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New York Times, Tuesday, February 2, 1954

31-Across : Astound.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,680
Across
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Current craze in music. : HIFI
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Pieces of work. : TASKS
10
Haakon VII's son. : OLAF
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Barren. : ARID
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Pedestrian's safety zone. : ISLET
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Incarnation of Vishnu. : RAMA
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Adventurer in the land of ibises. : ERNESTHEMINGWAY
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Built a waterway. : CANALLED
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Oils. : PAINTS
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Falsifies. : LIES
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Present. : HERE
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Speaks up at the bridge table. : REBIDS
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Desolate. : LONESOME
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Astound. : AMAZE
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Pecuniary resources. : FUNDS
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Part of the face. : LIP
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Workbench device. : VISE
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Fails to complete a pitch. : BALKS
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Part of N.B. : BENE
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Man's name. : ELI
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Loam, marl, etc. : SOILS
39
Nearly equal. : CLOSE
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Kuchel, Griswold, Burke, etc. : SENATORS
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Bottles. : FLASKS
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Legionnaires et al. : VETS
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Algerian port. : ORAN
45
Be attractive. : APPEAL
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High-steppers. : PRANCERS
52
He staged the "Court Martial." : CHARLESLAUGHTON
54
Jackson is its capital: Abbr. : MISS
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Piano. : GRAND
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Earth goddess. : ERDA
57
Otherwise. : ELSE
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Musical gatherings. : SINGS
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Leak. : SEEP
Down
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Hic, ___, hoc. : HAEC
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Singer Petina. : IRRA
3
Native of Suomi. : FINN
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Put on a pedestal. : IDEALIZE
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Esquire, Excellency, etc. : TITLES
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Trees. : ASHES
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Pung. : SLED
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Former Senator from Missouri. : KEM
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Wages. : STIPENDS
10
Riotous parties. : ORGIES
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Sheer linen or cotton cloth. : LAWN
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Amo, amas, ___. : AMAT
13
Elves. : FAYS
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Microscope plate. : SLIDE
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Nostrils. : NARES
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Calls of wild geese. : HONKS
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Reviews for a hit. : RAVES
25
Hero of "South Pacific." : EMILE
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Sink. : BASIN
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Calms. : LULLS
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Vegetable oils. : OLEOS
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Russian city. : MINSK
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Swords: French. : EPEES
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Bazaars. : FAIRS
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Deals in moonshine. : BOOTLEGS
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Actress Yurka and others. : BLANCHES
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Purloin. : STEAL
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Sound of bells. : CLANG
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Opposed. : AVERSE
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Imposters. : FRAUDS
44
Ape. : ORANG
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Top. : ACME
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Comedian Silvers. : PHIL
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State of affairs, sometimes pretty. : PASS
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Diagram. : PLAN
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To be: French. : ETRE
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Harassed: Colloq. : RODE
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Click. : SNAP
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Hindu title. : SRI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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