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New York Times, Tuesday, November 5, 1957

61-Across : Great in quantity.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,052
Across
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Locking device. : HASP
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Senior member. : DEAN
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Eastern title. : IMAM
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Remarque's middle name. : MARIA
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Color. : ECRU
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Fiddling emperor. : NERO
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Sighting device. : AIMER
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At another time. : THEN
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Mustachioed artist. : DALI
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Scottish musical. : BRIGADOON
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Cryptographer. : CODER
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Automobile. : SEDAN
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Golfer Willie. : TURNESA
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Presidential initials. : HST
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Netherlands seaport. : EDAM
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Love: Scot. : LOE
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"Beautiful ___" waltz. : OHIO
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Cardinal all-star. : STANMUSIAL
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Mother-of-pearl. : NACRE
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Cinnabar. : ORE
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Piebald horse. : PINTO
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Musical Anna Christie. : GWENVERDON
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On the summit. : ATOP
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Be indisposed. : AIL
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French islands. : ILES
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Type measurements. : EMS
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Aviation imp. : GREMLIN
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Golf clubs. : IRONS
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Household gods. : LARES
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Appraiser. : ESTIMATOR
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Israeli statesman. : EBAN
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Great in quantity. : MUCH
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Former baritone Pasquale. : AMATO
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Woody fiber. : BAST
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True: Fr. : VRAI
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Diminutive of a girl's name. : LETTY
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Vous ___ (you are): Fr. : ETES
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Then: Fr. : DONC
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Idea: Comb. form. : IDEO
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Shirt material. : HAIR
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Cease fire. : ARMISTICE
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Encirclement of a fortification. : SIEGE
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Flaunt. : PARADE
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Device for exploding. : DETONATOR
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Response. : ECHO
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Negative contraction. : ARENT
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Carmelite. : NUN
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Republic established in 1945. : INDONESIA
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Union commander at Gettysburg. : MEADE
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City on the Rhone delta. : ARLES
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Ballerina Shearer. : MOIRA
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Queen described by Mercutio. : MAB
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Fathers. : DADS
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Respiratory ailment. : CROUP
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German city on the Danube. : ULM
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Warehouse, in China. : HONG
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Creator of Henry Higgins. : SHAW
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Tuesday: Fr. : MARDI
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Embellishments. : ORNAMENTS
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Of the later part of the Stone Age. : NEOLITHIC
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Not disposed of by will. : INTESTATE
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Symbol of power. : ATOM
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Removes superfluous parts. : LOPS
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Bad parts, as of a system. : EVILS
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Bowl contestant. : ELI
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St. Philip ___. : NERI
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Inhabitant of eastern Africa. : SOMALI
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Earth: Poet. : GLEBE
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Atlantic port of French Morocco. : RABAT
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Efface. : ERASE
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Of the nerves: Comb. form. : NEURO
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Appointed. : NAMED
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Glance at quickly. : SCAN
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Two-way name. : OTTO
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Actor Rogers. : ROY
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Russian secret police. : MVD

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

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