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New York Times, Thursday, December 31, 1959

29-Across : Works of a Spanish surrealist.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { J P W X Z }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 49.1
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,821
Across
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System. : METHOD
7
Part of the U. S. (with "the"). : COAST
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Inspire. : INHALE
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Deliverers. : SAVIORS
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Old Greek measures for running tracks. : STADIA
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Tennis stroke. : OVERHAND
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Aircraft attachment. : FIN
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Conservative. : OLDLINE
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Very much. : FAR
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Annoys. : IRKS
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Ice cream ___. : SODAS
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Dessert. : CAKE
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Irascible. : TESTY
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A translation: Abbr. : VER
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Works of a Spanish surrealist. : DALIS
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The peanut. : GOOBER
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Smithies. : FORGES
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Worker in the oil fields. : DRILLER
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Important part of a school. : LIBRARY
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Cancel. : REVOKE
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Storeroom. : CELLAR
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Routes: Abbr. : ITINS
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Stringed instrument: Abbr. : VLA
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Malicious burning. : ARSON
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Wines: Fr. : VINS
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Go as far as. : REACH
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Water: Comb. form. : AQUO
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Energy unit. : ERG
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The range within hearing. : EARSHOT
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Military monogram. : USM
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Pro football team. : REDSKINS
53
Diva Tebaldi. : RENATA
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Consider probable. : DARESAY
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Withered. : SEARED
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Swiss specialty. : YODEL
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Remains of a fire. : EMBERS
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Square peg in a round hole. : MISFIT
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Unimpaired. : ENTIRE
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Subject of joint resolution of Congress, 1941. : THANKSGIVINGDAY
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Was compelled (to). : HAD
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Hodgepodge. : OLIO
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Has to do (with). : DEALS
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De luxe food. : CAVIAR
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Hot-air chambers. : OVENS
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Yorkshire river. : AIRE
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Soothing command to a horse. : SOH
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View from the National Gallery. : TRAFALGARSQUARE
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Metal joiner. : SOLDER
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More sinuous. : SNAKIER
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Stylish. : DRESSY
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Gov. Boggs' capital. : DOVER
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Grass rootstocks. : STOLONS
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Center of Italian marble industry. : CARRARA
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Cake ingredients. : YOLKS
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Old Spanish coin. : DOBLA
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Apis mellifera. : BEE
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Thread: Fr. : FIL
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Golf club. : DRIVER
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Secluded. : RETIRED
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Percolate. : LEACH
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Superior: Slang. : CLASSY
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Springlike. : VERNAL
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An ejection: Law. : OUSTER
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Rovers. : NOMADS
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Muster. : RAISE
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Bayard or Bucephalus. : HORSE
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Supplemented scantily (with "out"). : EKED
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Abound. : TEEM
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Theatre sign. : SRO
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Snatch: Colloq. : NAB

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

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