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New York Times, Friday, April 21, 1961

31-Down : South African Bantu: Var.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,298
Across
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Variegated. : PIED
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Hair ornaments. : COMBS
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First word in the "Aeneid." : ARMA
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Verge. : EDGE
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Vestment. : ORALE
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Gig. : BOAT
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Garlands. : LEIS
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Daughter of Lear. : REGAN
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___ Centre, Minnesota. : SAUK
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Permanent. : LASTING
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Its capital is Lagos. : NIGERIA
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Eggs of a sort. : ROE
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Bedeck. : ADORN
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That which one depends on for help. : RESOURCE
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JFK's favorite chair. : ROCKER
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Helper. : ALLY
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Basset's special features. : EARS
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Harmony. : PEACE
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Part of Central Park. : ZOO
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Progress. : ADVANCE
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Adversary. : FOE
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Great works. : EPICS
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And others: Abbr. : ETAL
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Drawer for money. : TILL
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Subtract. : DEDUCT
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Gastronomes. : EPICURES
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"Three Blind Mice." : ROUND
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Young seal. : PUP
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Turkish coin. : PIASTRE
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Attaches. : APPENDS
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Headdress of a sort. : HALO
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River into the Mediterranean. : RHONE
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Wife of Jacob. : LEAH
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Operatic role. : IGOR
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Oversight. : ERROR
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Numerical prefix. : OCTO
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Sluggish: Colloq. : LOGY
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Masculine titles in Malaya. : TUANS
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Card game. : SKAT
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New Senator from Rhode Island. : PELL
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Thought. : IDEA
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Protecting influence. : EGIS
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Wipe out. : DESTROY
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In a difficult situation. : CORNERED
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Where Salem is: Abbr. : OREG
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A publication, for short. : MAG
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Agreeable. : BLAND
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Of higher rank. : SENIOR
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Being away. : ABSENCE
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Confused clamor. : ROAR
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"Valley Island" of the Hawaiian group. : MAUI
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Aleutian island. : ATKA
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Debtor's note. : IOU
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Search uncertainly. : GROPE
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Charged with gas, usually carbon dioxide. : AERATED
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Demolished. : RAZED
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Run away. : ELOPE
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Swedish system of manual training. : SLOID
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Bear's home. : CAVE
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South African Bantu: Var. : KAFIR
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French schoolhouse. : ECOLE
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Dances. : REELS
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Break suddenly. : SNAP
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June race week in England. : ASCOT
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Historic sailing vessels. : CLIPPERS
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Hasty. : CURSORY
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Black gum trees. : TUPELOS
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Castle structure. : TURRET
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Half a pint. : CUP
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India's first P. M. : NEHRU
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Loving: Comb. form. : PHIL
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Shakespearean villain. : IAGO
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Sleep like ___. : ALOG
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Presently. : ANON
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Part of a bottle. : NECK
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Things known. : DATA
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Shell's companion. : SHOT
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___ et labora. : ORA

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1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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