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New York Times, Friday, July 22, 1955

1-Across : Take a dip in the ocean.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { F J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,215
Across
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Take a dip in the ocean. : BATHE
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Gazed with malicious pleasure. : GLOATED
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The loser. : ALSORAN
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Put in a new sequence: Var. : REALINE
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Cascade. : NIAGARA
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Oriental. : EASTERN
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___ Tag. : DER
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Touching. : TANGENT
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Le Grand Louis. : ROI
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Distinct part. : UNIT
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Lavender or lilac. : SCENT
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Authoress Vicki. : BAUM
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Latin date. : NONES
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Noun suffix of agency. : ENT
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NATO and SEATO. : PACTS
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Marked, as class papers. : GRADED
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Father of the disciples James and John. : ZEBEDEE
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Hydrocarbon used as fuel. : METHANE
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Reindeer. : CARIBOU
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Chocks placed under vehicle wheels. : SPRAGS
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New York State symbols. : ROSES
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Make do (with "out"). : EKE
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Precocious French novelist. : SAGAN
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The present date: Abbr. : INST
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Markets. : SHOPS
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Star in Cetus. : MIRA
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University in Baton Rouge. : LSU
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Pushing. : SHOVING
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Jolly ___. : TAR
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Pertaining to a unit of light. : LUMINAL
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Valor. : COURAGE
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Green variety of beryl. : EMERALD
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Fly's finale. : SWATTER
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Mexican blankets. : SERAPES
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Poetic rewards. : MEEDS
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Site of recent conclave of Asiatic nations. : BANDUNG
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One who transfers property. : ALIENOR
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Catherine or Alexandra. : TSARINA
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Farm animal. : HOG
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Quod ___ demonstrandum. : ERAT
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Infusion such as hyson. : GREENTEA
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Relied on. : LEANT
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Tobacco dryer. : OAST
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High in pitch. : ALT
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Dead heat. : TIERACE
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On the way. : ENROUTE
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Coarse materials. : DENIMS
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Macaws. : ARAS
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Mr. Garner's middle name. : NANCE
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Number three Russian Army man. : GENZHUKOV
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Baseball's Williams. : TED
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Wrong. : BAD
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Prefixes meaning half. : SEMIS
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Sounds from the brooder. : PEEPS
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Social bud. : DEB
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Battalions: Abbr. : BNS
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Very slight footings. : TOEHOLDS
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Eat. : CONSUME
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One who takes things for granted. : ASSUMER
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Soak. : RET
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Leader of the flock. : RAM
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Fluster. : AGITATE
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Put the car away. : GARAGED
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Trappers. : SNARERS
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Valleys on the moon. : RILLES
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Classics. : EPICS
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Fissile rock. : SHALE
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Mountain cap. : SNOW
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Break off. : SNAP
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One of the Marianas Islands. : GUAM
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Man's name. : IRA
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Highway: Abbr. : RTE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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