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New York Times, Tuesday, October 24, 1961

23-Down : Economic bugbear.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,484
Across
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Cut (grain). : REAP
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Rascal. : SCAMP
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Become liquid. : THAW
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Advocate strongly. : URGE
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City of Indochina. : HANOI
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Branches: Biol. : RAMI
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Rests. : SITS
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Choicest part. : ELITE
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Indigo plant. : ANIL
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European falcon. : KESTREL
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Small ornament. : TRINKET
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Rent. : LET
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Saddle pommels. : HORNS
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Craving. : APPETITE
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Result. : EFFECT
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Chinese Red. : MAO
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Soul: Lat. : ANIMA
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Lifting device. : LEVER
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Accuse. : ARRAIGN
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Guessing game. : CHARADE
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Austere. : STERN
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Pleasant. : SWEET
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Sunlight. : DAY
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Plan. : SYSTEM
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Judges. : ARBITERS
50
Mendicant monk. : FRIAR
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Small deer. : ROE
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Negative answer. : REFUSAL
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TV name. : SINATRA
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Elliptical. : OVAL
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Pegasus. : STEED
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Thailand. : SIAM
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Money receptacle. : TILL
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Be absorbed in something else. : MERGE
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Irritable. : EDGY
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Helper. : ALLY
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City in Greece. : ARGOS
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Nautical chains. : TYES
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Cabinet member. : RUSK
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Iroquois tribe. : ERIE
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Representatives: Abbr. : AGTS
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Grinding tool. : PESTLE
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Cotton or linen material. : SHEETING
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Telephone. : CALL
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Cuckoo. : ANI
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Maxim. : MOTTO
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City on the Missouri. : PIERRE
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Change cars. : TRANSFER
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Skein. : HANK
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Friend: Fr. : AMIE
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Languish. : WILT
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Fees for Perry Mason. : RETAINERS
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Economic bugbear. : INFLATION
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Border. : HEM
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Accumulate. : AMASS
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Person: Colloq. : PARTY
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Small openings. : PORES
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Containers. : TINS
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Get out of. : EVADE
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Evergreen. : CEDAR
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Cards. : TREYS
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Maple genus. : ACER
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Adroitly. : ARTFULLY
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Western islands, off Scotland. : HEBRIDES
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Cold ___. : WAR
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Noxious vapor. : MIASMA
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China. : TEASET
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Modify. : ALTER
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Roster. : ROTA
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Calamitous. : EVIL
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Season. : FALL
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Lily plant. : SEGO
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Antimacassar. : TIDY
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Storm. : RAGE
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Miss March and others. : AMYS
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Energy unit. : ERG

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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