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New York Times, Wednesday, December 26, 1956

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J P Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 10.4
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,738
Across
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Most rational. : SANEST
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Egyptian symbol. : SCARAB
13
Ancient capital of Israel. : SAMARIA
14
Massachusetts Governor-elect. : FURCOLO
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Maltreating. : ABUSING
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Short song. : ARIETTA
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Tenant. : LESSEE
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Part of a goblet. : STEM
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Bunk. : COT
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Tamarisk. : TREE
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Become very angry: Colloq. : SEERED
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Sped. : RUSHED
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Sections of a country. : AREAS
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___ Himmel. : ACH
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Cozy corner. : NOOK
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Slightly turned up, as a nose. : SNUBBY
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Ohio Senator-elect. : LAUSCHE
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Of humble descent. : LOWBORN
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Deputy in "Measure for Measure." : ANGELO
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Buddhist priest. : LAMA
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Never: Ger. : NIE
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Lay up. : STORE
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Shaded retreats. : BOWERS
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Elysium in Arthurian legend. : AVALON
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Famed pianist. : HESS
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One of the Wests. : MAE
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Got down. : ALIT
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Failure. : FIASCO
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Czech form of Dvorak's name. : ANTONIN
58
New NATO head. : NORSTAD
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Failed to concentrate. : STRAYED
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Cicero and others. : ORATORS
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Highly informed author-editor. : KIERAN
62
Threat. : MENACE
Down
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Weapon. : SABER
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Entertain. : AMUSE
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Gamal Abdel. : NASSER
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Pennsylvania city. : ERIE
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___ qua non. : SINE
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Children's game. : TAG
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More trustworthy. : SURER
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Hostilities of 1854–56. : CRIMEANWAR
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Point won in tennis. : ACE
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Army group for reserves. : ROTC
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Palo ___. : ALTO
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Gravy container. : BOAT
13
Wit. : SALT
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Predestined. : FATED
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Pursue. : SEEK
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Part of a brake. : SHOE
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Defeat soundly. : DRUB
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Chekhov drama. : UNCLEVANYA
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Section of London. : SOHO
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Black. : EBON
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Dugout: Fr. : ABRI
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Since: Scot. : SYNE
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Possible 49th state: Abbr. : ALAS
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Insincere talk. : CANT
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Justice Black. : HUGO
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Unspecified amount. : SOME
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Vaccines. : SERA
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Sheer linen cloth. : LAWN
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Sack. : LOOT
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Window shade. : BLIND
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California volcanic peak. : SHASTA
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Foreign. : ALIEN
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Forerunner of the rapier. : ESTOC
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Terrify. : SCARE
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Turfs. : SODS
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Disguise. : MASK
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Opponent. : ANTI
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To be: Fr. : ETRE
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At the front. : FORE
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Where Abadan is. : IRAN
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Row. : OAR
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___ de plume. : NOM

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

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