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New York Times, Tuesday, October 10, 1961

26-Across : Putting in an enclosure.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,470
Across
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Road sign. : DETOUR
7
Unlawfully takes. : STEALS
13
Repentant regret. : REMORSE
14
Governors' prerogatives. : PARDONS
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Symbols. : EMBLEMS
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The "man on the flying trapeze." : ACROBAT
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Member of G. S. A. : GIRL
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"___ of many colors." : ACOAT
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___ avis. : RARA
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Wood sorrel. : OCA
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Annoy. : IRK
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Jaunty. : PERKY
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Putting in an enclosure. : ENCAGING
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Than: Ger. : ALS
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Island of Denmark. : ZEALAND
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Big bird. : EMU
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Parent: Colloq. : MOM
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Part of a rope ladder. : RATLINE
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Conflagration of a sort. : BONFIRE
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Anthropoid. : APE
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Man's nickname. : NED
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Like a hoof. : UNGULAR
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Soviet Union member: Abbr. : SSR
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North African. : ALGERINE
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Anything of value. : ASSET
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Thread: Fr. : FIL
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Summer time. : DST
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Roster. : ROTA
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Resign. : DEMIT
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Roof edge. : EAVE
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Monkeyshines. : APERIES
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Country places. : ESTATES
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Classification, as of income. : BRACKET
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Carpenters. : NAILERS
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Cling to. : ADHERE
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Having a mop of hair. : TRESSY
Down
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Half: Prefix. : DEMI
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Rub with a lotion. : EMBROCATE
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Long distance item. : TOLLCALL
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Cinnabar. : ORE
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West Point. : USMA
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Abrogated. : RESCINDED
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Noted Belgian statesman. : SPAAK
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Savoir-faire. : TACT
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Miscalculate. : ERR
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Dotes on. : ADORES
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Pertaining to a rounded projection. : LOBAR
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Lewis Carroll creation. : SNARK
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Military body: Abbr. : REG
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Hold out: Colloq. : STAY
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NATO, for one: Abbr. : ORG
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Next to. : AGAINST
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Dived. : PLUNGED
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O. T. book. : EZRA
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Wagon pole. : NEAP
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Near the center. : INNER
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Surrounded by. : AMONG
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Overflowing with enthusiasm. : EBULLIENT
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Has weight or effect. : MILITATES
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North African port. : ORAN
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Nothing more than. : MERE
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Much-hunted animals. : FURSEALS
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Explore. : SEARCH
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Goal. : AIM
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Bedouin. : ARAB
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Above, in music. : SOPRA
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Stand (one) in good ___. : STEAD
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Clown in "Twelfth Night." : FESTE
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Pronghorn. : DEER
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Ruler. : TSAR
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Extremely. : VERY
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Letter. : ESS
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Presidential nickname. : IKE
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Ascot. : TIE

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

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