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New York Times, Tuesday, August 8, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { B J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 39.9
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,407
Across
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Giant. : TITAN
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Island near Vesuvius. : CAPRI
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Library displays. : MSS
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"___ Ben Jonson." : ORARE
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Strange. : ALIEN
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Choose. : OPT
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President's retreat. : WARMSPRINGS
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Now: Scot. : NOO
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Family favors. : NEPOTISM
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___ one's laurels. : RESTON
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Capt. Flint's creator. : RLS
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Productive. : FERTILE
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1962. : NEWYEAR
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Athenian. : ATTIC
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Alas, in Eire. : OCH
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Grimaces: Colloq. : SNOOTS
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Heraldic band. : FESS
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Null's partner. : VOID
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Mamma ___!. : MIA
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Chigger. : FLEA
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Voice part. : ALTO
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___ Athena. : PALLAS
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Something to stand on. : LEG
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Having fairy charm. : ELFIN
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Everybody's problem. : ECONOMY
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Castle on the Rhine. : SCHLOSS
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___ degree. : TOA
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Clothespress. : CLOSET
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Effect a delay. : GAINTIME
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___ de vie. : EAU
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Washington slept here. : MOUNTVERNON
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Elf or brownie. : NIS
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Asian range. : ALTAI
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Varnish ingredient. : ROSIN
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Three: It. : TRE
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Makes tidy. : NEATS
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Sleep sound. : SNORE
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Urban unit. : TOWN
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Dies ___. : IRAE
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Waterproof. : TARP
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National Guard headquarters. : ARMORY
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Snuggles. : NESTLES
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Compacts. : CARS
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Koran teacher. : ALIM
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Flagpole on the links. : PIN
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One answer to R. S. V. P. : REGRETS
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Introduce. : INSERT
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Design on reverse of a nickel. : MONTICELLO
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Bobbin. : SPOOL
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Famous jurist. : STONE
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Italian. : PISAN
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Inflexible. : STIFF
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Femme ___. : FATALE
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___ Lisboa. : NOVA
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College course: Abbr. : ECOL
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Caroline's home. : WHITEHOUSE
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Italians. : ROMANS
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Fuel. : OIL
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Appear. : SEEM
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Highly seasoned. : SAGY
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Puppets. : DOLLS
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Double escudo. : PISTOLE
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Part of "Macbeth." : ACTIV
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Oklahomans. : SOONERS
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Enemy. : FOEMAN
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Sodium carbonate. : NATRON
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Bouquet. : SCENT
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___ de lune. : CLAIR
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Insect. : GNAT
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Monkhood. : ATIS
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___ far as. : INSO
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Scottish poet. : MOIR
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Nine: Prefix. : ENNE
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Actress Hagen. : UTA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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