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New York Times, Tuesday, December 8, 1959

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 33.3
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,798
Across
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Biting to the taste. : ACID
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Energetic. : BRISK
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Spirited quality. : DASH
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Fury. : RAGE
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Great artery. : AORTA
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City on the Humboldt. : ELKO
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Acts to avoid loss of good luck: Colloq. : KNOCKSWOOD
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Apartment. : FLAT
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Placid. : SERENE
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Small choice piece of meat. : NOISETTE
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Halo. : NIMB
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Beauty spot. : PATCH
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Portrays too favorably. : FLATTERS
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Flying toys. : KITES
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Projecting edge. : LIP
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Fillet for the hair. : SNOOD
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___ bag, pitcher's aid. : ROSIN
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Little demons. : IMPS
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Floor layer. : TILER
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Not usual. : RARE
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Hypochondriacs' stand-bys. : PILLS
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Classical school subject. : LATIN
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___ culpa. : MEA
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Timber trees. : TEAKS
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Subject to uniformity. : REGIMENT
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Little pieces. : SNIPS
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Ingredient of Louisiana dishes. : RICE
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New Lost Generation. : BEATNIKS
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Spanish explorer. : DESOTO
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Border on. : ABUT
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Mechanics' milieu. : REPAIRSHOP
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In ___ parentis. : LOCO
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Inactive. : INERT
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Ceremony. : RITE
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Part of a castle. : KEEP
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Toy animal. : TEDDY
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Without delay. : SOON
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Places of refuge. : ARKS
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Split rattan. : CANE
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"Prince ___." : IGOR
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Fairly good. : DECENT
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Lowest part of anything. : BASEMENT
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A line of houses. : ROW
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An archaeological age. : IRON
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Bend down. : STOOP
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Alaskan bear. : KADIAK
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Forsaker of a party, group, etc. : DEFECTOR
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Nevertheless: Colloq. : ALLTHESAME
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Card game. : SKAT
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Table d'___. : HOTE
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Wrinkles. : KNITS
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Commotion. : STIR
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Grill. : BROIL
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Saucy: Colloq. : FLIP
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Restrict. : LIMIT
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Interjection expressing disbelief: Slang. : APPLESAUCE
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Still-experimental type of heating. : SOLAR
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Warning device. : SIREN
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Discourage. : DETER
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Adroit. : NEAT
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A type of desk. : SLANTTOP
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Strictness. : RIGIDITY
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Outermost layer. : SKIN
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More pleasing. : NICER
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Animation. : SPIRIT
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Misters: Abbr. : MESSRS
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Part of an ancient Greek theatre. : SKENE
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Refuse to go. : BALK
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Central American tree. : EBOE
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Went quickly. : SPED
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River into the Mississippi. : OHIO
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In ___. : TOTO
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Free from restrictions. : OPEN
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Suffix denoting excess. : ARD

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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