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New York Times, Friday, October 31, 1958

64-Across : Nuts from Brazil.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,412
Across
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Houses in Spain. : CASAS
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Girl. : LASS
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Farm structure. : SHED
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Place in a row. : ALINE
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Down: Naut. : ALOW
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South American republic. : PERU
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Scope. : RANGE
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Swing around. : SLUE
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Beverages. : ALES
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Cliché descended from Chaucer. : PROUDASAPEACOCK
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Movie producer Mervyn. : LEROY
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"___ as a picture." : PRETTY
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Pompous display. : PARADE
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Red or Ross. : SEA
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Composer Stravinski. : IGOR
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"Dead as ___," first used in 1350. : ADOORNAIL
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Count. : TELL
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Small lizard. : EFT
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Highlander. : GAEL
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"Cunning" cliché. : SLYASAFOX
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Exchange premium. : AGIO
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Linear measure. : ROD
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Tropical tree. : MIMOSA
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TV appurtenance. : AERIAL
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"Mad as a wet hen." : IRATE
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Synonym for pig-headed. : STUBBORNASAMULE
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"___ the climax." : CAPS
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Electrically charged atoms. : IONS
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Expression of scorn. : SNEER
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Cyma recta. : OGEE
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"Watch your ___." : STEP
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Nuts from Brazil. : COLAS
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Cardinal suffix. : TEEN
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Relative of a die-hard. : TORY
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Concerning. : ANENT
Down
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Find fault unfairly. : CARP
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Winglike. : ALAR
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Chinese: Comb. form. : SINO
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Awkwardly. : ANGULARLY
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Sown. : SEEDED
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Rope. : LASSO
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Put at rest. : ALLAY
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"As thick as pea ___." : SOUP
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Cleaning device. : SWEEPER
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Interval of time. : SPACE
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A bondman. : HELOT
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Upright. : ERECT
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Partially dark. : DUSKY
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Extent. : AREA
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Islands near Ireland. : ARAN
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"Bottomless ___." : PIT
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A long time: Colloq. : AGES
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List. : ROLL
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"And ___ bed." : SOTO
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"___ as a herring." : DEAD
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"Like water ___ a duck's back." : OFF
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Electra's father. : AGAMEMNON
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Prototype of a false friend. : IAGO
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Floral wreaths. : LEIS
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Mauna ___. : LOA
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A breed of horse. : ARAB
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Guest artist. : SOLOIST
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"Once a year" time. : XMAS
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Lake, a source of the Mississippi. : ITASCA
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Kind of necktie. : ASCOT
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Floor: Fr. : ETAGE
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Monetary unit of India. : RUPEE
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Norwegian dramatist. : IBSEN
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___ man (the stomach). : INNER
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Grating. : RASPY
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Newspaper section. : ROTO
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Tributary of the Ubangi. : UELE
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"___ and hungry look." : LEAN
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Formerly: Archaic. : ERST

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