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New York Times, Monday, August 26, 1963

44-Down : Matador's staff bearing a red flag.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 37.6
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,139
Across
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Assets at cards. : ACES
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Capable. : SMART
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Santiago de ___. : CUBA
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Way to cook a steak. : RARE
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Winter: Fr. : HIVER
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At another time. : ANON
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Fan, Spanish style. : AFICIONADO
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Watermelon part. : RIND
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Item popular with litterbugs. : BEERCAN
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Site of a famous beach. : DAYTONA
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Fish. : EEL
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New–fashioned. : MODERN
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Fisherman's specialties. : CASTS
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Sailor's concern. : FOG
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See 28 Across. : MISTS
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Friends: Fr. : AMIS
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Throttle: Slang. : GUN
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Jazz age phenomenon. : HEPCAT
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Mantis. : BUG
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Top man. : KINGPIN
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Gibbon. : APE
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Homely container. : ASHCAN
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Diversion, for short. : REC
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McCarthy of the racetrack. : CLEM
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Relax. : LETUP
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Hands. : MEN
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Certain students. : COEDS
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Home of some Twins fans. : STPAUL
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___ de mer. : MAL
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Pool item. : CUEBALL
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Bedrock. : HARDPAN
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Under sail. : ASEA
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Recovered capacity for effort. : SECONDWIND
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Italian river. : LIRI
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In any way. : ATALL
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High: It. : ALTA
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Newest. : LAST
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Colorado peak. : BALDY
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Strong odor. : REEK
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Desert man. : ARAB
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Eating place. : CAFE
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Buffalo's lake. : ERIE
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Hush-hush matters. : SECRETS
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Shallow. : SHOAL
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Where 46 Across is: Abbr. : MINN
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First name in movies. : AVA
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Card game. : REDDOG
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Region of anc. Asia Minor. : TROAD
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One kind of vacation. : CARTRIP
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The going rate of pay. : UNIONSCALE
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City on the Rhine. : BONN
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"___ right good captain too!" : ANDA
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Menu items. : ICES
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Saudi Arabia's neighbour. : YEMEN
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Dog akin to a "Pupnik." : MONGREL
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Junto. : CABAL
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Tickle one's fancy. : AMUSE
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What New York is full of. : SIGHTSEERS
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"Have ___!" : FUN
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Recorded in a certain way. : TAPED
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Parts of strawberries. : STEMS
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Game for two. : GIN
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This: Lat. : HIC
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Greek letter. : KAPPA
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Write. : PEN
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"Fish or ___." : CUTBAIT
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Battle of words. : COLDWAR
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Matador's staff bearing a red flag. : MULETA
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Calling ___. : CARD
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Great horse of 1942. : ALSAB
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Resolute. : MANLY
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Umpire's decision. : CALL
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Govt. agency. : USIA
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Delay. : HOLD
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Heap up. : PILE
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Pot sweetener. : ANTE
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Flickertail State: Abbr. : NDAK
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Southern ___, UCLA's rival. : CAL

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

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