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New York Times, Monday, September 3, 1956

1-Down : Bridge player's decision.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 53.5
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,624
Across
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Golf stroke. : PUTT
5
Composer Blitzstein. : MARC
9
Welcome. : HAIL
13
Moslem title. : AGHA
14
Truant from camp. : AWOL
15
Before now. : SINCE
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Garment. : SLIP
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Lays waste. : DEVASTATES
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Semitic language. : SYRIAC
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Commissions. : EMPOWERS
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"Perchance to ___." : DREAM
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State of northern Brazil. : PARA
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Horse and carriage. : RIG
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Mrs., in Germany. : FRAU
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Trabert, Seixas, etc. : NETMEN
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Lord Boyd ___. : ORR
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Men of the book world. : PUBLISHERS
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Gazelles of Tibet. : GOAS
38
Bacchanal cries. : EVOES
39
Dismounted. : ALIT
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At a lower level. : UNDERNEATH
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Beverage. : TEA
43
Loophole. : EYELET
44
Large saxhorn. : TUBA
46
Where Haifa is: Abbr. : ISR
47
Shield. : EGIS
49
Author of "A Certain Smile." : SAGAN
51
Separate, and distinct. : DISCRETE
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Roomer. : LODGER
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Like Cicero's speeches. : ORATORICAL
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South Sea capital. : APIA
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Downstairs. : BELOW
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Able, Baker, etc. : CODE
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City of Belgium. : MONS
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River near Dunkirk. : YSER
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Granny ___. : KNOT
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Dance. : STEP
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Bridge player's decision. : PASS
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Ominous. : UGLY
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Part of elementary school. : THIRDGRADE
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Large hoglike animal. : TAPIR
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Name of a pair of Parisian designers. : MADCARPENTIER
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Reverence, fear and wonder. : AWE
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Straggle. : ROVE
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Carpenter's device. : CLAMP
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Uniter of Five nations. : HIAWATHA
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Before: Prefix. : ANTE
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Pastry chef. : ICER
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Not so much. : LESS
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Supplies. : STORES
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José Greco's forte. : SPANISHBALLET
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Pershing's command. : AEF
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Delicate purple. : MAUVE
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Fun-loving person. : ROGUE
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Feature of Orwell's style. : IRONY
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Enemy in 1916. : UBOAT
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Zangwill's term for the U. S. : MELTINGPOT
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Indian tribe. : ERIES
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Type of heavenly body. : NSTAR
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"___ have peace."—U. S. Grant. : LETUS
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Part of a radio set. : SELECTOR
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Cultivate a new crop. : REGROW
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Have ___ at (try). : AGO
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Lever on an airplane. : STICK
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White House aide. : ADAMS
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White Sox slugger. : DOBY
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Angers. : IRES
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Store window sign. : SALE
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College course: Abbr. : ECON
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One: Ger. : EINE
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Irritate. : RASP
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Pother. : ADO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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