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New York Times, Friday, August 11, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 26.3
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,410
Across
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Jezebel's spouse. : AHAB
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Man. : BIPED
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Troglodyte's abode. : CAVE
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Caliber. : BORE
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Quick. : AGILE
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Tel ___. : AVIV
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Attribute of Miss Universe. : COMELINESS
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___ de pont (bridgehead): Fr. : TETE
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Car accessory. : SPARETIRE
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They "infest the day." : CARES
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Printing term. : STET
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First name in movies. : GINA
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High note. : ALT
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Not a copy: Abbr. : ORIG
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Famous New Englander. : LODGE
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Emendations: Abbr. : CORS
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Rosebays. : OLEANDERS
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Tense. : TAUT
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VIP in golf. : SNEAD
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Melville novel. : OMOO
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Adds. : INCREASES
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Goads. : GADS
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Pieces of music. : DUETS
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Town near Caen. : STLO
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New: Prefix. : NEO
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Jacob's wife. : LEAH
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Adriatic port. : POLA
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Chest: Prefix. : STETH
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Game record. : SCORECARD
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Presidential title: Abbr. : CINC
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Shirker. : MALINGERER
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Alms box. : ARCA
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Guam's capital. : AGANA
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Paris airfield. : ORLY
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Pronghorn. : DEER
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Garments. : PANTS
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Elves. : FAYS
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School subject. : ABCS
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Ring. : HOOP
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"___ virumque can ... " : ARMA
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Kvass and bock. : BEERS
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Tormentor. : BAITER
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Car parts. : IGNITIONS
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Quay. : PIER
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If not. : ELSE
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___ Plaines. : DES
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Kind of fight. : CATANDDOG
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Today's hero. : AVERAGEMAN
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Quickly: Fr. : VITE
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Times before. : EVES
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Latona. : LETO
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Plant shoot. : CION
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Cheerful. : GLAD
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Play part. : ACTI
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___ behold! : LOAND
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Bully's forte. : TRUCULENCE
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Part songs. : GLEES
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Wear away. : ERODE
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Williams play, for short. : STREETCAR
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Atlanta suburb. : EASTPOINT
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Middling. : SOSO
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Cummerbund. : SASH
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Greenland place. : ETAH
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Namesakes of Miss Doone. : LORNAS
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Cassini. : OLEG
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___ diamonds. : ACEOF
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Fish. : SCAD
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Lose interest. : TIRE
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Long story. : SAGA
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Phratry. : CLAN
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Anglo-Irish expression. : ARRA
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Depend (on). : RELY
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W. C. T. U. members. : DRYS
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Chart. : MAP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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