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New York Times, Tuesday, November 7, 1961

18-Down : City in W. Virginia.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,498
Across
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Certain shot sizes. : BBBS
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Behest. : WISH
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Thespian. : ACTOR
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Region. : AREA
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Home of the Hawkeyes. : IOWA
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Irish novelist. : MOORE
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Piece of real estate. : CORNERLOT
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"There was ___ woman ... " : ANOLD
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Classic tragedy. : KINGLEAR
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Gunrunner's cargo. : RIFLES
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Smooth. : SLEEK
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Nonworkers. : DRONES
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Proclaim sonorously. : RINGOUT
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"Now hear ___." : THIS
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Cut of meat. : RIB
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Nines: Fr. : NEUFS
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Commotion: Colloq. : TODO
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Subject of Sousa piece. : STARSANDSTRIPES
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Arrow feathered for rotary motion. : VIRE
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Historic battleship. : MAINE
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___ Paulo, Brazil. : SAO
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___ Penh, Cambodia. : PNOM
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Set again in competition. : REMATCH
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City in Italia. : MILANO
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Pentateuch. : TORAH
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"Room at ___." : THETOP
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White House name. : CAROLINE
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Name of Pope Pius XI. : RATTI
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Natives of Oran. : ALGERIANS
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Eastern title. : AMEER
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College official. : DEAN
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Summers, in France. : ETES
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Cape ___, at Dakar. : VERDE
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Capital of Norway. : OSLO
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___ Coburg. : SAXE
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Section of a football team. : BACKS
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Cook. : BROIL
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Swiss capital. : BERNE
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Pioneer in Birth Control. : SANGER
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Fence material. : WIRE
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City in Kansas. : IOLA
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Any imminent danger. : SWORDOFDAMOCLES
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Homburg. : HAT
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Forcefully: Poet. : AMAIN
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Carnival fallout. : CONFETTI
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Industrial plant adjuncts. : TOOLSHOPS
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Border, in heraldry. : ORLE
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Lake, ruby, etc. : REDS
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City in W. Virginia. : ELKINS
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Poppycock! : ROT
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Eurasian country. : RUSSIA
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Teachers' group. : NEA
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Gangsters. : GUNMEN
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Impression. : IDEA
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Passable. : SOSO
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Abbreviation on invitations. : RSVP
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Journey plan: Abbr. : ITIN
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Weatherman's instrument. : BAROMETER
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Sent back. : REMITTED
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Explosive. : TNT
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Clergyman. : RECTOR
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Seance sound. : RAP
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Sanctuaries. : HOLIES
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Tours' river. : LOIRE
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Lariat. : RIATA
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Addition to a building. : ANNEX
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Region in W. Germany. : HESSE
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Salesman on the road: Abbr. : TRAV
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Harness part. : HAME
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Bedouin headkerchief cord. : AGAL
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City on the Truckee. : RENO
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Pother. : ADO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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