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New York Times, Wednesday, September 20, 1961

52-Down : Be unwilling, old style.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 51.6
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,450
Across
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Port of Iraq. : BASRA
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___ circus. : FLEA
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Flat, dull sound. : PLAP
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Change. : ALTER
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Aladdin's asset. : LAMP
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Mantle or Maris. : HERO
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Faint light. : GLEAM
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Breslau's waterfront. : ODERRIVER
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Beauty of form. : SYMMETRY
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Blue mineral. : IOLITE
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1933 initials. : NRA
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Destroyed. : BLASTED
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Running tracks in anc. Greece. : STADIA
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Proper. : PRIM
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Start to move. : TAKEACTION
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Dresden's river. : ELBE
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Angle of branch and stem. : AXIL
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What theatre seats do. : TIPUP
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Brown, bitter nut. : KOLA
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Twining stem. : BINE
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Sandy. : ARENACEOUS
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But: Ger. : ABER
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Declaration signer from Delaware. : RODNEY
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Printed wool fabric. : CHALLIS
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Brazilian port. : RIO
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Sell in small quantities. : RETAIL
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Wearing boots, as early tragedians. : BUSKINED
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Took to task. : UPBRAIDED
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Forced removal. : EXILE
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Dutch town. : STAD
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Head: Fr. : TETE
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Moon valley. : RILLE
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Chapeaux. : HATS
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Time of one's life. : YEAR
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Side dish. : SALAD
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Suitcases. : BAGS
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Friend. : ALLY
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Goblet part. : STEM
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Twenty quires. : REAM
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Iran's neighbor. : ARMENIA
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Plant life. : FLORA
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___ Macbeth. : LADY
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Uncle: Dial. : EME
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Vernon Duke song hit. : APRILINPARIS
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Ball team. : PHILS
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O. T. book: Abbr. : LEVIT
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Mountain crest. : ARETE
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Studied (over). : PORED
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Wander. : ROAM
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Docility. : TRACTABILITY
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Memorable columnist of 1920's. : BROUN
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Pierce. : STAB
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Vehicle. : TAXI
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Similar. : AKIN
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Cross out, in printing. : DELE
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Pibroch player. : PIPER
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Car equipment. : TIRES
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Made do (with "out"). : EKED
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Diving bird. : LOON
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Chip color. : BLUE
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Restful. : EASY
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Stoves. : COOKERS
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Inter-___. : ALIA
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Rush-hour phenomenon. : CRUSH
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Seven: Prefix. : HEPTA
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Up, in baseball. : ATBAT
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Enriches. : LARDS
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Less refined. : RUDER
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Greek letter. : BETA
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Iris plant. : IXIA
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Be unwilling, old style. : NILL
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Girl's name. : ELLA
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Feat of skill. : DEED
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Scottish river. : DEE

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