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New York Times, Friday, December 22, 1961

58-Across : Admire.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,543
Across
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Elsie of stage fame. : JANIS
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The Great Commoner. : PITT
10
Footnote term. : IBID
14
Praying figure. : ORANT
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Of Mars: Prefix. : AREO
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Girl in a song. : NITA
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Nonsense. : TOMFOOLERY
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Arrayed. : CLAD
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Clean thoroughly. : SWEEPUP
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Diacritical mark. : CEDILLA
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Nonactive: Abbr. : RET
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One of the Gorgons. : MEDUSA
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Declines. : EBBS
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Indian mountain pass. : GHAT
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Wash out. : RINSE
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A famous gal. : SAL
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Hindu titles. : SRIS
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Residences. : ABODES
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Barred. : SLATTED
38
Seance phenomena. : TRANCES
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Bond or deed, in law. : ESCROW
40
Empty. : VAIN
41
Pray: Lat. : ORA
42
City in West Africa. : DAKAR
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Delicate. : FINE
44
Flower. : POSY
45
Man's nickname. : JIMMIE
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Agency created in 1933. : TVA
49
Song. : CHANSON
51
Say it again. : ITERATE
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Verb suffix. : ESCE
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Coxcomb. : JACKANAPES
58
Admire. : LIKE
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Medley. : OLIO
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Not decided. : UNSET
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Maiden. : LASS
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Experienced. : SEEN
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Saint-___. : SAENS
Down
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Trifling amounts. : JOTS
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In a line. : AROW
3
Noted person. : NAME
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Deduces. : INFERS
5
Mining term. : STOPE
6
Feeler. : PALP
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Choler. : IRE
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Three-line stanza. : TERCET
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Trifled (with). : TOYED
10
Cut. : INCISION
11
Be romantic. : BILLANDCOO
12
Type: Abbr. : ITAL
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Nursery word. : DADA
18
Got too big for. : OUTGREW
22
Seaport in Natal. : DURBAN
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College degrees. : MAS
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Ancient chariot. : ESSED
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Wood. : BALSA
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Billies' relatives. : BLACKJACKS
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Stowed away. : HID
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Prophets. : SEERS
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School theme. : ESSAY
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Equinoctials. : STORMS
35
School tune. : ARIETTA
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Recruits. : TRAINEES
38
Color. : TAN
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Compete. : VIE
43
End. : FINALE
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River of Brazil and Argentina. : PARANA
46
Bolivian Indians. : MOJOS
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Brilliant planet. : VENUS
49
Compartment. : CELL
50
First Chinese dynasty. : HSIA
51
Church statue. : IKON
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Chancel's neighbor. : APSE
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Numerical ending. : TEEN
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Common suffixes. : ESTS
57
French "co." : CIE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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