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New York Times, Tuesday, April 9, 1957

20-Across : Study of the heavenly bodies.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,842
Across
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Charity. : ALMS
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Room. : SPACE
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Vaulted recess in a building. : APSE
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Check. : REIN
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Sum. : TOTAL
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Note. : MEMO
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Study of insects. : ENTOMOLOGY
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Solar disk. : ATEN
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Study of the heavenly bodies. : ASTRONOMY
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Snoops. : PRIES
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Smooth. : EVEN
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Air Force General Vandenberg. : HOYT
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Gave food. : FED
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Ages. : ERAS
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Unsightly people: Colloq. : UGLIES
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Senator from N. Y. : IVES
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Study of fossils. : ICHNOLOGY
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Snug place to live. : NEST
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Either of two hip muscles. : PSOAS
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American playwright. : INGE
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Just beginning to exist. : INCIPIENT
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Visited. : SEEN
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Accelerate. : STEPUP
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Being: Lat. : ESSE
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Presidential initials. : DDE
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Dedicated women. : NUNS
48
Flippant farewell. : TATA
50
Wildly. : MADLY
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Printer's guide. : STYLEBOOK
57
Oratorio air. : ARIA
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Study of esthetics, logic, ethics, etc. : PHILOSOPHY
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Color. : TINT
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Of a certain cereal. : OATEN
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"___ with faint praise." : DAMN
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Rim. : EDGE
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"___ Family Robinson." : SWISS
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Different. : ELSE
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Section. : AREA
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Eyeglass. : LENS
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Catcher's glove. : MITT
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Night sound. : SNORE
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Pit remover. : STONER
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Chopin composition. : POLONAISE
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Jot. : ATOM
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Sly: Slang. : CAGY
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Site of large English cathedral. : ELY
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Bulb plant, the belladonna lily. : AMARYLLIS
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Formally requested. : PETITIONED
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Pintail duck. : SMEE
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Infinities of time. : EONS
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Change residence. : MOVE
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Comic character. : POGO
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Vandals. : HUNS
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The end. : FINIS
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Happening. : EVENT
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"Orpheus ___," Tennessee Williams' latest. : DESCENDING
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Scottish cake. : SCONE
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Incited (with "on"). : EGGED
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Ancient name of Aswan. : SYENE
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Specify. : STIPULATE
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Easter fashions. : HATSTYLES
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Seeds. : PIPS
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Insignificant. : PUNY
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Beauty parlors. : SALONS
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Vous ___ (you are): Fr. : ETES
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Home. : ABODE
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Ship's officer. : MATE
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Dry. : ARID
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Author of "Major Barbara." : SHAW
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Species of monkey. : TITI
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October birthstone. : OPAL
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Electrical units. : OHMS
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Writer of "Cappy Ricks" stories. : KYNE
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Opposite of neg. : POS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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