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New York Times, Saturday, February 4, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 34.8
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,222
Across
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Part of a barn. : LOFT
5
Ukase. : FIAT
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Mock. : SCOFF
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Mouth of a canyon, in the southwest. : ABRA
15
Vault. : ARCH
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Tidal wave in an estuary. : EAGRE
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What-you-may-call-it. : DOOHICKEY
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Everything: Ger. : ALLES
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Empire State city. : ELMIRA
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Creator of Peregrine Pickle. : SMOLLETT
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Have ___ with. : TODO
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Ready for the press. : EDIT
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Keyboard instruments. : SPINETS
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See 17 Across. : DOODAD
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Make fast with a rope: Naut. : BELAY
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Carfare of a kind. : TOKEN
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Before: Poet. : ERE
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African port. : ORAN
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Shut out. : DEBAR
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Up hill and down ___. : DALE
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Chou En-___ : LAI
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Stoker. : FIRER
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Field day performer. : MILER
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See 17 Across. : DINGUS
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Stands up to. : RESISTS
47
Egyptian cross, ancient symbol of life. : ANKH
49
Pre-Easter period. : LENT
50
Conditions or stipulations. : PROVISOS
54
Brigand. : PIRATE
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Of a Greek style of architecture. : IONIC
59
See 17 Across. : RIGAMAJIG
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Aggregate. : TOTAL
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Dye plant. : ANIL
63
Mohammedan judge. : CADI
64
Long scarf. : STOLE
65
Menu item. : EGGS
66
Very: Fr. : TRES
Down
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Put in cargo. : LADE
2
Old Greek coin. : OBOL
3
Beginning. : FROM
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South Sea islander. : TAHITIAN
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Front. : FACADE
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Annoy. : IRK
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Cards. : ACES
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Aromatic herb. : THYME
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Large animal of the North Pacific. : SEALION
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___ order. : CALLTO
11
Side glance. : OGLE
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Worry. : FRET
13
Suffix used with song, fun, etc. : FEST
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Device used by writers. : IRONY
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More bizarre. : ODDER
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Aquatic mammal. : OTTER
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Turkish inn. : SERAI
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Ordinary. : PLAIN
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Sedate. : SOBER
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Portioned out. : DEALT
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City on the Rhone. : ARLES
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Pronghorn. : DEER
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Dauntless. : BOLD
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Author Capek. : KAREL
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Records. : DISKS
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Divert, as the mind or attention. : DISTRACT
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Little cord or fiber. : FUNICLE
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A single drop. : MINIM
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Crocodile of the Ganges. : GAVIAL
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Segments of a calyx. : SEPALS
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Goddesses of the seasons. : HORAE
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Coal mines. : PITS
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Essential part. : ROOT
52
Aware of: Colloq. : ONTO
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Warble. : SING
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Jangling. : AJAR
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Stream. : TIDE
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Shield. : EGIS
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Light ship's boat. : GIG

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

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