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New York Times, Wednesday, February 1, 1961

8-Down : Major-___.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,219
Across
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Women in the Coast Guard. : SPARS
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Ill-mannered fellow. : CAD
9
Courage. : VALOR
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Clown. : CUTUP
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Sound of surprise. : OHO
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Form of legal defense. : ALIBI
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Scent. : AROMA
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Juniors, for example. : NAMESAKES
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Siren song. : TEMPTATION
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In the style of: Suffix. : ESE
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Pronounce. : UTTER
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Mender. : DARNER
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Hounds. : BASSETS
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Compass point. : SSE
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Regarded too highly. : OVERRATED
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Painter Picasso. : PABLO
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City in Nevada. : RENO
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Drive back. : REPEL
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Mamie's maiden name. : DOUD
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Fervor. : ARDOR
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Capable of being separated into parts. : DIVISIBLE
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Witticism. : MOT
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Sinister. : OMINOUS
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The Egyptian. : NASSER
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Smart. : STING
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Summer: Fr. : ETE
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Erase. : OBLITERATE
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Singing group. : VOCALTRIO
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Gives sparingly. : DOLES
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Between: Fr. : ENTRE
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Poetic contraction. : EEN
65
Greek letters. : IOTAS
66
Musical symbols. : RESTS
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Ph. D.'s. : DRS
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M. Zola. : EMILE
Down
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Begone! : SCAT
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Unsullied. : PURE
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Particle. : ATOM
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Home entertainment centers. : RUMPUSROOMS
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Splash. : SPATTER
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Disputed. : CONTESTED
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Not turn ___ (stay calm and unruffled). : AHAIR
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Major-___. : DOMO
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Duct, in anatomy. : VAS
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Where Birmingham is: Abbr. : ALA
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Compare. : LIKEN
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Corpulent. : OBESE
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Vertical piece between steps of a stairway. : RISER
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Goals. : ENDS
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Essence. : ATTAR
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Serpent. : ASP
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Part of a public library. : READINGROOM
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Adriatic wind. : BORA
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Declare to be true. : AVER
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Enable to go or attend. : SEND
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Finial. : EPI
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Religious observances. : DEVOTIONS
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Nickname in sports. : BOBO
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Outstanding person or thing: Slang. : LULU
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"Golden Treasury" items. : ODES
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Boundary. : LIMIT
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Fish eggs. : ROE
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For an indefinite period: Lat. : SINEDIE
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Jogging gait. : TROT
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At no time. : NEVER
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In agreement. : ATONE
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Denominations. : SECTS
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More crafty. : SLIER
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Raised. : BRED
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High: Comb. form. : ALTI
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Duck. : TEAL
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Existence: Lat. : ESSE
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Museum specialty. : ART
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French article. : LES

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

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