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New York Times, Tuesday, April 17, 1956

9-Down : Does repair work.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { G J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,485
Across
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Non-varsity team. : SCRUBS
7
Relishes. : RADISHES
15
Doctor and author. : CRONIN
16
Shoot forth. : ERADIATE
17
Famous Filipino. : ROMULO
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City in Pennsylvania. : SCRANTON
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That: Span. : ESA
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Natives of Inchon. : KOREANS
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TV's Caesar. : SID
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Utter. : EMIT
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Remains undecided. : PENDS
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Part. : ROLE
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Great ___. : DANES
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Consumed. : ATE
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Musician. : FIFER
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Acted furtively. : SNEAKED
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Piccadilly dandies. : TOFFS
34
Primitive dwelling. : CAVE
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Underling. : SERF
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Michigan ___. : STATE
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Author of "H. M. S. Ulysses." : MACLEAN
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Emporium. : STORE
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Bird sound. : COO
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Ghostly. : EERIE
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Center of trade. : MART
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Movements, in music: Ital. : MOTOS
49
Fixed. : SURE
50
Sea eagle. : ERN
51
Housekeeping necessity. : WASHTUB
53
Put in order. : DID
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Dining procedure. : ALACARTE
56
French statesman. : LANIEL
58
A kind of dogwood. : REDOSIER
59
Chinese philosopher. : LAOTSE
60
Corks. : STOPPERS
61
Things of value. : ASSETS
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Harangues. : SCREEDS
2
Henrietta ___, star of the 1900's. : CROSMAN
3
Salad vegetable. : ROMAINE
4
Far East Premier. : UNU
5
Swindle. : BILK
6
Pry. : SNOOP
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Feel indignation. : RESENT
8
Passageway. : ARCADE
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Does repair work. : DARNS
10
Miss Lupino and others. : IDAS
11
Original ___. : SIN
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Flag tribute. : HATSOFF
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Heavenly bodies: Fr. : ETOILES
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Telegraph office employe. : SENDER
21
English novelist (1814-84). : READE
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Accessory for 33 Down. : TEACART
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Little waves. : RIFFLES
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Broad, flat fish. : SKATE
30
Police ___. : FORCE
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Poetic time. : EVE
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Beverage. : TEA
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Hawley-___ Tariff Act. : SMOOT
36
Comer in Hollywood. : STARLET
37
Weather Bureau problem. : TORNADO
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Scholarly. : ERUDITE
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Most graceful. : AIRIEST
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Winner of Florida Derby. : NEEDLES
42
Sullies. : SMEARS
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Fruit seller of London streets. : COSTER
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Not these. : OTHERS
47
Admiral Byrd's wife. : MARIE
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Roman dictator, 82 B. C. : SULLA
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Hornet. : WASP
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Sounds sheepish. : BAAS
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Word J. Edgar Hoover is against. : COP
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Sixes and sevens: Abbr. : NOS

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

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