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New York Times, Thursday, August 31, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 50.2
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,430
Across
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Honors in bridge. : ACES
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Kilt. : SKIRT
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Fly fisherman's problem. : SNAG
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Source of a commission. : SALE
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River of Italy. : TIBER
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Hue. : TONE
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From ___ (occasionally). : TIMETOTIME
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Jacket. : ETON
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Like some marchers. : INSTEP
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Describing certain highways. : DUALLANE
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Red berries. : HAWS
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Calm. : STILL
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Middle-of-the-roader. : MODERATE
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Lebanon seaport. : SAIDA
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Attention. : EAR
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Conservative: Colloq. : STANDPATTER
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Street ___. : ARAB
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Pitiless. : CRUEL
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Feminine suffix. : ETTE
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Summer cooler. : LIMESHERBET
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Man's nickname. : LEN
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Extra meal. : SNACK
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And so on. : ETCETERA
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Spoil. : TAINT
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French town. : STLO
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Shorter and more thickset. : STUMPIER
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Part of a noted Russian name. : RIMSKI
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Instrument. : LYRE
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Concept in economics. : PRODUCTION
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Jason's ship. : ARGO
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Hecuba's husband. : PRIAM
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Symbols of royal power. : ORBS
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Cattleman's concern. : BEEF
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Kennel sounds. : YELPS
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Appropriate. : MEET
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Italian town. : ASTI
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Oldest son of Eve. : CAIN
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Graceful trees. : ELMS
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Bubble. : SEETHE
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Track device. : STOPWATCH
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Contents of a ditty bag. : KIT
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Footnote abbreviation. : IBID
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Legendary twin. : REMUS
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41 Across, for instance. : TREAT
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Star-shaped. : STELLATE
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Very. : NOTALITTLE
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Straightway. : ANON
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___ Littler. : GENE
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Saline drops. : TEARS
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Mona ___. : LISA
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Be glaring. : STARE
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Part of the American plan. : MEALS
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Put one's ___ (interfere). : OARIN
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Playwright. : DRAMATURGE
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Habituate. : ENURE
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Discourage. : DETER
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A kind of theatre. : ARENA
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Obligations. : DEBTS
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Musical picks. : PLECTRUMS
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Happened to. : BECAMEOF
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Omit. : SKIP
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Purposeful. : TELIC
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Drum. : TOMTOM
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Biting. : NIPPY
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Pomme de ___. : TERRE
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Thick slice. : SLAB
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Ancient city. : TYRE
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Displease. : ROIL
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Father. : SIRE
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Japanese city. : KOBE
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Academy: Abbr. : INST
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Skip, as a stone over water. : DAP

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

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