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New York Times, Wednesday, April 11, 1956

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { B G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 42.2 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,479
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New twist for an old joke. : SWITCH
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Natty Bumppo's occupation, in "The Prairie." : TRAPPER
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French Foreign Minister. : PINEAU
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Rival of 38 Down. : HARRIMAN
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Of longest standing. : OLDEST
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Close friend. : INTIMATE
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Enjoyment. : USE
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Notoriety. : ECLAT
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Large parrot. : MACAW
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Ils ___ (they are): French. : SONT
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Run. : HOMER
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Drinks slowly. : SIPS
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Appear on stage. : ENTER
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Supported (with "with"). : SIDED
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Arab name. : ALI
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Yankee outfielder. : NOREN
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Seed coverings. : TESTAE
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Skip across the surface. : SKITTER
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Nursery rhyme trio. : KITTENS
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Reader of other people's mail. : CENSOR
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Lassoer. : ROPER
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Away. : OFF
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More dependable. : SAFER
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Setting for a Western. : RANCH
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Old-time wagon. : WAIN
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Parts of necks. : NAPES
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Corduroy ridge. : WALE
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Of our satellite. : LUNAR
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Siberian border range. : URALS
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High, rocky hill. : TOR
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Courtroom exhibit. : EVIDENCE
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Quick. : ACTIVE
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Trains of followers. : RETINUES
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Relinquishes a right. : WAIVES
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Sublets. : RERENTS
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Inclined to jeer. : SNEERY
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Helpmate. : SPOUSE
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Cabinet member. : WILSON
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Set in, as for a paragraph. : INDENT
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Target in the game of quoits. : TEE
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New Jersey Senator. : CASE
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Rabbit pen. : HUTCH
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Vitamin B compound. : THIAMIN
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Harangued. : RANTED
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Workman's cunning. : ART
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Overmodest. : PRIM
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Arizona Indians. : PIMAS
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Cause to lose weight. : EMACIATE
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Drum tattoo. : RATAPLAN
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Paper boys: Colloq. : NEWSIES
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Second best. : LOSER
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Wigwams. : TENTS
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Put a new point on. : RETIP
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Newspaper picture sections. : ROTOS
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Hold back. : DETER
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Showed again, as a movie. : RERAN
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Soda fountain item. : STRAW
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Frowner. : SCOWLER
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New Hampshire Minnesota phenomenon. : KEFAUVER
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Unbounded. : INFINITE
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Divided Oriental country. : KOREA
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Hold down. : REPRESS
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Tap. : FAUCET
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Of the country. : NATIVE
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Low-growing herb. : CLOVER
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Unorthodox opinion. : HERESY
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Lowest point. : NADIR
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Cabbage salads. : SLAWS
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Coty of France. : RENE
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Look over. : SCAN
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Sister. : NUN
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Cravat. : TIE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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