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New York Times, Monday, October 5, 1959

33-Across : Pretty: Scot.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.43, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,734
Across
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People in general. : WORLD
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Chain of events. : SERIES
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A third of an inning. : ONEOUT
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Big league. : NATIONAL
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Lessen in any way. : REDUCE
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Sewing stitch for binding. : OVEREDGE
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___ plan of progressive education. : DALTON
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"___ Mable." : DERE
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French island. : ILE
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Chills. : ICES
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Exile residence of Wilhelm II. : DOORN
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Freedman in Old England. : LAET
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Unit of energy. : ERG
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Kind. : GENUS
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Performs baseball strategy. : BUNTS
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Breathes. : RESPIRES
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___-cross. : CRISS
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Adjective suffixes. : IALS
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Chase after and catch, in batting practice. : SHAG
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Pretty: Scot. : BONNY
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Collarbone. : CLAVICLE
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Danube tributary. : SIRET
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Author of "Two Gentle Men." : CHUTE
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Bewitch: Colloq. : HEX
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Sponsorship. : EGIS
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Infielder. : SHORT
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___ la république! : VIVE
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In the past. : AGO
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Baba and others. : ALIS
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Draw forth. : ELICIT
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Zinc silicate used in lotions. : CALAMINE
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Turn. : ROTATE
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Big league. : AMERICAN
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Veteran (with "old"). : STAGER
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Taker of an examination. : TESTEE
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At ___ (puzzled). : ALOSS
Down
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More verbose. : WORDIER
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43,560 square feet. : ONEACRE
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Cincinnati team. : REDLEGS
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Boors. : LOUTS
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A kind of lacquer. : DUCO
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Firm. : STERN
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Ireland. : EIRE
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Former Brooklyn pitcher. : ROE
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Cleveland team. : INDIANS
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Young birds. : EAGLETS
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Wintry precipitations. : SLEETS
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Con amore. : TENDERLY
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Full of knots. : NODOUS
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Justifies, in law. : AVERS
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Numerals. : ONES
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Italian man's name. : LUIGI
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Player in Candlestick Park. : GIANT
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Former Bostonian. : BRAVE
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Evergreens. : PINES
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Talks. : CHATTERS
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Musical gliding effect. : SLUR
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Lions, tigers, etc. : BIGGAME
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Baltimore team. : ORIOLES
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Selected. : CHOSEN
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Where Comiskey Park is. : CHICAGO
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Biblical tribe. : LEVITES
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Places named for English cathedral city. : EXETERS
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Fur seal. : SEACAT
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Porcelain. : CHINA
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Hit a ball to the right. : SLICE
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Full of life and vigor. : VITAL
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French friend. : AMIE
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Bowl for water, in India. : LOTA
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Skill. : ART

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1 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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