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New York Times, Friday, October 2, 1959

28-Down : For free.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,731
Across
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Vipers. : ASPS
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Belief. : DOGMA
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Greek mountain. : OSSA
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Sharp nail. : CLAW
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Thirty days. : APRIL
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Hermit's home. : CELL
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Booker ___ Washington. : TALIAFERRO
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Too much: Fr. : TROP
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Loud speaker. : STENTOR
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Pledges (oneself). : ENGAGES
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Vision. : DREAM
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Presented. : GAVE
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Neckpiece. : STOLE
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Brother or sister. : SIB
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Pillars. : PIERS
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Leo ___ Durocher. : ERNEST
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Card game. : LOO
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State frankly. : AVOW
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Throw, as the shot. : PUT
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Cheap and flashy: Slang. : TINHORN
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Suffix in chemistry. : IDE
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Head symptom. : ACHE
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Bird sound. : COO
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Moved merrily. : DANCED
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Distrustful: Slang. : LEERY
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Coach. : BUS
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Sierra Nevada lake resort. : TAHOE
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Colors. : HUES
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Greetings!: Fr. : SALUT
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Jesse ___ James. : WOODSON
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Silver-white minerals. : BARITES
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His: Fr. : ALUI
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Silversmith of 1775. : PAULREVERE
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Newest. : LAST
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Unfasten. : UNPEG
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French pronoun. : ELLE
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Joint. : KNEE
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Antiquated. : PASSE
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Wheelless vehicle. : SLED
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Performances. : ACTS
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Lath. : SLAT
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Washed-out. : PALE
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Shell game. : SWINDLE
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Dr. Allan Roy ___. : DAFOE
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"Norma" and "Louise." : OPERAS
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Kennel sound effect. : GRR
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Soggy earth. : MIRE
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Lengthwise. : ALONG
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Wife of Mark Antony. : OCTAVIA
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Nikita ___ Khrushchev. : SERGEEVICH
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Bluish black. : SLOE
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Lofty mountains. : ALPS
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Inactive. : ATREST
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Hole. : GAP
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Richard ___ Nixon. : MILHOUS
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Calyx part. : SEPAL
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Cessation of arms. : TRUCE
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For free. : ONTHEHOUSE
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Stadium sound. : BOO
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Roundup. : RODEO
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Ingemar Johansson, for one. : SWEDE
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Habitual response: Colloq. : TIC
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Mountain near Phoenix. : ORD
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___ Hill, San Francisco. : NOB
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Innate character. : NATURE
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Book-wise. : ERUDITE
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Local products. : NATIVES
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Affirmative. : YES
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Precious pelts. : SABLES
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Absorb. : SOPUP
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Capacious. : LARGE
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Stroll. : WALK
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Pearl Buck character. : OLAN
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Novel by Zola, 1880. : NANA
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Enumerate. : TELL
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___ Stanley Gardner. : ERLE
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Grain. : SEED
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Raises. : UPS

Answer summary:
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