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New York Times, Wednesday, December 25, 1963

9-Across : 1/10 of a sen.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { F K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 50.6
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,260
Across
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Unit named for an inventor. : BEL
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Heavy snowfall. : STORM
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1/10 of a sen. : RIN
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Cornelia's father. : OTIS
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Single portion of food. : ORDER
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But. : SAVE
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Source of pumice. : LAVA
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Nonprofessionals. : LAICS
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Homeric hero. : AJAX
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Break ___. : THEICE
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Dull. : STAGNANT
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Naval group: Abbr. : RNR
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Like a mouth: Prefix. : STOMAT
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Personally made sure. : SAWTOIT
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Retrogress. : RELAPSE
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"For the Lord God is ___ and shield." : ASUN
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Strange. : NEW
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Reclothed. : RECLAD
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Largest atoll in the Pacific. : CHRISTMASISLAND
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Deliver. : RESCUE
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French title. : DUC
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Presidential nickname. : ANDY
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Namesakes of a Biblical heroine. : ESTHERS
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Greets. : SALUTES
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Strange thing. : ODDITY
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___ matter of fact. : ASA
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American poet. : MACLEISH
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Transfer. : SWITCH
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Port ___, Guam. : APRA
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End. : CLOSE
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Home of the ibis. : NILE
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Defendant: Lat. : REUS
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General tendency. : TENOR
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Forbidding. : DOUR
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Thirty. : XXX
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Contend (that). : ARGUE
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Bill. : NEB
Down
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Door fastener. : BOLT
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Eskimo settlement. : ETAH
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Sandwich meat. : LIVERWURST
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One. : SOLE
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Part of a refrain. : TRA
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Poet. : ODIST
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Clergyman. : RECTOR
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Winner of an annual award. : MRSAMERICA
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Oriental title. : RAJA
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Relative of Johannes. : IVAN
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Following. : NEXT
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___ Point, NW end of Java. : SAINTNICHOLAS
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Village ENE of Evansville. : SANTACLAUSIND
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___-Magnon. : CRO
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Winds. : GALES
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Part of a poinsettia. : STEM
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Holy: Fr. : SACRE
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___ of roses (rose gray). : ASHES
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Legal bans: Lat. : INTERDICTA
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Where coffee is grown. : PLANTATION
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Rider of 3 Derby winners. : SANDE
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Nelson and others. : EDDYS
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Roll. : WAD
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Leather. : SUEDE
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___-Q. : SUSY
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Hall of Fame name. : SISLER
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Canon. : LAW
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Strip of leather. : THONG
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German writer. : MARX
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High point. : APEX
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Main point. : CRUX
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Desertlike. : SERE
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Indication. : CLUE
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Mint. : HERB
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Former French coin. : SOU

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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