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New York Times, Saturday, November 25, 1961

31-Across : Baser.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K P Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,516
Across
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Height. : HILL
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With open ___. : ARMS
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Hebrew prophet. : MICAH
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Pulitzer prize author. : AGEE
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Go rapidly. : RUSH
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Perfume. : AROMA
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One. : UNIT
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Josip Broz. : TITO
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Dyes. : TINTS
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Faulkner novel. : LIGHTINAUGUST
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Alcohol compounds. : ETHERS
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Insect. : TERMITE
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Thing: Lat. : RES
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Title. : EARL
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Baser. : MEANER
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Servile. : MENIAL
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Game scores. : RUNS
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Surface. : AREA
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Leyte's neighbor. : SAMAR
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Per ___. : CENT
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___-poly. : ROLY
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Father of Noah. : LAMECH
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Cracks. : CLEFTS
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River in Italy. : RENO
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Festivities: Colloq. : DOS
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Marine plant. : SEALACE
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The East. : ORIENT
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Josephine Johnson novel. : NOWINNOVEMBER
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Multitude. : CROWD
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Hindu scripture. : VEDA
61
Type of recording. : ARIA
62
Personnel man. : HIRER
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Leave out. : OMIT
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Gold. : GILT
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Timid: Colloq. : SCARY
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Girl's name. : IONE
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European capital. : OSLO
Down
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Teamster. : HAULER
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Kindle. : IGNITE
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Vivien and others. : LEIGHS
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Mythical river. : LETHE
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Handicraftsmen. : ARTISANS
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Wreck. : RUIN
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River into Lake Ilmen. : MSTA
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Loud call. : SHOUT
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Grown. : MATURE
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"Green Hat" girl. : IRISMARCH
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Extend. : CONTINUE
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Sum total: Abbr. : AMT
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Owns. : HAS
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Sequoia. : TREE
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Jewel. : GEM
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State: Abbr. : TENN
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Formerly, old style. : ERST
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Coin of Iran. : RIAL
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Truman's birthplace. : LAMAR
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Historic ship. : MAYFLOWER
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Gold cloth. : LAME
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Parts of a circle. : ARCS
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Part. : ROLE
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Girl's name meaning "light." : ELEANORA
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Do over. : RENOVATE
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Central part. : CORE
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Gaudy and cheap. : TAWDRY
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College course: Abbr. : SCI
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Rubbish. : DEBRIS
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"Days Without End" author. : ONEILL
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___-cumulus. : STRATO
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Postscript to a poem. : ENVOI
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Adult insect. : IMAGO
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Verne character. : NEMO
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God of the Eddas. : ODIN
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Book sections: Abbr. : CHS
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Region of: Suffix. : RIC

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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