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New York Times, Friday, September 29, 1961

22-Across : Moslem coin.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J K X Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,459
Across
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Hems' partners. : HAWS
5
Instrument for refracting light. : PRISM
10
Garment. : WRAP
14
Give forth. : EMIT
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Lariat. : RIATA
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Exclamation of fatigue. : HIHO
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___ Seashore, est. 1961. : CAPECODNATIONAL
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Set ___ (take the lead). : THEPACE
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Supported. : STOODBY
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Moslem coin. : DINAR
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Diminutive suffix. : ETS
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Disregard. : IGNORE
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In ___ bosom (at rest). : ABRAHAMS
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Displayed. : SHOWN
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Farm enclosures. : STIES
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Obtain. : GET
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Greensward. : LAWN
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Practiced. : PLIED
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Father: Fr. : PERE
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Literary collection. : ANA
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Sing, so to speak. : CROON
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Sudden thrust. : LUNGE
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Popular girl, in spring. : MAYQUEEN
44
Maker of earthenware. : POTTER
45
Increases: Colloq. : UPS
46
Tunicate fish. : SALPA
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Sprouted into a long stem. : SPEARED
52
"Hits the ceiling." : SEESRED
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Baseball. : NATIONALPASTIME
58
Czar. : IVAN
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Spruces. : TREES
60
Sen. Johnston. : OLIN
61
Throw things at. : PELT
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See 61 Across. : STONE
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Saucy. : PERT
Down
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A hundred: Prefix. : HECT
2
Indian nurse. : AMAH
3
Help with the dishes. : WIPE
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Abdicate. : STEPDOWN
5
Philomela's sister. : PROCNE
6
"___ cock horse ... " : RIDEA
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Author Fleming. : IAN
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Depots: Abbr. : STAS
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Had importance. : MATTERED
10
Sound of a rocket. : WHOOSH
11
Peel. : RIND
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Jezebel's spouse. : AHAB
13
Many: Prefix. : POLY
18
Significant heap of stones. : CAIRN
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Jots. : IOTAS
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Army food. : RATIONS
25
Moslems. : ISLAM
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Where Accra is. : GHANA
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Not at all. : NOWAY
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All right!: Fr. : BIEN
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Representative. : AGENT
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Combine into one. : MERGE
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Take the helm. : STEER
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Wild plum. : SLOE
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Birthday features. : PRESENTS
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___ to (end). : PUTASTOP
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Copper: Prefix. : CUPRO
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Swings along. : LOPES
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Fanciful. : QUAINT
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Be the wish of. : PLEASE
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Colorado resort town. : ASPEN
48
Small cut. : SNIP
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Overlay. : PAVE
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Useful Latin abbr. : ETAL
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Missile. : DART
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Anger: Colloq. : RILE
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Eastern prince. : EMIR
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Fender problem. : DENT
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Constellation. : LEO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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