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New York Times, Wednesday, May 24, 1961

20-Across : Athletes of a sort.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { B J K Q V X }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 26.6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,331
Across
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Place. : SPOT
5
Eagle's claw. : TALON
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Part of a radio. : DIAL
14
Them: Fr. : LEUR
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Personification of Ireland. : IRENA
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Oriental case. : INRO
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Residence of those who are 11 Down. : EASYSTREET
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Pack. : STOW
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Athletes of a sort. : WRESTLERS
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One of the Musketeers. : ATHOS
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Digits. : TOES
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Molding. : OGEE
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Moccasin. : PAC
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Sibilant sounds. : PSTS
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Obstructed. : DAMMED
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Beverages. : ALES
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Come between. : INTERPOSE
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Religious period. : LENT
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Close: Poet. : ANEAR
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Heraldic term. : ENTE
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Canoe. : OUTRIGGER
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Pipe. : REED
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Cloud formations in low layers. : STRATI
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Seance sounds. : RAPS
46
Periods of time: Abbr. : YRS
47
Red Sea port. : ADEN
48
Man's name meaning "rest." : NOAH
50
Rigoletto's daughter. : GILDA
52
Peevish impatience. : PETULANCE
57
Seed covering. : ARIL
58
Modern type of "explosion." : POPULATION
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Disconcert: Colloq. : FAZE
60
Spry. : AGILE
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Lump of earth. : CLOD
62
Cornstalks, hay, etc. : FEED
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Namesakes of Miss Dartle. : ROSAS
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Domestic fowl. : HENS
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A large number: Colloq. : SLEW
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Juicy fruit. : PEAR
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Sussex river. : OUSE
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Boy meets girl. : TRYST
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Don and Dom. : TITLES
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Compelling attention. : ARRESTING
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Sly look. : LEER
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Individuals. : ONES
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One of the Leagues: Abbr. : NAT
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Method of painting. : DISTEMPER
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Affluent: Slang. : INTHEMONEY
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Indeed: Anglo-Irish. : AROO
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Moos. : LOWS
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Traffic sign. : STOP
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Culture medium. : AGAR
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German river. : ODER
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City from which Columbus sailed. : PALOS
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Native of Attu. : ALEUT
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Concentrate. : CENTRALIZE
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Scoff. : SNEER
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Natural fat. : ESTER
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Legal documents. : DEEDS
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Took an equivocal position: Colloq. : STRADDLED
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Poisonous spider. : TARANTULA
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Definitely not for. : AGIN
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Willow genus. : ITEA
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64 Across, in France. : POULES
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Room in a casa. : SALA
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Bring into existence, as a plan. : HATCH
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Implement for landing fish. : GAFF
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Dies ___ (day of judgment). : IRAE
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Comic character. : POGO
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Member of a religious group: Abbr. : EPIS
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Historic river. : NILE
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Fur-bearing animal. : COON
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Purposes. : ENDS
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Golf term. : PAR

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

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