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New York Times, Wednesday, October 23, 1957

8-Down : For a long time: Colloq.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J K Q U W X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,039
Across
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Star in Gemini. : CASTOR
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Important tennis matches. : FINALS
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Senator from Rhode Island. : PASTORE
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One way to end a meeting. : SINEDIE
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Started upon. : ENTERED
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Keyboard of an organ, piano, etc. : CLAVIER
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Bedeck. : ADORN
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Velocity. : SPEED
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Sound to attract attention. : TST
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Forsaken: Poet. : LORN
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Herald of Trojan war fame. : STENTOR
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Fortune. : ESTATE
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Large birds. : GEESE
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Belgian resort. : SPA
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Employ. : HIRE
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Relative of "effendi." : SAHIB
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Wife or husband. : CONSORT
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City on island in San Francisco Bay. : ALAMEDA
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Prolific writer of boys' stories. : ALGER
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Short, projecting stump. : SNAG
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Clucker. : HEN
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Fold. : PLEAT
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Jacob's ___. : LADDER
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Author of the novel "Carmen." : MERIMEE
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Intaglio. : ETCH
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Equal in a contest. : TIE
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By no chance. : NEVER
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Yankee backstop. : BERRA
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Intruder. : INVADER
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Mammal of the North Pacific. : SEALION
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Go before. : PRECEDE
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Branch of the French royal line. : ORLEANS
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Guard. : SENTRY
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Jutting pointed rock. : NEEDLE
Down
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Slangy phrase of agreement. : CANDO
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Viscountess Nancy. : ASTOR
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Important English novelist. : STERNE
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Sundered. : TORN
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Bronze coin of Scandinavia. : ORE
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Fly-catching warbler. : REDSTART
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Kind of lace. : FILET
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For a long time: Colloq. : INADOGSAGE
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State in the Great Basin: Abbr. : NEV
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Entrance. : ADIT
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Double talk. : LIES
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Spanish painter. : SERT
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Sound of thunder. : PEAL
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Display of strong feeling. : SCENE
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"Piccolo ___." : PETE
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Affect strongly. : STIR
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Bevel out. : REAM
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Underdog: Colloq. : SHORTENDER
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Syllables of inquiry. : EHEH
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Subordinate. : SIDE
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Israeli statesman. : EBAN
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Wartime title. : SCAP
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Survey of public opinion. : POLL
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Winged being: Fr. : ANGE
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Line of juncture. : SEAM
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Humphrey's successor. : ANDERSON
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Burden. : LADE
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Unchanged. : SAME
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Book: Fr. : LIVRE
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Whirled. : REELED
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Thin and piping. : REEDY
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Source of annoyance. : TRIAL
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Beldam. : CRONE
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The elder Holbein. : HANS
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Suggestions. : TIPS
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Concerning. : INRE
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Poetic time of day. : EVEN
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Bundle. : BALE
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Pretend. : ACT
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Poetic conjunction. : ERE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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