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New York Times, Friday, October 6, 1961

9-Down : Participate in.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,466
Across
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Pleased. : GLAD
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Rogue. : SCAMP
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Beat heavily, as rain. : PELT
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Gas: Prefix. : AERI
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Utter. : TOTAL
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Cooking item. : OLEO
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Desk appurtenance. : LAMP
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Lincoln Center building. : OPERAHOUSE
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Somewhat tattered. : SHOPWORN
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Vocalized noisely. : YELLED
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"How to ___ Book." : READA
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Former boxing champion. : BAER
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Very: Colloq. : EVERSO
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Alfresco. : OUTDOORS
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School of whales. : POD
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What a gardener must have a sense of. : HUMUS
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People in groups: Prefix. : SOCIO
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Urges to attack, as a dog. : SICS
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Restrictive. : TIGHT
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Darn. : MEND
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Early king of Norway. : OLAUS
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Fight ___ (avoid). : SHYOF
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___ rule. : ASA
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Monkey of South Africa. : MARMOSET
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City of Brittany. : RENNES
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Othello. : MOOR
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Kind of code. : PENAL
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Add. : APPEND
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20th century industry. : PLASTICS
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Fortified place of a sort. : BRIDGEHEAD
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Artist's course: Abbr. : ANAT
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Early Japanese. : AINU
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Keep an ___ the ground. : EARTO
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Roman tyrant. : NERO
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Ooze. : SEEP
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Worker at a trade. : PLIER
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De ___ (unwanted). : TROP
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"Dolls." : GALS
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Rachel's sister. : LEAH
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One place for the receipts. : ARMOREDCAR
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Star group. : DIPPER
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Projected. : STOODOUT
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Dried coconut meat. : COPRA
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Solar disc. : ATEN
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Spoil. : MAR
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Participate in. : PLAYAT
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Place for cues. : POOLROOM
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Jewish month. : ELUL
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___ majesty. : LESE
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Drove a nail slantingly. : TOED
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Listens to. : HEEDS
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Shampoo. : WASH
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Thick and spreading. : BUSHY
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___ Downs. : EPSOM
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Frenchman's "There!" : VOILA
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Should. : OUGHT
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The United States. : OCEANLINER
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See 21 Down. : RINSE
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Thirst quenchers. : SODAS
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Closefisted one. : MISER
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Recapitulated. : SUMMEDUP
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Escamillo. : TOREADOR
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Mei-ling or Ching-ling. : SOONG
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Bogs. : FENS
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"On a cold winter's night that was ___." : SODEEP
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Floating. : NATANT
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Gold and silver. : PLATE
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Arab garments. : ABAS
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___-dieu. : PRIE
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Woodsy scent. : PINE
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Persian fairy. : PERI
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Gilda's "___ Nome." : CARO
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Cessation. : STOP
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Henry V. : HAL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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