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New York Times, Thursday, September 28, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J W X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 16.1
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,458
Across
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Leader: Abbr. : CAPT
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Drinking vessel. : MUG
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___ the post. : LEFTAT
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Upolu port. : APIA
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Part of a G.I.'s address. : APO
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Guinea pig's cousin. : AGOUTI
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Hot toddy, for one. : NIGHTCAP
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Intrude: Slang. : HORNIN
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Cats or goats. : ANGORAS
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Inimical. : HOSTILE
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___ book. : YEAR
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Gondolier's pole. : OAR
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City ways: Abbr. : STS
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Umbrella part. : RIB
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Military decoration. : OAKLEAF
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Python. : ANACONDA
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Cowboy's gear. : LASSO
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___ jar, found in Egyptian tombs. : CANOPIC
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Bewitching. : MAGICAL
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The tarsus. : ANKLE
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"The Guns of ___." : NAVARONE
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Surround. : ENCLOSE
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Piece of music. : RAG
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Eastern title. : AGA
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Concealed. : HID
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Unusually good. : RARE
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King circa 950 B. C. : SOLOMON
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Venezuelan city. : CARACAS
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Move fast: Colloq. : TRAVEL
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Think about. : COGITATE
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Take fire. : IGNITE
63
___ world. : ONE
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Broadway heroine. : IRMA
65
More fiery. : REDDER
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Abbreviation in geometry. : QED
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Aroma. : ODOR
Down
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Scene of first miracle. : CANA
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"See ___ and pick up ... " : APIN
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Depository of a sort. : PIGGYBANK
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Lake discovered by John Frémont. : TAHOE
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Dandy, old style. : MACARONI
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Javanese tree. : UPAS
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Political party. : GOP
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Site of Punjab University. : LAHORE
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Ids' relatives. : EGOS
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Stronghold. : FORT
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African port. : TUNIS
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At an angle. : ATILT
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Prongs. : TINES
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Refrain syllable. : TRA
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Henry V. : HAL
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Orel's river. : OKA
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Biblical term of reproach. : RACA
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___ instant (quickly). : INAN
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General's aide: Abbr. : ADC
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Seaweed. : ALGA
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Carnival. : FAIR
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Porter. : COLE
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Unfold. : OPEN
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Record of a sort. : SCORECARD
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Yemen capital. : SANA
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First name in fashions. : OLEG
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College degrees. : MAS
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Did a problem in calculation. : AVERAGED
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Land of ___. : NOD
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Wrath. : CHOLER
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Author Yutang. : LIN
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Up and about. : ASTIR
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Rocky ravine. : GORGE
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Finnish island group. : ALAND
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Hero of "Exodus." : ARI
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Proportion. : RATIO
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Poet of the year one. : OVID
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Portion (out). : METE
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Solid figure. : CONE
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Vapor: Prefix. : ATMO
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Dry up. : SEAR
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"Le ___ d'Or." : COQ

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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