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New York Times, Friday, April 7, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 49, Avg Word Len: 5.18, Missing: { F J X Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.69)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 22, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 30.9 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,284
Across
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Jargon. : CANT
5
Vestments. : ALBS
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Street sign. : ONEWAY
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A people conquered by Rome. : SABINES
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Watershed. : DIVIDE
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Bishops, knights, etc. : CHESSMEN
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Heroine of "Private Lives." : AMANDA
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Latvian. : LETT
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Shoulder: Comb. form. : OMO
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American humorist. : ADE
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American ostriches. : RHEAS
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Small in amount. : SLIM
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Mrs. Lyndon Johnson. : LADYBIRD
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Opposite of rain. : SHINE
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A little: Ital. : POCO
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Master, in South Africa. : BWANA
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Dictums: Colloq. : SAYSOS
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Jewish leap year month. : VEADAR
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Bird sound. : QUACK
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Impair. : HARM
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Wind instrument. : BUGLE
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One of the hills of Rome. : QUIRINAL
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Unusually good. : RARE
42
Easter symbol. : BUNNY
43
Uncle: Dial. : EME
44
Macaw. : ARA
45
Garden area. : PLOT
46
Sudden raid. : INROAD
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Photography process. : WETPLATE
51
Nine days worship: Var. : NOVENE
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Not put into service. : DISUSED
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Swimming birds. : GREBES
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Distinguished person. : NAME
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English Channel island. : SARK
Down
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Closing passage, in music. : CODA
2
One of the three kingdoms. : ANIMAL
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Its name means "snowfall." : NEVADA
4
Wrapped around. : TWINED
5
Encourages. : ABETS
6
Inventory. : LIST
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Tactical units: Abbr. : BNS
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Meal used in macaroni. : SEMOLINA
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Say further. : ADD
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College publication. : YEARBOOK
12
Hard: Comb. form. : SCLERO
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In front. : AHEAD
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Study group. : SEMINAR
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Alaskan town. : NOME
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Sounds akin to coughs. : HICS
24
Herringlike fish. : SHAD
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Christian Endeavor group for young people: Abbr. : YPSCE
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Hindu title. : SWAMI
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Fruit gathering. : BERRYING
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Made right or even. : SQUARED
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With a browned crust of breadcrumbs. : AUGRATIN
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Chester Bowles' alma mater. : YALE
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Futile. : VAIN
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Trailed. : HUNTED
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Finely dressed: Scot. : BRAW
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Cite. : QUOTE
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Gives courage to. : NERVES
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Microscopic animal. : AMOEBA
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Slimmer. : LEANER
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Life-weary. : BLASE
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Choice or desirable object. : PLUM
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Neither's mate. : NOR
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Governor Winthrop ___. : DESK
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Old Testament book: Abbr. : PSA

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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