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New York Times, Monday, April 17, 1961

49-Across : Via a supposedly natural heritage.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Z }, Scrabble score: 319 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,294
Across
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Mountain of Greece. : OSSA
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Propose. : OFFER
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Korean soldiers. : ROKS
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Elaborate inlaid work of wood, metals, etc. : BUHL
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Plant life. : FLORA
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Algerian seaport. : ORAN
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Unit of musical rhythm. : BEAT
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Unyielding. : FOURSQUARE
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Unknown. : STRANGER
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College in New York. : HUNTER
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Reverent. : PIOUS
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Cul-de-sac. : DEADEND
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Breastbones: Anat. : STERNA
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Tree knots. : BURLS
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Fodder. : HAY
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Condition in general. : ORDER
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Obscure. : MUDDY
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Chopped. : AXED
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Marked for removal, in printing. : DELED
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Eastern outrigger. : PROA
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Relict. : WIDOW
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Trims. : PARES
44
Timetable abbreviation. : ARR
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Nebulous. : MISTY
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Reddish yellow. : TITIAN
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Via a supposedly natural heritage. : BYBIRTH
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Law. : CANON
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Breadwinner. : EARNER
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Arc de ___. : TRIOMPHE
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Fair play. : SQUAREDEAL
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Oxfords. : TIES
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Eject. : OUST
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Explain. : SOLVE
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Eye defect: Comb. form. : OPIA
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Radio instrument: Slang. : MIKE
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Mount. : STEED
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Food list. : MENU
Down
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Musical accompaniments: Abbr. : OBBS
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Tallow. : SUET
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Very observant. : SHARPEYED
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Star in Aquila. : ALTAIR
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Not vigilant. : OFFGUARD
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Sheets of floating ice. : FLOES
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Polo team. : FOUR
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Miscalculate. : ERR
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Cut of bacon. : RASHER
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Gathers: Colloq. : ROUNDSUP
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Declaim. : ORATE
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Scandinavian girl's name. : KAREN
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Mortimer ___. : SNERD
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Misgiving. : QUALM
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Definitely not! : NONO
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Famous German wood engraver. : DURER
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Great name in playwrighting. : SHAW
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Hack. : TAXI
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Make fast: Naut. : BELAY
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Profundity. : DEPTH
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Attachment to a sink. : DRAINPIPE
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Dickens girl. : DORA
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Story: Colloq. : YARN
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Rule by superior power. : DOMINATE
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Itemized. : DETAILED
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Electrician. : WIRER
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Chinese: Comb. form. : SINO
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Tension. : STRESS
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Primitive drum. : TOMTOM
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Broom of twigs. : BESOM
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Mexican Indian. : YAQUI
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Abrupt in manner or speech: Var. : BRUSK
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Beg. : CRAVE
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Far: Comb. form. : TELE
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French exclamation of surprise. : HEIN
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Biblical twin. : ESAU
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Period. : DOT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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