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New York Times, Saturday, January 4, 1958

37-Across : Hindu book of psalms.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,112
Across
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Intern: Colloq. : MEDIC
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Group sponsoring the Olympics: Abbr. : AAU
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Hold in, as breath. : BATE
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In no definite key: Mus. : ATONAL
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Maryland's Governor. : MCKELDIN
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Marked with wavy lines. : GYROSE
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Small legumes. : PEABEANS
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"___ little teapot ... " : IMA
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Prohibited. : TABU
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Bisque and Vichyssoise. : SOUPS
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Short surplice. : COTTA
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Strange. : ALIEN
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Pro ___. : TEM
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Homes of certain beasts. : LIONSDENS
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Stratagem. : WILE
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Put in better form. : RECAST
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Roof overhangs. : EAVES
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Barring infection. : ASEPTIC
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Hindu book of psalms. : RIGVEDA
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Celebrated Venetians. : POLOS
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Walk wearily. : TRUDGE
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Biblical dry measure. : OMER
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Attribute of Capt. Ahab. : WOODENLEG
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Fall month: Abbr. : SEP
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Give the syntax of. : PARSE
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Of longer standing. : OLDER
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Ridge on the skin. : WHEAL
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Hence. : ERGO
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Cattle call. : MOO
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Kentucky's Governor. : CHANDLER
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Condense on a surface. : ADSORB
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Of pleasing appearance. : HANDSOME
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Dive. : PLUNGE
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Legal counselors: Abbr. : ATTS
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Join. : WED
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Northern duck. : EIDER
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Mysterious power. : MAGIC
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Science of word origins: Abbr. : ETYMOL
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Conductor Antal. : DORATI
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Daughter of Cadmus. : INO
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Spanish dancer's accessories. : CASTANETS
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Containers for medicine. : AMPULES
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Part of a royal flush. : ACE
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Imperial decrees. : UKASES
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Part of "Le drapeau tricolore." : BLEU
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Capable of adjustment. : ADAPTIVE
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Made falsely spendid. : TINSELED
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Navy man: Abbr. : ENS
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Meadow. : LEA
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Bard's black. : EBON
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Dangerous one: Colloq. : BADACTOR
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Somnolescence. : TORPOR
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Interloper. : INTRUDER
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Western scene. : MESA
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Systematized knowledge: Abbr. : SCI
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British field marshal of W. W. II. : WAVELL
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Soup ingredient. : EGGNOODLE
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GIs' addresses. : APOS
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In a measure. : SOMEWHAT
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Large-eared animal. : ELEPHANT
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Chemical suffix. : IDE
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Grimm's "Snow White and ___." : ROSERED
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Flounder. : WALLOW
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M. Dantes. : EDMOND
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Lake in eastern New York. : GEORGE
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Cushions. : PADS
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Dresser. : ROBER
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Remnants. : ENDS
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Hiatus. : GAP
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In triplicate, a Latin dance. : CHA
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Uncle: Dial. : EME
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___ generis. : SUI

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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