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New York Times, Monday, April 4, 1960

54-Across : Adjusts to a situation.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,916
Across
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Tree on South Carolina's flag. : PALM
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Sporting event. : SHOOT
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Jacob August ___. : RIIS
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Four, on a clock dial. : IIII
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Stage and screen star. : HENRYFONDA
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River into the Danube. : ENNS
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In a covert manner. : ULTERIORLY
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Rhee's men. : ROKS
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Wrench. : TOOL
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Pintails. : SMEES
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Restrain. : LIMIT
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African story, 1887. : SHE
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French statesman. : PLEVEN
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Withdraws. : RECEDES
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More recent. : LATER
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Havana. : CIGAR
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Young animal. : CUB
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Party not in office. : OUTS
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Lake Erie bay, scene of Perry's victory. : PUTIN
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Hoodwink. : DUPE
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Presidential monogram. : DDE
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Bakes in a kiln. : FIRES
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Jesters. : MIMES
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Office boy's agenda. : ERRANDS
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Disguised. : COVERT
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Census taker's query. : AGE
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Procession. : TRAIN
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Divide. : HALVE
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Bolivia's neighbor. : PERU
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1492 ship. : NINA
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Adjusts to a situation. : ORIENTATES
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Branch of biology: Abbr. : ECOL
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He wrote "The Reformation." : WILLDURANT
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Gradually slower: Mus. abbr. : RALL
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Poems sung by minstrels. : LAYS
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Old ___, peak in Colorado. : BALDY
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Do away with. : SLAY
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Support for a bridge. : PIER
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Primitive Japanese. : AINO
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Versatile TV actor. : LINKLETTER
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Letters. : MISSIVES
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Enclose. : SHUTIN
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Serf. : HELOT
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Aware of: Slang. : ONTO
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City on the Oka. : OREL
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Norse god of war. : TYR
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Occupied living quarters. : ROOMED
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Concerning. : INRE
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Empty. : IDLE
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Recites. : SAYS
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Entertainer from Philadelphia. : FISHER
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Sea: Fr. : MER
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Scrutinize. : SCAN
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Trudge. : PLOD
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Cum ___. : LAUDE
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Solemn ceremonies. : RITES
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Shield. : EGIS
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Universal. : ECUMENICAL
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High praise from a teen-ager. : SUPER
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What clabber is. : CURD
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Utmost. : BEST
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Larch. : PINE
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Soothsayers. : DIVINERS
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Remnant. : FAGEND
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Bygone bird. : MOA
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Untwists. : RAVELS
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Like a curmudgeon. : CRUSTY
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General direction. : TREND
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Animal cry. : HOWL
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Melody. : ARIA
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Symbol of whiteness. : LILY
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Estuary of the Amazon. : PARA
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Useful Latin abbreviation. : ETAL
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Popular Arndt tune. : NOLA
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Friend in need. : ALLY
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Bath. : TUB

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

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