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New York Times, Monday, November 28, 1955

50-Down : Scarcities.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.27, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 94, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,344
Across
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Eisenhower to Bradley. : CLASSMATE
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Sailors' cry. : AVAST
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Of the third book of the Pentateuch. : LEVITICAL
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Piebald pony. : PINTO
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Salesman's route. : ITINERARY
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Gross amount. : TOTAL
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Dynasty noted for its art. : MING
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Measure. : DOSE
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Equal. : LIKE
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Compass point. : ENE
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At one's call. : WAITING
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Part of M.P.H. : PER
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'Bye now. : TATA
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Army monogram. : USA
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Up: Prefix. : ANA
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Unproductive region. : SAHARA
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Mencken-Nathan magazine. : SMARTSET
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Drift. : TREND
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Force: Latin. : VIS
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Soprano Lehmann. : LOTTE
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Open-shelved cases. : ETAGERES
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Native African garment. : KAROSS
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Attach. : ADD
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Mezzo-soprano Merriman. : NAN
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Flexible shoot. : BINE
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Of the: French. : DES
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Dr. Freud. : SIGMUND
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Gullet. : MAW
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Kismet. : FATE
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Tasteful. : NEAT
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Hebrides island. : IONA
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"It's ___ Way to Tipperary." : ALONG
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City in California. : FULLERTON
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Juan D. Peron's new title. : SENOR
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Most restless. : UNEASIEST
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Ringlet. : TRESS
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Liberal gifts. : LARGESSES
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Region: Poet. : CLIME
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Admit. : LETIN
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Pertaining to birds. : AVINE
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Campus activity. : SING
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___ Genevieve, Mo. : STE
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Russian village unit. : MIR
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Former French colony in Canada. : ACADIA
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Old playing card. : TAROT
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Delightful regions. : ELYSIUMS
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Suitable. : APT
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Stringed instrument. : VIOL
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Appetite whetter, before a pizza. : ANTIPASTO
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Fish-taking devices. : STAKENETS
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Puts up with. : TOLERATES
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The British U.S.O. : ENSA
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Air-raid officials. : WARDENS
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"Strain ___ gnat ... " : ATA
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"Over the Rainbow" girl. : GARLAND
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Pungent odor. : TANG
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Resolute. : STEADFAST
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Joseph Duveen. : ARTDEALER
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Schoolmaster in "Our Mutual Friend." : HEADSTONE
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Diminutive of Cecilia. : SIS
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Rent asunder. : TORE
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Bent on retaliation. : VENGEFUL
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Subject of a nursery rhyme. : RAIN
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Relatives. : KIN
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Chancellor of the Exchequer. : BUTLER
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___ Loa. : MAUNA
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Particles. : MOTES
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By ___ (by a very small margin). : ANOSE
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Scarcities. : WANTS
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Ancestor of Enoch. : ENOS
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The girl in "The Green Hat." : IRIS
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Bearish growls. : GRS
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Fall behind. : LAG
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In the style of: Suffix. : ESE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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