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New York Times, Monday, December 2, 1957

54-Across : Lively play.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 314 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,079
Across
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Loose-fitting garments. : SACKS
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Ocelots. : CATS
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906. : CMVI
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Seeping through. : ADRIP
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In line. : AROW
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Locks. : HAIR
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Mamie Doud, for example. : MAIDENNAME
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British princess. : ANNE
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Generation. : AGE
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Fry. : COOK
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Sailed near the wind. : LUFFED
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Interval of rest. : RESPITE
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Unqualified. : UTTER
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Suppositions. : IFS
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Traffic violation. : SPEEDING
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No good: Brit. slang. : BALLY
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Sibyls. : SEERS
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Female animal. : DOE
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Kirghiz mountain range. : ALAI
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Becomes slenderer. : THINS
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Spun filament. : YARN
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Creator. : GOD
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Not lift ___ (do nothing). : AHAND
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He wrote "Home Sweet Home." : PAYNE
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Hot-tempered person. : SPITFIRE
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Polite greeting. : BOW
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Rub off : ERASE
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Shows to advantage. : SETSOFF
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Classify. : ASSORT
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Bottom frame of a door. : SILL
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Mountain pass. : COL
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Lively play. : ROMP
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Dull. : LACKLUSTRE
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Double exclamation. : AHAH
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Settlement near Thule. : ETAH
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Minoan island. : CRETE
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Polo mount. : PONY
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Stage scenes. : SETS
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Small hawks. : KITES
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Island NE of Leyte. : SAMAR
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Aphorism. : ADAGE
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Entreaties. : CRIES
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Young animal. : KID
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Give full particulars. : SPECIFY
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Dugout. : CANOE
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Oriental drink: Var. : ARAK
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Type of turkey. : TOM
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Suffers from heat. : SWELTERS
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Galled. : CHAFED
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Devoted servant. : MANFRIDAY
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Morning-glory. : VINE
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Made angry. : IRED
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Negatives. : NOTS
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Shoshoneans. : UTES
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Hair: Prefix. : PILI
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Turn, as a barrel. : UPEND
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French department. : SEINE
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Teutonic goddess of destiny. : NORN
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Factor in heredity. : GENE
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Pouches. : BAGS
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Hanging unevenly. : ALOP
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Lothario. : LADIESMAN
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Part of a plow. : SHARE
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Emblems of Scotland. : THISTLES
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Swings around, as a sailboat. : YAWS
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Remote. : AFAR
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Whatever the family meal happens to be. : POTLUCK
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Cup. : TROPHY
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Big Ben. : BELL
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Indians of the Punjab. : SIKHS
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Vocal group. : OCTET
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Loud, in music. : FORTE
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Runs away. : FLEES
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Not care ___. : ARAP
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Part of London. : SOHO
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Command to a kitten. : SCAT
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Consumed. : ATE
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Indian title. : SRI

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

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