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New York Times, Friday, September 11, 1959

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { F K X }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 36.6
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,710
Across
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Early stage in formation of coal. : PEAT
5
Chide severely. : SCOLD
10
Ore deposit. : LODE
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Fine printing stock. : INDIAPAPER
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Seed covering. : ARIL
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A disparaging word, such as poetaster. : PEJORATIVE
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Enthusiasm. : ZEAL
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Campus at Dallas. : SMU
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Wild geranium. : CRANESBILL
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Linear measure: Abbr. : YDS
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Miss Dinsmore. : ELSIE
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Restaurant employe. : WAITRESS
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Haul up (a sail) and lash with rope. : TRICE
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Brightest star in the Pleiades. : ALCYONE
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Small bed. : COT
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___. pros. : NOL
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Inlet: Span. : RIA
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Imposing. : BIG
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Beverage. : ALE
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Badly. : ILL
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Term of endearment. : PET
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Old name of Tokyo. : EDO
43
Louisiana tobacco. : PERIQUE
45
Look of contempt. : SNEER
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Marsupials. : OPOSSUMS
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Rose extract. : ATTAR
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Ad ___. : LIB
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States of servitude. : VASSALAGES
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Aunt: Span. : TIA
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Rustic conveyance. : CART
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Serving to warn. : MONITORIAL
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Formerly. : ONCE
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Recipe item. : INGREDIENT
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Very: Ger. : SEHR
65
Yorkshire city. : LEEDS
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Peak in Thessaly. : OSSA
Down
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Apple seeds. : PIPS
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One concern of the FBI. : ENEMYALIEN
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Hear and decide (a case). : ADJUDICATE
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Relative of 57 Across. : TIO
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Mast. : SPAR
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Down: Prefix. : CATA
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Thinks. : OPINES
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Well balanced. : LEVEL
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Something to wear. : DRESS
10
Less inclined to work. : LAZIER
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City on the Oka. : OREL
12
Instrument face. : DIAL
13
Building wing. : ELL
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Curve. : ARC
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Cocktail ingredient. : BITTERS
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Porcine residence. : STY
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Distorts in telling. : WARPS
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Famous fictional Mister. : ROBERTS
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City in Oklahoma. : ENID
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Lily of Utah. : SEGO
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Sins. : INIQUITIES
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Rooters at Baker Field. : COLUMBIANS
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Mademoiselles. : ELLES
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Satirist of the comics. : CAPP
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Shortening. : OLEO
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Long or Manhattan: Abbr. : ISL
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Religious festival. : EASTER
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Sunset color. : ORANGE
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Dravidian language. : TAMIL
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With nothing more. : ALONE
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Wind indicator. : VANE
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Decorative gateway. : ARCH
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Encircle. : GIRD
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Summers in Paris. : ETES
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Turf. : SOD
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Canadian province: Abbr. : ALTA
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Lettuce. : COS
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___ Amazonas. : RIO

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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