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New York Times, Saturday, August 20, 1955

16-Across : Bethlehem scene.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.42, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,244
Across
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Small distance. : INCH
5
Creator of Candida. : GBS
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Alone ___. : ATLAST
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It consists of atoms. : MOLECULE
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Bethlehem scene. : CRECHE
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Describing a kind of love. : PLATONIC
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Synagogue soloist. : CANTOR
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Vigor. : SAP
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Sand trap or bunker, for example. : OBSTRUCTION
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The moon sometimes has them. : HALOS
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Helmsman's course. : ESE
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Approves. : OKS
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Muse of comedy. : THALIA
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Browses. : FEEDS
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Sign of the road of the stars. : SUNSETBLVD
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Expert golf scores. : PARS
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Actor Ray and namesakes. : ALDOS
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Farmer's crop. : RYE
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A felony. : ARSON
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Filer. : RASP
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Sign on a route to Jones Beach. : SUNRISEHWY
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Bucolic Romeo. : SWAIN
44
Stars in Old Glory. : STATES
45
Denizen of a den. : CUB
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Back of the book item: Abbr. : ANS
49
Plowed land: Span. : ARADA
50
Birdie. : ONEUNDERPAR
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Important. : BIG
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Duck garnish. : ORANGE
57
Nymph who became a fountain. : ARETHUSA
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Red Sox relief pitcher. : KINDER
60
Side dish. : COLESLAW
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Game tracks. : SPOORS
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Blackbird. : ANI
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Ballfield protector. : TARP
Down
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Gremlins. : IMPS
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Lopez trademark. : NOLA
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Play pat-a-cake. : CLAPHANDS
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All ___ up. : HET
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River patrol. : GUNBOAT
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Rapture. : BLISS
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Part: Abbr. : SECT
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Defendant. : ACCUSED
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Followed a path. : TRACED
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Added. : LENT
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Judicial proceeding: Lat. : ACTIO
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Trembled. : SHOOK
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Birds with deeply forked tails. : TERNS
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Oriental workers. : COOLIES
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Rope manipulator. : REEVER
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Current affairs commentator team. : ALSOPS
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Nicholas II. : TSAR
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Waikiki show. : HULA
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Screen actor. : FLYNN
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Buffet supper. : SPREAD
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Black-and-blue mark. : BRUISE
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Lake Erie city. : ASHTABULA
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Baseball's "Schoolboy." : ROWE
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Curved plankings. : SNYS
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Moon goddess. : ASTARTE
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Actor George. : SANDERS
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Eban represents them. : ISRAELI
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Hollywood producer. : WANGER
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Potential broth-spoilers. : COOKS
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Tear at the seam. : UNRIP
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Relative of keno and lotto. : BEANO
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Front of the stage. : APRON
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Cancel. : UNDO
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Worthless: Bib. : RACA
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It halves Munich. : ISAR
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Stare: Dial. : GAWP
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D. D. E.'s predecessor. : HST

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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