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New York Times, Friday, October 30, 1959

54-Down : Knoblike.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,759
Across
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Sound from a brooder. : PEEP
5
"___ fit for the gods." : ADISH
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Chopped fish used as bait. : CHUM
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Vapor: Comb. form. : ATMO
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Right hand page. : RECTO
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Whetstone. : HONE
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Night rider. : PAULREVERE
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Flag. : IRIS
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Uncertain. : ATSEA
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Canticle. : ODE
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Match. : VESTA
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Lexicon: Abbr. : DICT
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Expiate. : ATONE
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Steep in liquid. : SOP
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Pertaining to earthquakes. : SEISMIC
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Medieval poem. : LAI
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Phrase meaning it's cold outside. : TWOBELOW
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General Henri Philippe. : PETAIN
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___ Domini. : ANNO
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Spanish name for Vergil hero. : ENEAS
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Force out. : OUST
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Phonograph needle. : STYLUS
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Mesh. : ENTANGLE
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Peg used as quoits target. : HOB
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Marked to retain, on proofs. : STETTED
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Pronoun. : HER
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Zodiac sign. : ARIES
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Member of CENTO. : IRAN
55
___ of Shoals, off SW Maine. : ISLES
57
Narrow bed. : COT
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Bridge call. : NOBID
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Rock's companion. : ROLL
64
Legendary rider. : LADYGODIVA
66
Surface extent. : AREA
67
Figurative language. : TROPE
68
Style of English furniture. : ADAM
69
Girl in a comedy song. : KATY
70
Town-painting expedition. : SPREE
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Part of a telescopic sight. : LENS
Down
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Hemingway to his friends. : PAPA
2
French political unit. : ETAT
3
Big birds. : EMUS
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Propelled a boat. : POLED
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Common verb. : ARE
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Loyalty. : DEVOTION
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Chilled. : ICED
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Continuous flow. : STREAM
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Tool. : HOE
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Dog: Fr. : CHIEN
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Guffaw. : HORSELAUGH
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Integer. : UNIT
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Land formation. : MESA
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Increase. : RAISE
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Sotto ___. : VOCE
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"___ Aida." : CELESTE
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Tout. : TIPSTER
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Hide away: Slang. : STASH
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Confess. : OWNTO
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Troupe of dancers. : PONYBALLET
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Gratifying. : SWEET
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Passage. : AISLE
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Between: Prefix. : INTER
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Where Sucre is: Abbr. : BOL
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Weight. : TON
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Opposite symbol. : ANTITYPE
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Our information service. : USIS
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Fictitious Italian town. : ADANO
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Steep slope or cliff. : ESCARP
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Team race. : RELAY
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Knoblike. : NODAL
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Neighbor of 53 Across. : IRAK
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Marsh bird. : SORA
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Lavender, for example. : ODOR
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Stay: Archaic. : BIDE
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Man from the steppes. : IVAN
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TVA structures. : DAMS
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Army men: Abbr. : LTS
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Letter. : GEE

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

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