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New York Times, Saturday, March 4, 1961

17-Across : Wintertime problem.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,250
Across
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Disguise. : MASK
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Originate (from). : STEM
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One of the Allens. : ETHAN
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Mine: Fr. : AMOI
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Veteran actor. : MUNI
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Polynesian. : MAORI
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Wintertime problem. : COLDHANDS
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Enter a port. : PUTIN
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Information, from the Spanish. : AVISO
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Adjective ending. : EST
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Greening. : APPLE
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Espouse. : WED
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Father of Abner. : NER
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Lumbermen's contest. : ROLEO
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Trim by removing branches, twigs, etc. : LOP
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Holder for paste, paint, etc. : TUBE
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Strike lightly. : TAP
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Slam hand: Colloq. : POWERHOUSE
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With 49 Across, a Massachusetts feature. : CAPE
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Occupation. : TRADE
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Large tank. : VAT
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Fabric. : SATIN
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Spanish seaport. : ADRA
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Remarkable events. : SENSATIONS
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Edge. : HEM
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Pronoun. : OURS
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Pale. : WAN
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Dress for an equestrienne. : HABIT
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See 37 Across. : ANN
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Pooh! : BAH
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Harbor features. : PIERS
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Prepare. : ARM
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Weeping mother of myth. : NIOBE
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"There is nothing like ___ ... " : ADAME
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White House occupants, 1923-29. : COOLIDGES
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Crop goddess. : CERES
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Hartebeest. : TORA
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One, in Germany. : EINS
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Miss Hardcastle and namesakes. : KATES
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Progressive measure. : STEP
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Ancient Asian. : MEDE
Down
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Colorful bird. : MACAW
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Get ___ on. : AMOVE
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Sound. : SOLID
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Members of the family. : KIDS
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Little: Scot. : SMA
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Part of a radio. : TUNER
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Book ___. : ENDS
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Suspects. : MISTRUSTS
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Transfix: Var. : EMPALE
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Color. : TAUPE
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Figuratively, something hard to handle. : HOTPOTATO
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Seed covering. : ARIL
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Time for school. : NINE
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M. de Balzac. : HONORE
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Book of the Bible: Abbr. : EPH
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British honor: Abbr. : OBE
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Wife of Tyndareus. : LEDA
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Gentlemen, in Malaya. : TUANS
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Neat as ___. : APIN
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Writes. : PENS
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Chief god of Memphis. : PTAH
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Gen. Wingate. : ORDE
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Proverbial evidence from 17 Across. : WARMHEART
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Manifestations of evil intent, in law. : OVERTACTS
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Raise ___ (make a commotion): Slang. : CAIN
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Tin: Slang. : STANNI
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___ generis. : SUI
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Barley beard. : AWN
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Haunt. : OBSESS
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Military force: Fr. : ARMEE
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Con ___ (tenderly). : AMORE
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Bugbear. : BOGIE
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Evening: Ger. : ABEND
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Where Darmstadt is. : HESSE
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Parcel. : PACK
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Impression. : IDEA
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Origin. : ROOT
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The same. : IDEM
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Comfortable place. : LAP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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