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New York Times, Friday, December 23, 1955

56-Across : Laces.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,369
Across
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School subject. : ABCS
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Recorded. : TAPED
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Knitter's need. : HANK
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Topper. : COAT
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"___ Merry Christmas." : AVERY
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Indian. : OTOE
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The winner, at Municipal Stadium. : ARMY
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Successor to 59 Across. : SIRANTHONY
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Much-traveled government representative. : DIPLOMAT
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Fragrances. : AROMAS
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Town on the Meuse. : SEDAN
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951. : LMI
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China's Sun. : YATSEN
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Symbolic headgear. : COONSKIN
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Self-assertiveness. : EGO
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Mr. Marner. : SILAS
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Originate. : ARISE
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In a line. : AROW
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Buenos ___. : AIRES
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Before: Prefix. : ANTE
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Name of three Turkish Sultans. : SELIM
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Scatter. : STREW
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Dutch monetary unit. : GLD
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Qualified to make a will: Abbr. : TESTABLE
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Kitchen appliances. : RANGES
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Pyrites. : ORE
51
River of Berlin. : SPREE
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Type of feline. : ANGORA
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Laces. : ALENCONS
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Famous Knight of the Garter. : SIRWINSTON
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The McGuires, for instance. : TRIO
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Hatfields or McCoys. : CLAN
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Edged along. : CREPT
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Lambs: Latin. : AGNI
65
Hesitates. : HEMS
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Rubber pipes. : HOSES
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Rod's companion. : REEL
Down
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What West Point is: Abbr. : ACAD
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Former diva. : BORI
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Outdoor furniture. : CAMPSTOOLS
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Designer's specialty. : STYLES
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Hobart is its capital. : TASMANIA
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Pertaining to birds. : AVIAN
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Forward. : PERT
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Geologic time division. : ERA
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Energy converter. : DYNAMO
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Exclamation. : HOHO
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Very small thing. : ATOM
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Name for a ninth child. : NONA
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Pocketbook items. : KEYS
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Diminutive of a girl's name. : TRINA
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Poetic works. : ODES
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Also-ran. : LOSER
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Barm. : YEAST
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Conform. : AGREE
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___ blanche. : CARTE
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Mexican Mrs. : SRA
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Elizabeth's father. : KINGGEORGE
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Mexican fiber. : ISTLE
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Exigencies. : NEEDS
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Thread. : LISLE
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Groucho's stock in trade. : WIT
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Caduceus symbols. : SERPENTS
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Relative of a Polynesian. : MAORI
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Pre-inform. : WARN
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Baseball's Rickey. : BRANCH
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Olympian taste treat. : NECTAR
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Rise. : SLOPE
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Polish-born author. : ASCH
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Khartoum's river. : NILE
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Metric unit. : GRAM
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Allows. : OWNS
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Dancer Nejla. : ATES
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Start of an office day. : NINE
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Farmers' concern. : SOIL
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Box-office notice. : SRO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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