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New York Times, Friday, April 15, 1955

47-Down : Finish.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { Z }, Scrabble score: 332 (avg 1.74)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,117
Across
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Match. : EQUAL
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Corn meal. : SAMP
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From a great distance. : AFAR
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Tend. : NURSE
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Dear me! : ALAS
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Give out scantily. : DOLE
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Recent emissary to Red China. : DAGHAMMARSKJOLD
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Also: Dial. : EKE
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Titled. : NAMED
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Filberts. : NUTS
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Fate. : DESTINY
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Zealous paraders. : IRISH
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Pronoun. : ONE
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Recent film (with "The"). : EGYPTIAN
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Artie Shaw's forte. : SWING
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Belgian ___. : HARES
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Sixty-one. : LXI
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Minute. : TINY
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Roma garments. : TOGAS
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Mr. Woollcott. : ALEX
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Poetic time of day. : EEN
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Billy, in "Treasure Island." : BONES
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Charlotte ___. : RUSSE
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Lobbyist. : PROMOTER
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Sport. : FUN
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Solids. : CUBES
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Significance. : PORTENT
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Shriner from Indiana. : HERB
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___ cotta, brown-red. : TERRA
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Unused. : NEW
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U. N. delegate. : HENRYCABOTLODGE
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Puerto ___. : RICO
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Alpine goat. : IBEX
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Pass into use: Var. : ENURE
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A lot: Colloq. : SLEW
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Complete. : VERY
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Palatable. : SAPID
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Over. : ENDED
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Tremble. : QUAKE
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Forces onward. : URGES
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Shade tree. : ASH
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Inclination. : LEANING
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Mr. Kaye. : SAMMY
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Wings. : ALAE
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Event in New Orleans. : MARDIGRAS
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Letter writer's abbreviation. : PSS
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Put in order. : ADJUST
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Part of a mountain range. : FOOTHILLS
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Part of a town crier's call. : ALLS
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Man's nickname. : RED
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Long hair. : MANE
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Bites: Var. : KNIPS
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Theatrical award won by Mary Martin. : TONY
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Gypsy gentlemen. : RYES
28
Ardent. : EAGER
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Tools. : AXES
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Water sprite, half woman, half fish. : NIXE
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Manner of walking. : STEP
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Milldam. : WIER
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Purity. : INNOCENCE
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A President's nickname. : HONESTABE
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Carry: Colloq. : TOTE
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Family member. : AUNT
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Mr. Jones. : BOBBY
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Mexican police. : RURALES
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"Person to Person" caller. : MURROW
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Defensive structure. : FORT
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Person acting for another. : PROXY
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Finish. : ENDUP
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Pola ___. : NEGRI
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Soft woolen fabric. : TWEED
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German interjection. : HEIL
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Biblical name. : EBER
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Time periods: Abbr. : HRS
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A ripe old age. : CIV
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___ tear. : ONA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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