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New York Times, Monday, November 5, 1951

61-Across : Small short-billed wading bird.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 869
Across
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Senator from the Bay State. : LODGE
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Play tricks. : JAPE
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A case for the M. P.'s. : AWOL
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Concepts. : IDEAS
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___ plaisir. : AVEC
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Fruit having a hard rind and pulpy, many-seeded interior. : PEPO
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Ridicule by imitating. : MIMIC
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Old compaigners who have had stormy but successful careers: Colloq. : WARHORSES
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Agency aiding Europe. : ECA
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Represented, for 10 per cent. : AGENTED
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Powerful explosive. : TNT
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A loud noise. : REPORT
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Half masks, usually of silk or satin: Fr. : LOUPS
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Classified material in Government circles. : SECRETS
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Round hill. : MORRO
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Goncourt or Pulitzer, for instance. : AWARD
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Summer sport tog. : SUNSUIT
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Diminutive of a girl's name. : META
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Consecrate. : BLESS
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British mosquito. : GNAT
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Locate. : SITUATE
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Slick chick. : CUTIE
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Sounds on Old MacDonald's farm. : OINKS
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A wonderful thing. : MIRACLE
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French relative. : ONCLE
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Where Singapore is. : MALAYA
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The Big Pond: Abbr. : ATL
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Linings for regal robes. : ERMINES
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Wilson or Norris. : DAM
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Most delicate. : DAINTIEST
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Office worker: Colloq. : STENO
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Florence's river. : ARNO
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Australian ratite bird: Var. : EMEU
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Contemporary of "Authors" and "Pit." : LOTTO
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Operatic love scene. : DUET
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Small short-billed wading bird. : SORA
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Agrees with. : YESES
Down
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Ingredient of a daiquiri. : LIME
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Of Keats' forte. : ODIC
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Disputed agenda item at Panmunjom. : DEMARCATIONLINE
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Merry: French. : GAI
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Fled. : ESCAPED
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Loud and quarrelsome talkers: Slang. : JAWERS
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Before: Prefix. : AVANT
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Saucily bold. : PERT
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V-shaped formations of ships or planes. : ECHELONS
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Spring time: Abbr. : APR
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They cheer for Blaik's team. : WESTPOINTCADETS
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Initiates. : OPENS
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Descriptive of a cause or weekend. : LOST
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Fragrances. : ODORS
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"I ___ Plenty of Nuttin'." : GOT
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Deviating from the usual course. : ERRATIC
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Smallest republic in S. A. : URUGUAY
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___ Browne belt. : SAM
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Sheep. : EWES
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Greek letters. : MUS
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Meet and talk with. : SEE
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Part of a plane. : TAIL
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They make butterflies, pigs' ears, etc. : BAKERIES
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Officers: Abbr. : LTS
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Links place. : TEE
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Describing a vacant apartment. : UNLET
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Coarsely. : CRASSLY
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Where Romeo receives "These ill news." : MANTUA
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Part of the name of a French ship. : ILE
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Port on Hokkaido island. : OTARU
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Silas Marner, for one. : MISER
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Babylonian god of wind and storm. : ADAD
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Note to jog the memory. : MEMO
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Compulsory bet. : ANTE
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More sounds from Mac's farm. : MOOS
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Word in the Commandments. : NOT
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Part of Italy. : TOE

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

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