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New York Times, Thursday, March 9, 1961

51-Across : Tropical tree, source of senna.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { F J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,255
Across
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Nobel prize winner Libby. : CHEMIST
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Tonics. : BRACERS
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Income. : REVENUE
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Small stream. : RIVULET
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Language of Biblical times. : ARAMAIC
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Surplus goods. : OVERAGE
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Pro ___ publico. : BONO
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Scottish barons. : THANES
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Invalid fare. : PAP
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Impressive. : BIG
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Brazil ___. : NUTS
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Partake of a meal. : SUP
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Compass point. : ENE
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Long flower cluster. : SPIKE
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Belgian city. : LIEGE
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Oracular. : DELPHIC
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Popular prizes. : PURSES
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Streamlets. : RUNS
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Hit on the head: Slang. : CONK
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Descendant of a son of Noah. : HAMITE
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Eskimo's neighbor. : ALASKAN
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Words of wisdom. : ADAGE
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Pibroch player. : PIPER
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Dessert. : ICE
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On the contrary. : BUT
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Ill-mannered one. : BOOR
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Profit. : NET
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___ de France. : ILE
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Tropical tree, source of senna. : CASSIA
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Riga resident. : LETT
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Silvery game fish. : TARPONS
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Excellent. : CAPITAL
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Saint ___, French city. : ETIENNE
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Hermit. : EREMITE
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Epistolary salutation. : DEAREST
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Meetings with mediums. : SEANCES
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Peevish. : CRABBED
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Novel character. : HEROINE
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Good news. : EVANGEL
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Reminder. : MEMO
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___ nutshell. : INA
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Basic wardrobe item. : SUIT
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Study of the practical arts. : TECHNICS
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English novelist. : BRONTE
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Splits apart. : RIVES
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Supplications. : AVES
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Canine of a sort. : CUR
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Slips away. : ELAPSES
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Estimate anew. : REGAUGE
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Relatives of prairies. : STEPPES
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Diving bird of the north. : AUK
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Novelist Nevil. : SHUTE
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Valuable wood. : PINE
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Of a satellite. : LUNAR
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Exacerbates. : IRKS
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Punctilious person. : PRIG
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Native of Lodz. : POLE
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Whimsies. : CAPRICES
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Dressed. : HABITED
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Praise too highly. : ADULATE
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___ medica. : MATERIA
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Of motion. : KINETIC
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Synthetic fabric. : ACETATE
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Vexes. : NETTLES
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Hot mixture of milk with ale, wine, etc. : POSSET
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Cyclades island. : IOS
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Wedding proclamation. : BANNS
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Part of a rocket. : CONE
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Swiss river. : AARE
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Delineate. : LIMN
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For each. : PER
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Sweet ___. : PEA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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