : VIE
10
First. : INITIAL
11
Mr. Chamberlain. : NEVILLE
12
Pitcher's mound. : RUBBER
13
Outdoor singles champion, 1953. : TRABERT
14
Causes disgust. : REPELS
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Author of "In the Cause of Peace." : LIE
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Home of the football Lions. : DETROIT
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Climb for Maurice Herzog. : MTBLANC
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Set of related things. : SUITE
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Victor's expression. : SMILE
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Private (soldier): Abbr. : PTE
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Stevenson. : AES
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Umpire disputers. : ARGUERS
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Speed-of-sound planes. : SABRES
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Maintained. : CLAIMED
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Old Vic star. : OLIVIER
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"A Career With a Future." : NURSING
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Baseball rookie. : TRAINEE
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Part of the U. S. M. C. motto. : SEMPER
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Arab's garment. : ABA
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Bars. : LEVERS
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Larry Evans' game. : CHESS
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Pepper plant. : BETEL
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Glissade. : STEP
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Umpire's decision. : SAFE
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Numerical prefix. : TRI
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Among. : MID

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

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