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New York Times, Tuesday, September 29, 1959

42-Across : Sioux Indian.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.60, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 94, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,728
Across
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Umpire's decision. : STRIKE
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Atlantic City feature. : SEAFRONT
15
College paper. : THESIS
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Space traveler. : EXPLORER
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Take offense. : RESENT
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Problem for dieters. : APPETITE
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Have a picnic. : EAT
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English-born comedienne. : GINGOLD
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Hurt expressions. : OWS
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Hide (away). : STOW
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Bull ___. : MOOSE
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Ziegfeld and others. : FLOS
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Dried up. : SERE
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Nautical term. : ALEE
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Title for Jacques. : FRERE
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Symbol on Tunisia's flag. : REDSTAR
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Liquid containers. : FLASKS
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First name of "Redhead." : GWEN
34
Social group. : CLAN
35
Tennis star Bueno and namesakes. : MARIAS
38
Thickened, as cream. : CLOTTED
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FBI man. : AGENT
42
Sioux Indian. : CROW
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Concerning. : INRE
45
Percussion instrument. : GONG
46
Delicate purple. : MAUVE
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Sec. of State under John Quincy Adams. : CLAY
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Adjective suffix. : ENT
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19th century poet and family. : LANIERS
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Jungle inhabitant. : APE
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Green grapes. : NIAGARAS
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Great amount, as of fun: Colloq. : BARREL
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Communications system. : TELETYPE
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Fugitive from a country. : EMIGRE
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Placed value on. : ASSESSED
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Take away (a right), in law. : DEVEST
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Importance. : STRESS
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The drama. : THEATER
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Put back into use. : RESTORE
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Honshu bay. : ISE
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Chief in size, importance, etc. : KING
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Judges. : ESTIMATES
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Mariner. : SEAGOER
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Scandalous revelation. : EXPOSE
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Rome Beauty. : APPLE
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Vanished. : FLED
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Tommy-___. : ROT
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Major League baseball club. : ORIOLES
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TV system. : NETWORK
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Pony-tails. : TRESSES
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Actor Lloyd ___. : NOLAN
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Fastening with a tapering piece. : WEDGING
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Greatly agitated. : FRANTIC
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Motorist's plight. : FLAT
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Batsman's clout. : SWAT
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Garden area. : FLOWERBED
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Segment of a bulb, as of garlic. : CLOVE
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Purplish red. : MAGENTA
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Sudden, strong emotions. : AGONIES
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Amounts in leases. : RENTALS
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Moved about, as a taxi seeking fares. : CRUISED
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Broaden. : ENLARGE
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Dealers in dry goods. : DRAPERS
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Party tidbit. : CANAPE
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Embroidery feature. : EYELET
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"The Bells of St. ___." : MARYS
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Money in Riga. : LATS
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Unchanged. : SAME
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Letter. : GEE
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Stream: Abbr. : RIV

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

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