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New York Times, Wednesday, April 19, 1961

29-Across : ___ Paix.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Z }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,296
Across
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Sect. : CULT
5
Chief deity of Memphis. : PTAH
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Extemporize: Colloq. : ADLIB
14
Greek goddess of war. : ENYO
15
Excellent. : RARE
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Capital of Ecuador. : QUITO
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Elevated citadel of a Greek city. : ACROPOLIS
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Hungry. : UNFED
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Capuchin monkey. : SAI
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Virginia willow. : ITEA
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Gay clothes, jewels, etc. : FINERY
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Deliverance. : ESCAPE
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Hail!: Lat. : SALVE
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Machine for hoisting. : JACK
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___ Paix. : RUEDELA
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Greenback, for example. : LEGALTENDER
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German article. : DER
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Girl's name. : ALIX
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Big ___. : TOE
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George Eliot hero. : ADAM
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Move slowly. : LAG
42
Hong Kong, for example. : CROWNCOLONY
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Greek letter. : OMICRON
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Charge for some service. : TOLL
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Benvolio's friend. : ROMEO
51
"Old Faithful." : GEYSER
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Sagging. : ADROOP
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Gopher State: Abbr. : MINN
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Had a snack. : ATE
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Energetic. : BRISK
62
Rafer Johnson's Olympic Championship. : DECATHLON
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Perfume with olibanum. : CENSE
65
"___ Rhythm." : IGOT
66
In addition. : MORE
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Dickens villain. : SIKES
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Glazier's concern. : PANE
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Whiteness: Poet. : SNOW
Down
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Call a halt. : CEASE
2
The "Last of the Mohicans." : UNCAS
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Musical. : LYRIC
4
More than enough. : TOO
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Shelter. : PROTECT
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Piece of gossip. : TALE
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Solo numbers. : ARIAS
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"For ___ a jolly good fellow ... " : HES
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Trembling. : AQUIVER
10
Pestered for payment. : DUNNED
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Spirit. : LIFE
12
Roman way. : ITER
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A person: Colloq. : BODY
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Sacred fig tree of India. : PIPAL
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Passage for smoke. : FLUE
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Hero of the Trojan War. : AJAX
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Fiery. : ARDENT
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Chemical compound. : KETONE
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Root of the taro. : EDDO
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Spare. : LEAN
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Pentagon concern. : ARMY
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French composer. : LALO
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Biblical kingdom. : ELAM
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Colette heroine. : GIGI
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At once. : NOW
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Associate. : ALLY
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English physicist, discoverer of thallium. : CROOKES
43
Lively play. : ROMP
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Kindred by birth. : COGNATE
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Emitting fragrance. : OLENT
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La ___, Wisconsin. : CROSSE
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Relative of 46 Across. : OMEGA
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Drawing room. : SALON
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Island of the Kuriles. : ETORO
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Get an extension of. : RENEW
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Beginner's pointers. : ABCS
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Before vier. : DREI
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Sports place. : RINK
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Sacred image. : ICON
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Recipe direction. : DIP
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Sea-going initials. : HMS

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

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