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New York Times, Friday, December 1, 1961

47-Across : Accomplishment.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { B J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,522
Across
1
Narcotic. : OPIATE
7
Atmospheric electricity. : STATIC
13
Earldom for Mr. Armstrong-Jones. : SNOWDON
14
___ Troy. : HELENOF
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Early American baby. : PAPOOSE
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Seat. : INSTALL
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Ocean: Abbr. : ATL
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Scenario. : SCRIPT
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She: Sp. : ELLA
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Gather. : REAP
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Commercial bureau: Abbr. : AGCY
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Noun suffix. : IER
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Vetches. : TARES
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Time period. : YEAR
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Formerly. : ONCE
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Leblanc's M. Lupin. : ARSENE
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Police systems. : DRAGNETS
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Spanish lady. : DONA
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Entertain at a meal. : DINE
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Ability to choose. : FREEWILL
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Professional man. : LAWYER
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Tributary to the Seine. : OISE
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Accomplishment. : DEED
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Forgo. : WAIVE
50
Nonsense! : ROT
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See 26 Across. : WEED
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Certain votes. : YEAS
54
Nomadic Indians. : UTES
56
Windshield shades. : VISORS
58
Amphibious craft: Abbr.. : LST
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Former premier in Moscow. : MOLOTOV
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Unyielding and unwavering. : DOORDIE
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An acid salt. : SULFATE
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Man in the clouds. : AVIATOR
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Bouts. : SETTOS
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Trust. : RELYON
Down
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Painting the town red. : ONATEAR
2
Tulip trees. : POPLARS
3
___ Jima. : IWO
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Fusses. : ADOS
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Sardou melodrama. : TOSCA
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Force. : ENERGY
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Newport News feature. : SHIPYARD
8
Pup ___. : TENT
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Than: Ger. : ALS
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Mal de ___ (headache). : TETE
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One after the other. : INALINE
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Short prayer. : COLLECT
13
Lacedaemon. : SPARTA
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Warnings on the highroad. : FLARES
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Cold. : ICED
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River in the Carolinas. : PEEDEE
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___ White. : SNOW
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Shore bird. : RAIL
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Street sign. : ONEWAY
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Arthurian lady. : ENID
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Corrode. : GNAW
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Fish of the herring family. : ALEWIVES
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Certain assemblies. : FORUMS
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Uproarious. : RIOTOUS
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Girl's name meaning "star." : ESTELLE
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Sediment. : LEES
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Concede. : YIELDTO
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Subterfuge. : EVASION
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One on a vacation. : RESTER
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Indian cedar. : DEODAR
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Cattleman's concern. : DROVE
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Not difficult. : SOFT
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Bernard de ___, American writer. : VOTO
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Earth. : SOIL
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Make a lace edging. : TAT
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Shine forth. : RAY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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