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New York Times, Monday, December 27, 1954

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { F J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 87, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 35.9
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 2,008
Across
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Slip of gummed paper. : PASTER
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Barred. : STRIPED
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Store-saloon of the Southwest. : CANTINA
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Musical interval. : TRITONE
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Goes with. : ATTENDS
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Withstands. : RESISTS
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Claim on property. : LIEN
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Loafers. : SHOES
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Resign (with "down"). : STEP
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Forty days of the year. : LENT
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World-wide. : VAST
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Very: Comb. form. : ERI
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___ Domini. : ANNO
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Lady Churchill. : CLEM
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Property. : ACRES
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Spica or Vega. : STAR
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Noble. : EARL
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Script in printing. : RONDE
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Like twins. : IDENTICAL
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Source of chocolate. : CACAO
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Actor Andrews. : DANA
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Rounded projecting part. : LOBE
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Golf clubs. : IRONS
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Twisted to one side. : SKEW
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In law, to justify. : AVER
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Wire: Abbr. : TEL
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Skillful. : ABLE
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Tissue: Anat. : TELA
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Animal's burrow. : HOLE
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New Year's Eve sounds. : RINGS
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Historic times. : ERAS
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Put on the qui vive. : ALERTED
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Conduct. : OPERATE
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Lie flat. : RECLINE
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Senses of taste. : PALATES
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Certifies. : ATTESTS
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Named. : STYLED
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Quietly persevering. : PATIENT
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Feeler. : ANTENNA
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Extremely loud. : STENTORIAN
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___ foil. : TIN
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Certain of Terry Brennan's boys. : ENDS
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Foolhardy. : RASH
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Modernize by eliminating superfluities. : STREAMLINE
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Lock. : TRESS
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Japanese miles. : RIS
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"___ later than you think." : ITIS
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Castle gate. : POSTERN
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Matriculated. : ENTERED
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Contemn. : DESPISE
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Lilies. : CALLAS
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Caught up with. : OVERTAKEN
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Scarlett O'Hara's home. : TARA
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Letter. : CEE
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Hoped-for political results. : LANDSLIDES
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Side by side. : COLLATERAL
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___-dos, a sofa. : DOSA
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Cry of a bird. : CAW
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Ancient lyre-like instrument. : CITHARA
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Small space. : AREOLET
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Short prayer in certain church services. : COLLECT
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Gourmandized. : OVERATE
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Delayed. : BELATED
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Rubs out. : ERASES
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Irish actor, George ___. : BRENT
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Author Gardner. : ERLE
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Hall is the ___ chairman. : GOPS
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Quarrel. : SPAT
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Poetic contraction. : TIS
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French general. : ELY

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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