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New York Times, Friday, December 6, 1957

27-Across : Overcrowds.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { B J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,083
Across
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Condensed. : SHORT
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Historic fliers. : RAF
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By itself: Lat. : IPSO
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Cooperstown shrine. : HALLOFFAME
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Mulberry bark. : TAPA
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Ensign: Slang. : ONESTRIPER
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Branch of a science: Abbr. : ANAT
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Burns' "___ Mouse." : TOA
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Bivouac. : TENT
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Runners. : MILERS
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Heartfelt. : SINCERE
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Elderly. : SENILE
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Pyrites. : ORE
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Overcrowds. : CONGESTS
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Arches. : SPANS
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Author of "On the Beach." : SHUTE
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Go fast. : HIE
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Pommel of a saddle. : HORN
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Obstructs. : STOPS
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Kefauver's colleague. : GORE
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Umpire's call. : OUT
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Shadowboxes. : SPARS
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Trimmed the lawn. : MOWED
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In a line and touching. : ENDTOEND
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Court. : WOO
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Thought. : DEEMED
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___'s Island, in the East River. : RANDALL
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Weak-kneed. : SCARED
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Beloved of Radames. : AIDA
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White ___. : LIE
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Cabbage. : KALE
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Where to find argentite. : SILVERMINE
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D. D. E. and others. : IKES
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Surreptitious. : UNDERCOVER
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Evening: Ital. : SERA
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Size of coal. : PEA
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Gardeners. : HOERS
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Photos. : SHOTS
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City in Indo-China. : HANOI
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City in N. Y. : OLEAN
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Long John Silver's creator. : RLS
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Rocks. : TOTTERS
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Enthralled. : RAPT
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Soul: Fr. : AME
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Agitates. : FERMENTS
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French name for European country. : ITALIE
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"I've Got a Secret," for example. : PANELSHOW
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Blowout insurance. : SPARETIRE
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Feed bag contents. : OATS
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"___ Jacques." : FRERE
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Excellent. : FINE
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Contemporary playwright. : INGE
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State: Abbr. : CONN
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Oxtail and turtle. : SOUPS
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Musical tone. : CHORD
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Bird tidbit. : SEED
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Loafer. : SHOE
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Bakery item. : POUNDCAKE
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Duveen, for example. : ARTDEALER
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Kiosk. : STAND
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Accelerates. : SPEEDSUP
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Satisfactory. : GOOD
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Several. : SOME
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Elizabeth II. : MONARCH
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Singer Brewer. : TERESA
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Shore bird. : WADER
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Split. : RIVE
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Energetic. : ALIVE
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Type of batted ball. : LINER
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Impudent glances. : LEERS
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Alpine accessories. : SKIS
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Actor Robert. : ALDA
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Chemical suffix. : INE
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Mugient call. : MOO

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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