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New York Times, Saturday, February 18, 1961

45-Across : Cover for the circus ring.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { G Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 28.9
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,236
Across
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Cat. : PUMA
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Rich man. : NABOB
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Barter: Colloq. : SWAP
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Not care ___. : ARAP
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Aesthetic treat. : OPERA
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___ fit (became very angry). : HADA
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An English Catherine. : PARR
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In weather lore, they forecast spring. : MARCHWINDS
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Archeologist's find. : ARTIFACT
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Arteries. : AORTAS
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Ship's route. : SEALANE
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Sooty matter. : SMUT
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French currency: Abbr. : FRS
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Facial feature. : CHIN
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Call, at sea. : SOS
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Broom. : BESOM
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Olympic event. : BROADJUMP
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Numerical combining form. : OCTO
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Sing in a certain way. : CROON
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Part of the eye. : UVEA
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Sparkling. : BRILLIANT
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___ out. : INAND
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Upon: Fr. : SUR
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Entr'___. : ACTE
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Love: Scot. : LOE
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Portentous times. : EVES
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Cover for the circus ring. : TANBARK
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Hewn stone. : ASHLAR
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Clever retorts. : REPARTEE
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Spring décor. : MAYFLOWERS
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City in Kansas. : IOLA
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The south of France. : MIDI
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Cacophony. : NOISE
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Piece of music. : DUET
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Red Sea port. : ADEN
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Through. : ENDED
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Summers in 56 Across. : ETES
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Spanish potatoes. : PAPAS
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Arrowtip poison. : URARE
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Flotow heroine: Ital. : MARTA
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Spring trickster's alibi. : APRILFOOL
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___ land. : NOMANS
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Quickly. : APACE
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Man's nickname. : BERT
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Whale. : ORC
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Dweller in the West Indies. : BAHAMIAN
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Relative of a smock. : SHIRT
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Desire. : WANT
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Skink. : ADDA
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Term at bridge. : PASS
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___ up (ended). : WOUND
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Country place. : FARM
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A stem with its leaves. : SHOOT
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Beldam. : CRONE
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Capital of Fiji. : SUVA
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Sign. : OMEN
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Miner's nail. : SPAD
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Hair-dos. : BOBS
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Beige. : ECRU
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Cookbook direction. : STIR
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Children, at times. : BRATS
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Summer cynosure. : JUNEBRIDE
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Guide. : CICERONE
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Controversial French figure. : LAVAL
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Hebrides island. : IONA
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Ran out. : LAPSED
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Sprightly. : ELFIN
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Short. : TERSE
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___ prix (at any price): Fr. : ATOUT
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Signature of a famous general. : RELEE
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He wrote "Beauty is truth ... " : KEATS
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Abbess. : AMMA
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Named before. : SAID
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___ Park. : HYDE
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American journalist and diplomat. : REID
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Succeeded. : WON

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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