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New York Times, Wednesday, October 9, 1957

17-Across : A main point in 11 Down.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,025
Across
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Glassy silica. : OPAL
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Role for Richard Tucker. : FAUST
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Behave in respect to. : DOBY
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City on the Arno. : PISA
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Locale of Michener's "Bridge." : ANDAU
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Weapon. : EPEE
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A main point in 11 Down. : INSPECTION
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Polypody. : FERN
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American Indian. : UTE
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Empty. : VAIN
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Toppings. : ICINGS
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Entangled. : MATTED
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Succeeds. : ENSUES
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Spanish girl's name. : INES
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Slicker material. : OILSKIN
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Brogan. : SHOE
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Helix. : SPIRAL
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Japanese statesman. : ITO
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French port : HAVRE
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Navy man: Abbr. : ADM
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Promote. : SPEED
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Verbal contraction. : IVE
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College founded in 1861. : VASSAR
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Ideologies. : ISMS
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Execute. : PERFORM
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Spare. : LEAN
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Jaunty. : RAKISH
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Probable. : LIKELY
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Rosaceous shrub. : SPIREA
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Verily. : AMEN
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Crossbeam. : TIE
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___ Napoléon. : CODE
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Sins, in Kremlin parlance. : DEVIATIONS
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Consumer. : USER
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Requirements. : NEEDS
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Not busy. : FREE
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Army meal. : MESS
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Comedian Kovacs. : ERNIE
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Boys. : SONS
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Poppy product. : OPIUM
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Ship of 1492. : PINTA
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Resource. : ASSET
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Drink in a certain way. : LAP
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Fronts. : FACADES
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Prefix signifying opposite. : ANTI
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City in Italy. : UDINE
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Saint: Port. : SAO
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New African republic. : TUNISIA
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Challenges. : DEFIES
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Eisenhower's atom control plan. : OPENSKIES
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Former female golf champion. : BERG
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Longings: Slang. : YENS
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Tranquil. : EVEN
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Selects. : CULLS
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Location for an opera seat. : TIER
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___ school. : NORMAL
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Sudden seizures, as of laughter. : SPASMS
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Ninth letter of military alphabet. : ITEM
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Makes a slip. : NODS
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Airplane. : SHIP
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Engage in. : HAVE
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Defeats, as a veto. : OVERRIDES
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Companions of egos. : IDS
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Call forth. : EVOKE
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Carnation. : PINK
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Rescuer of Theseus. : ARIADNE
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Permit to be issued. : RELEASE
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Travelers. : FARERS
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"___ She 'Sweet.'" : AINT
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Sanctuary. : HAVEN
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Largest of the Kurile Islands. : ETORO
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Fine stationery. : LINEN
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Agreements. : YESES
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Impurities on top of liquids. : SCUM
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Assume an attitude. : POSE
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The South of France. : MIDI
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Poetic contraction. : EER
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Suppositions. : IFS

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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