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New York Times, Thursday, November 15, 1956

32-Down : Stares.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F Q W X }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,697
Across
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Burden. : ONUS
5
For each. : PER
8
Dims the sight. : BLEARS
14
Capital of Chile. : SANTIAGO
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Fledgling in an aerie. : EAGLET
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Maneuver to avoid. : SIDESTEP
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Hired escort. : GIGOLO
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Prevent. : AVERT
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Crop up again. : RECUR
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Pronoun. : HER
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Sea bird. : ERN
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City associated with Tyre. : SIDON
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Describing straight hair. : LANK
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And so forth: Abbr. : ETC
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Scene of "For Whom the Bell Tolls." : SPAIN
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Fees. : COSTS
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Founder of British news agency. : REUTER
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River explored by Mungo Park. : NIGER
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Properties. : ESTATES
35
Sailing ship of old. : CARAVEL
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Precipitous. : STEEP
41
Harem. : ZENANA
42
Great relish. : GUSTO
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Removes, in copy. : DELES
47
Blithe. : GAY
48
Pretentiously cultured. : ARTY
49
Name meaning king. : REGIS
50
Boswell or Weller. : SAM
51
Beam. : RAY
52
Historic Afghan city. : HERAT
53
Lace frill on a blouse. : JABOT
55
Set into a surface. : INLAID
57
Sachem's aide. : SAGAMORE
59
Mountain formation. : SIERRA
60
How one can wear Orlon. : UNIRONED
61
Pay heed. : HARKEN
62
With: Prefix. : SYN
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Totals. : ADDS
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Peak in Greek myth. : OSSA
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Qualities of simplicity. : NAIVETES
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Chop stroke in tennis. : UNDERCUT
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Unbending. : STERN
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Very suitable. : PAT
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Woman adviser. : EGERIA
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Enticed: Slang. : ROPEDIN
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Started. : BEGUN
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Den. : LAIR
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Darning ___. : EGG
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Island farewells. : ALOHAS
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Soften. : RELENT
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Marabous. : STORKS
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Believer in: Suffix. : IST
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Flat-based and tapering. : CONIC
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River through Berlin. : SPREE
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Long-range navigating system. : LORAN
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Archaic conjunction. : ERE
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Scuffle. : SETTO
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Harvest goddess. : CERES
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Savory. : TASTY
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Stares. : GAZES
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Passover feast. : SEDER
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Friml's "The ___ King." : VAGABOND
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Captivated. : ENAMORED
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Minstrel's song. : LAY
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The flying horse. : PEGASUS
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Gaudy. : GARISH
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Muse of astronomy. : URANIA
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Fashion expert. : STYLER
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Prayer. : LITANY
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Fortification. : REDAN
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South Sea paradise. : SAMOA
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Take on a worker. : HIRE
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Discord. : JAR
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Scatters (grass) for drying. : TEDS
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Floating zoo. : ARK
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Card game. : GIN

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

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