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New York Times, Friday, March 10, 1961

35-Across : Most comfy.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,256
Across
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Part of a drama. : ACTI
5
Author of "The Fall." : CAMUS
10
What: Ital. : CHE
13
Road, in Germany. : BAHN
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In agreement. : ATONE
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Work hard. : TOIL
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Namesakes of a president. : IKES
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Darby's Joan, for example. : LOVINGWIFE
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Kind of jazz. : BEBOP
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Characterized by a mixture of languages. : MACARONIC
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Removes, in printing. : DELES
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Greek letters. : BETAS
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Pirate. : SEAWOLF
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Chesterfield. : COAT
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High school course. : ART
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Quote. : CITE
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Allegro and andante. : TEMPOS
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Most comfy. : HOMIEST
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Escort: Colloq. : TAKEOUT
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Loyal. : STANCH
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Local position. : SITE
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Attempt. : TRY
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Wise. : ONTO
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Furtiveness. : STEALTH
44
Faux pas. : ERROR
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Blackthorns. : SLOES
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Honed. : SHARPENED
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Desert lily. : YUCCA
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Enacted. : LEGISLATED
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1/16 of a catty. : TAEL
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Grade school: Abbr. : ELEM
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Miss Kett's namesakes. : ETTAS
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Sea bird. : ERNE
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Accomplished. : DID
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Spoil. : TAINT
62
Colors. : DYES
Down
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Early name for Nisan. : ABIB
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Formed into a hard mass. : CAKED
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Current comedy. : THEBESTMAN
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Shoe part. : INSOLE
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Coolidge. : CAL
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Jot. : ATOM
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Changing in date from one year to the next. : MOVABLE
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Important relief agency. : UNICEF
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Legislature: Fr. : SENAT
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Nickel. : COIN
11
True reproduction, for short. : HIFI
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Tesla's field: Abbr. : ELEC
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Couple. : TWOSOME
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Popular princess. : GRACEKELLY
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Feature of the New Frontier. : PEACECORPS
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Rustle. : SWISH
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Giant great. : OTT
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Character in "Romeo and Juliet." : APOTHECARY
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Sightseeing trip. : TOUR
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Oohs and ___. : AHS
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Picture section of a newspaper. : ROTO
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Farewells, à la small fry. : TATAS
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Place for Durocs. : STY
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Meantime. : INTERIM
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Stalemate. : TIE
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Divisions of fugues, often the final sections. : STRETTI
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"Moonlight ___." : SONATA
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Praised highly: Colloq. : TOUTED
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Sublease. : RELET
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Part of 1 Across. : SCENE
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Pung. : SLED
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The sun: Comb. form. : HELI
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Venerable. : AGED
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College official. : DEAN
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Pub drinks. : ALES
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Summer time: Abbr. : DST

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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