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New York Times, Friday, May 10, 1957

20-Across : City on the Yangtze River.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 27.4
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,873
Across
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New York notable. : WAGNER
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Aspirins. : TABLETS
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Attain fame. : ARRIVE
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Being of benefit. : AVAILING
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Searched about uncertainly. : GROPED
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Muffin ingredient. : CORNMEAL
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Bring. : GET
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City on the Yangtze River. : NANKING
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Before: Prefix. : PRE
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Recent. : LATE
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Gardener's purchase. : SEEDS
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Temperate. : MILD
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Wear away. : ERODE
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Billboard items. : ADS
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Parsonage. : MANSE
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Fisherman. : SEINER
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Gloomy guy. : GUS
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Arrests. : STAYS
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Awnings. : TILTS
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Dessert. : ICE
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New. : RECENT
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Leg-of-mutton sleeve. : GIGOT
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Fort Worth campus: Abbr. : TCU
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Dogwoods. : TREES
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Wise ___ owl. : ASAN
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___ tacks (basic facts). : BRASS
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Hindu raiment. : SARI
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Chemist's place. : LAB
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Sang off key. : FLATTED
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Understanding. : KEN
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VIP in entertainment. : LIBERACE
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Sea rover of the Middle Ages. : VIKING
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Oriental greeter. : SALAAMER
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Show. : EVINCE
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Massachusetts family. : HERTERS
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Patroller of forests. : RANGER
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Move in a shaky manner. : WAGGLE
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Amounts overdue. : ARREARS
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Caves. : GROTTOES
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Tuck's companion. : NIP
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Uniform. : EVEN
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___ a beet. : REDAS
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Fastened with short nails. : TACKED
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Eschews. : AVOIDS
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Farm buildings. : BARNS
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Noun suffix meaning small. : LING
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Hardwood tree. : ELM
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Accessory for the well-dressed man. : TIEPIN
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Tangles. : SNARLS
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Common kite of Europe. : GLEDE
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Comes close to. : NEARS
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Issue of a book. : EDITION
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Golf tournament in Augusta. : MASTERS
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What Congressmen do. : ENACT
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Deprive by trickery. : MULCT
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Watch. : EYE
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Give: Scot. : GIE
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Combination of corporations. : TRUST
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Furtive. : SNEAKING
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Roman writer of comedies. : TERENCE
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Vexes. : GALLS
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Major prophet. : ISAIAH
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Jabber. : GABBLE
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Inquiry for a missing article. : TRACER
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Provides party food. : CATERS
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Tenor. : SINGER
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Reproach. : BLAME
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Cut. : SEVER
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College group. : FRAT
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Singing star. : DIVA
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Projection. : EAR
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Related. : KIN

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

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