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New York Times, Monday, December 23, 1957

32-Down : Recent Annapolis graduate.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,100
Across
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Mill dam. : WEIR
5
Rail bird. : SORA
9
Poetic sadness. : DOLOR
14
City in India. : AGRA
15
Sacred image. : IKON
16
Uneven. : EROSE
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Took to one's heels. : FLED
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Ration of British seamen. : GROG
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Island of the Azores. : FAYAL
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Subject of international importance. : DISARMAMENT
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___ Khan. : AGA
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Inlet. : RIA
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Guido's note. : ELA
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Holly. : ILEX
27
Russet pear. : BOSC
29
Region of Spain. : ARAGON
31
The infantry. : MARCHERS
33
Carried to a conclusion. : PUSHED
37
Moving at random. : VAGRANT
38
Pie filling. : CUSTARD
39
Pincers: Var. : PLYERS
40
Office party refreshments. : MARTINIS
41
Wizard of industry. : EDISON
43
Contents of one basket. : EGGS
44
Full extent. : SPAN
47
Fuel. : GAS
48
Syllable of refrain. : TRA
49
45 inches. : ELL
50
Exciting curiosity. : INTERESTING
55
"The Man Without a Country." : NOLAN
57
Verve. : ELAN
58
African seaport. : ORAN
59
Bird popular in Monaco. : STORK
60
Sailor's saint. : ELMO
61
Pro ___. : RATA
62
Park in Colorado. : ESTES
63
___ miss. : NEAR
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Winter blanket. : SNOW
Down
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Egyptian political group. : WAFD
2
He: Ital. : EGLI
3
Makes choleric. : IRES
4
Scientific protection against attack. : RADARSCREEN
5
Greek letter. : SIGMA
6
Gumbo. : OKRA
7
Lodgers. : ROOMERS
8
Novelist Thirkell. : ANGELA
9
Skillful. : DEFT
10
___ pro nobis. : ORA
11
Faithful. : LOYAL
12
Indian or river. : OSAGE
13
Good advice for holiday-makers. : RELAX
21
Coeur de Lion. : RICHARD
22
City in India. : NAGPUR
26
Rabble rousers. : INSTIGATORS
27
Semitic sun god. : BAAL
28
Revel. : ORGY
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Sculpture, for instance. : ART
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Orders to move. : OUSTERS
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Mickey Mantle's honor: Abbr. : MVP
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Recent Annapolis graduate. : ENSIGN
34
Suspend. : HANG
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Greek goddess. : ERIS
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Orthodontist's degree. : DDS
38
Preserve. : CAN
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Wine or river. : MOSELLE
42
Fabric. : SATEEN
44
Perception. : SENSE
45
Story structures. : PLOTS
46
Apportion. : ALLOT
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General meaning. : TENOR
50
Art goods. : INKS
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Mythical hero of the Hindus. : RAMA
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Neighbor of Afghanistan. : IRAN
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Subject of Paris conference. : NATO
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What rodents do. : GNAW
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Continue to be. : ARE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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