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New York Times, Wednesday, July 26, 1961

15-Across : ___ from the blue.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.34, Missing: { F Q X }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,394
Across
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Part of a candle. : WICK
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Type of train: Abbr. : SPEC
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Historic city in Palestine. : GAZA
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Needlecase. : ETUI
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Mythical queen. : LEDA
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___ from the blue. : ABOLT
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Great name in the theatre. : BERNHARDT
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Norway. : NORGE
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Quapaw tribesman. : ARKANSASINDIAN
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___ River. : EAST
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Paid homage in a certain way. : KNEELED
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Musical instrument. : BANJO
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Gay songs. : LILTS
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Hero of Shaw play. : ANTONY
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Ah me! : ALAS
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Sibling: Abbr. : BRO
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Balsam. : TOLU
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Heroine of "Our Town." : EMILY
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Large number: Colloq. : SLEW
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Ship's plank. : SNY
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Energetic one,. : DOER
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Hebrew prophet. : SAMUEL
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Gazelles of the Sudan. : DAMAS
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Students. : COEDS
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Maker of pumps. : SHOEMAN
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Papal name. : PIUS
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Very uneasy (with "on"). : PINSANDNEEDLES
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Pays up. : ANTES
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Listen secretly. : EAVESDROP
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Symbolic bird. : STORK
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French name for German river. : RHIN
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Alter ___. : EGOS
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Boston and New York: Abbr. : SPTS
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"My gal" and namesakes. : SALS
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Tenant's concern. : RENT
Down
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Entanglement. : WEB
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Virginia willow. : ITEA
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Popularly. : CURRENTLY
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Nocturnal, arboreal animal. : KINKAJOU
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Incline. : SLANT
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Type of ad: Abbr. : PERS
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Old Norse poetry. : EDDA
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Appalachian range. : CATSKILL
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Water birds. : GANNETS
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Homes. : ABODES
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Weasel-like animal of Africa. : ZORIL
12
Sea lettuce and rockweed. : ALGAE
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Watch over. : TEND
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Is wearing. : HASON
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Dentist's concern. : INLAYS
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Clubs. : BATS
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Later on. : ANON
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Dens. : LAIRS
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Petty officer in the Navy. : YEOMAN
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Popular suiting. : BLUESERGE
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Famous Army surgeon. : REED
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Symbolic birds. : OWLS
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Takes a winding course. : MEANDERS
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Burn inwardly. : SMOULDER
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Table linens. : DAMASKS
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Chemicals. : ACIDS
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Wilderness. : DESERT
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Watering places. : SPAS
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Suggests. : HINTS
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Successful. : ONTOP
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Parts of hammer heads. : PEENS
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Okinawa port. : NAHA
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Unfortunate. : EVIL
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And ___. : SOON
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Sibilant signal. : PST

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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