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New York Times, Tuesday, December 5, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { F J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 250 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 45.9
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,526
Across
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Awn on barley. : ARISTA
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Since: Fr. : DEPUIS
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Most controversial. : HOTTEST
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Where Elisabethville is. : KATANGA
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Pacific islands. : OCEANIA
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Joy or sorrow. : EMOTION
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Tall tale. : YARN
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Status quo ___. : ANTE
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Saltpeter. : NITRE
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People of Africa. : CONGOLESE
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Not yet fixed. : UNSET
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Wagnerian role. : ELSA
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___ of the woods. : NECK
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Happiness. : SUNSHINE
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Nursery toy. : RATTLE
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Signifying three. : TRI
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New member. : ENTRANT
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Latin gold: Abbr. : AUR
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Might realm. : EMPIRE
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Right-hand man. : ASSISTER
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Fades away. : DIES
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Kitchenware. : PANS
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Relative of mam'selle. : MISSY
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Old-fashioned purses. : RETICULES
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Lend ___ (listen). : ANEAR
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Evening: It. : SERA
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Firkins. : TUBS
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Of a judge's chamber. : CAMERAL
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Girl in "Great Expectations." : ESTELLA
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Beseech. : IMPLORE
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Breastbone. : STERNUM
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Longing. : DESIRE
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Seed plant. : SESAME
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Nautical greeting. : AHOY
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Cape of Portugal. : ROCA
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Road in Caesar's day. : ITER
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Postures for putters. : STANCES
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Number. : TEN
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Oriental. : ASIAN
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Water project. : DAM
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Collars and jackets. : ETONS
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Forbearing. : PATIENT
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One thing. : UNIT
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Prince of opera. : IGOR
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Levelheaded. : SANE
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Touching. : TANGENT
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Ships' beams. : KEELS
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Bigot's lack. : TOLERANCE
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Different. : OTHER
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Works for. : EARNS
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You: Span. : USTED
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Famous Finnish track star. : NURMI
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Shore birds. : SNIPE
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Les ___ Unis. : ETATS
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Sleuth's concern. : CLUES
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Irish county. : KERRY
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Bungling. : INEPT
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One at ___. : ATIME
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Encourages. : ASSURES
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Kibbutz dweller. : ISRAELI
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The colonel's lady and Judy O'Grady. : SISTERS
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Passageway. : AISLE
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Diamond term. : ERROR
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Shoemakers' models. : LASTS
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Chloric or acetic. : ACID
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Appoint. : NAME
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Rulers: Abbr. : EMPS
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Forearm bone. : ULNA
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Former French political figure. : BLUM
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Identical. : SAME
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Exist. : ARE
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Golf gadget. : TEE

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

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