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New York Times, Tuesday, October 10, 1961

46-Across : Thread: Fr.

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
16
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
38
Anthropoid. : APE
39
Man's nickname. : NED
40
Like a hoof. : UNGULAR
41
Soviet Union member: Abbr. : SSR
42
North African. : ALGERINE
43
Anything of value. : ASSET
46
Thread: Fr. : FIL
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Summer time. : DST
48
Roster. : ROTA
49
Resign. : DEMIT
51
Roof edge. : EAVE
54
Monkeyshines. : APERIES
56
Country places. : ESTATES
58
Classification, as of income. : BRACKET
59
Carpenters. : NAILERS
60
Cling to. : ADHERE
61
Having a mop of hair. : TRESSY
Down
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Half: Prefix. : DEMI
2
Rub with a lotion. : EMBROCATE
3
Long distance item. : TOLLCALL
4
Cinnabar. : ORE
5
West Point. : USMA
6
Abrogated. : RESCINDED
7
Noted Belgian statesman. : SPAAK
8
Savoir-faire. : TACT
9
Miscalculate. : ERR
10
Dotes on. : ADORES
11
Pertaining to a rounded projection. : LOBAR
12
Lewis Carroll creation. : SNARK
13
Military body: Abbr. : REG
15
Hold out: Colloq. : STAY
20
NATO, for one: Abbr. : ORG
23
Next to. : AGAINST
25
Dived. : PLUNGED
26
O. T. book. : EZRA
27
Wagon pole. : NEAP
28
Near the center. : INNER
29
Surrounded by. : AMONG
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Overflowing with enthusiasm. : EBULLIENT
32
Has weight or effect. : MILITATES
33
North African port. : ORAN
34
Nothing more than. : MERE
37
Much-hunted animals. : FURSEALS
41
Explore. : SEARCH
42
Goal. : AIM
43
Bedouin. : ARAB
44
Above, in music. : SOPRA
45
Stand (one) in good ___. : STEAD
46
Clown in "Twelfth Night." : FESTE
49
Pronghorn. : DEER
50
Ruler. : TSAR
52
Extremely. : VERY
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Letter. : ESS
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Presidential nickname. : IKE
57
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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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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