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New York Times, Saturday, April 15, 1961

11-Down : Copper coins of Italy.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,292
Across
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Metrical foot. : IAMB
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Citizens of a group of new republics: Abbr. : AFRS
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Unexpected defeat. : UPSET
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Nail: Fr. : CLOU
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Patient and mild. : MEEK
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City in Bombay. : POONA
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Perennially popular pair. : AMOSNANDY
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Dog-tired. : ALLIN
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Machine tools. : LATHES
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New World. : WEST
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Insecticide. : DDT
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Symbol of restraint. : LEASH
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Commendation. : PRAISE
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Tricked. : DUPED
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Had compassion for. : PITIED
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Race with a baton. : RELAY
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Amends. : ATONEMENT
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Shake ___ (hurry up). : ALEG
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One of the Astaires. : ADELE
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S. African iris. : IXIA
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Paragon. : BEAUIDEAL
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Gear for a cook-out. : GRILL
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Turkish name for Adrianople. : EDIRNE
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Burrowing animal. : RATEL
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Sacred plant of India. : BOTREE
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Why babies need bibs. : DROOL
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Pray: Lat. : ORA
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Unfeeling. : NUMB
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Money spent. : OUTLAY
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Bodice. : WAIST
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Celebrations of famous athletic contests. : OLYMPIADS
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Boredom. : ENNUI
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Small cube, as of sugar. : LUMP
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Man's name. : ESME
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Phlegmatic one. : STOIC
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Engineer's school, for short. : TECH
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Commotion. : STIR
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Adjective suffix. : ICAL
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Girl's name meaning "bountiful." : ALMA
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Debatable. : MOOT
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Baseball player of sorts. : BUSHLEAGUER
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Absalom's army captain. : AMASA
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Marsh. : FEN
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Cause for three cheers. : REDWHITEANDBLUE
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Terrier. : SKYE
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Cornered. : UPATREE
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Baltic land: Abbr. : POL
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Copper coins of Italy. : SOLDI
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Namesakes of Camelot lady. : ENIDS
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Owner of "la plume." : TANTE
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Poor. : NEEDY
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Back of a bound book. : SPINE
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Land tiller. : SPADER
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Islands near New Guinea. : ADMIRALTIES
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Uninteresting. : DRAB
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River of the Belgian Congo. : UELE
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Entreaty. : PLEA
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Bell ringer. : TOLLER
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Parkway sign. : EXIT
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Memphis' river. : NILE
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Of stature. : TALL
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Parting word. : ADIEU
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Same in wording, form, etc. : IDENTIC
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Aggregation. : GROUP
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Major of radio fame. : BOWES
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Praying figure. : ORANT
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Aboriginal Indian of the West Indies. : TAINO
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Vim and vigor: Slang. : OOMPH
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Shed skin. : MOLT
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Endure. : LAST
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African gazelle. : ADMI
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River into the North Sea. : YSER
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___ generis. : SUI
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___. A. : YMC

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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