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New York Times, Saturday, December 30, 1961

50-Across : As a friend: Fr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J V }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 61.6
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,551
Across
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Medical group. : AMA
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Slav. : RUSS
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Decks of cards. : PACKS
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Defeat. : ROUT
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Over again. : ANEW
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City on the Missouri. : OMAHA
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Have irons ___. : INTHEFIRE
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Moroccan city. : RABAT
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Salinger character. : ZOOEY
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Dispute. : QUESTION
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Victorious. : TRIUMPHANT
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Get under ___. : THEWIRE
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Lamprey. : EEL
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Research room. : LAB
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More comfortable. : HOMIER
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Domain of Otho I: Abbr. : HRE
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Puppet. : DOLL
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Ages. : ERAS
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That is: Lat. : IDEST
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Inactive. : IDLE
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Dearth. : WANT
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LBJ's state. : TEX
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Rocket thrusts. : STAGES
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Galilee, for one. : SEA
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To a ___. : MAN
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Unruly mob. : RIOTERS
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"It Takes ___." : TWOTOTANGO
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Describing some foods. : DIETETIC
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As a friend: Fr. : ENAMI
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Humorously odd. : DROLL
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Alike. : IDENTICAL
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Think: Fr. : PENSE
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Famous person. : NAME
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Shrewd: Colloq. : CAGY
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___-washy. : WISHY
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Delight. : GLEE
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Aunt: Sp. : TIA
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Sunset State: Abbr. : ARIZ
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One: Prefix. : MONO
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Prefix used with graph, mat, etc. : AUTO
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W. W. II group. : RAF
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Matchless. : UNIQUE
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Vaccine. : SERUM
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Vacuums. : SWEEPERS
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Stadium entrance. : PORTAL
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At full speed. : AMAIN
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1960 campaign name. : CABOTLODGE
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Asian title. : KHAN
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Met. : SAT
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Current craze. : THETWIST
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High nest: Var. : EYRIE
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Be three ___ the wind. : SHEETSIN
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Vex. : IRRITATE
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Muscles. : THEWS
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Book of Hours. : HORAE
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Effluences. : EMANATIONS
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To go: Fr. : ALLER
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Consecrate. : BLESS
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Bewitch: Colloq. : HEX
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Relative of chromatic. : DIATONIC
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Showing. : DENOTING
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Play hard ___. : TOGET
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Of many colors. : MOTLEY
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Inflorescence. : RACEME
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People of Swansea. : WELSH
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___ wave. : TIDAL
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Three: Ger. : DREI
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Room to swing ___. : ACAT
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Wise men. : MAGI
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There is: Fr. : ILYA
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Division of municipal government: Abbr. : DPW
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Born. : NEE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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