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New York Times, Monday, December 11, 1961

5-Across : Make a botch of.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,532
Across
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G. I. home overseas. : BASE
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Make a botch of. : FLUB
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Hit hard. : SWAT
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Military acronym. : AWOL
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Santa ___. : CLARA
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USAF missile. : THOR
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Garden favorite. : WALLFLOWER
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Japanese native. : AINU
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Lixivium. : LYE
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Water bird. : LOON
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Tenant. : RENTEE
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Vendetta. : FEUD
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Frenchman's world. : MONDE
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Hallowed. : SACRED
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Storage place. : WOODSHED
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Shoelace tag. : AGLET
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Cronies. : CHUMS
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Cheer for Escamillo. : OLE
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Cargo. : LOAD
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Fertile soil. : LOESS
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Clubs or spades. : SUIT
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Miscalculate. : ERR
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Young mare. : FILLY
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Post-___. : HASTE
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Allow extra space. : MAKEROOM
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Homemaking is one. : CAREER
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Candidate for orbit shot. : GLENN
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Bed of a stream, usually dry. : WADI
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Nuances. : SHADES
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Greatest number. : MOST
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G. I. : PFC
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Ear part. : LOBE
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Type of salesman. : DOORTODOOR
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Sharp tools. : AWLS
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Rub off. : ERASE
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Parcel of land. : ACRE
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Assemble. : MEET
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Demisemiquaver. : NOTE
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Slant or twist. : SKEW
Down
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Shout. : BAWL
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Not at home. : AWAY
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Food fish. : SOLE
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House addition. : ELL
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Rising tide. : FLOOD
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Sight in suburbia. : LAWN
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Act: Suffix. : URE
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Pubs. : BARROOMS
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Small tables. : STANDS
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James Hoban's design. : WHITEHOUSE
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Tops. : AONE
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Reliable. : TRUE
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Thunderhead. : CLOUD
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Argosy. : FLEET
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Partner of odds. : ENDS
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One of the Allens. : FRED
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Quiet; shy. : MOUSY
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Western capital. : SALEM
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Ancient assembly place. : AGORA
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Memorable star. : CLARKGABLE
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Engulf. : WHELM
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Upper crust. : ELITE
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Discourage. : DETER
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Punctuation mark. : COLON
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Place of peril in Biblical tale. : LIONSDEN
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Ranee's garb. : SARI
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"Born ___." : FREE
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Was forced. : HADTO
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First-born. : ELDEST
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Brahman or Sudra. : CASTE
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Less fitting. : WORSE
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Door sound. : SLAM
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American inventor. : HOWE
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Ditch. : MOAT
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Skin blemish. : POCK
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Golfer's call. : FORE
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College sport. : CREW
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Coronado's quest. : ORO
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"___ Rheingold." : DAS

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

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