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New York Times, Tuesday, December 12, 1961

2-Down : Maltreated.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 48, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,533
Across
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Huzza. : RAH
4
Presidential monogram. : HST
7
20 quires. : REAM
11
Biblical book. : OBADIAH
13
Mark Twain's town. : ELMIRA
16
White wine. : SAUTERNE
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Spoiled. : RUINED
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W German river. : EMS
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Significant. : FATEFUL
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Professional degree. : DDS
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Abound. : TEEM
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About a drop. : MINIM
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Peasant, in 10 Down. : TAO
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Total. : ADDUP
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Staff officer: Abbr. : ADC
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Roman deity. : JANUS
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San ___. : DIEGO
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Apartment dweller. : TENANT
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Colorado scenic attraction. : GARDENOFTHEGODS
38
Certain people. : ADULTS
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Metaphor. : TROPE
40
Ladies. : DAMES
41
Exclamation. : AHA
42
Obstacles. : SNAGS
46
Deface. : MAR
47
___-terre. : PIEDA
49
Edible fish. : TUNA
50
Interdict. : BAN
51
Roman historian. : SALLUST
53
___ publicae. : REI
54
Fuses. : UNITES
56
Yellow. : ICTEROID
58
Way up. : STAIRS
59
The have-nots. : NEEDERS
60
Blue. : NAVY
61
Blunder. : ERR
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Dance step. : PAS
Down
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Was footloose. : ROAMED
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Maltreated. : ABUSED
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Bowler. : HAT
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King of Tyre. : HIRAM
5
Chile's capital. : SANTIAGO
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___ primordia (first beginnings of things). : RERUM
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Jewish month. : ELUL
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"Where ___?" : AMI
10
Leyte's neighbor. : MINDANAO
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Dictionary entry: Abbr. : DEF
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Accrue. : REDOUND
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Want ___. : ADS
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Bristle. : SETA
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Adjectival suffix. : FIC
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Stick for stirring. : MUDDLER
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Deviating course. : TANGENT
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Magpies. : PIETS
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Certain cars. : JEEPS
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City ways: Abbr. : STS
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Printer's measures. : ENS
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Conjunction: Colloq. : THO
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Son of Jacob. : GAD
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Extremely hard. : ADAMANT
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Man from Moldavia. : RUMANIAN
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Slanderous one. : TRADUCER
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Trouble. : AIL
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Dawn. : AURORA
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Foliated rock. : GNEISS
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Port ___. : SAID
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Part of Paris. : PASSY
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Flower. : ASTER
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Vehicle. : BUS
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Houseworker: Abbr. : SERV
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Man's nickname. : TED
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___ Juana. : TIA
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Twilled fabric. : REP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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