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New York Times, Thursday, May 20, 1954

38-Down : Capital of Ecuador.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J W X }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,787
Across
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Talk big. : BRAG
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Parts of houses. : ELLS
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Invention developed in World War II. : RADAR
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Sludgy. : OOZY
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Character in "The Green Pastures." : NOAH
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Mr. Yale. : ELIHU
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Some people just kill it. : SPARETIME
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Pickets. : PALES
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Member of Congress. : SENATOR
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Vacation spot. : SEASIDE
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Picklock. : THIEF
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Expect. : ASK
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Discipline. : SCHOOL
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Greatly delighted. : ECSTATIC
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Yesterdays: Fr. : HIERS
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Parts of vending machines. : SLOTS
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Literary collection. : ANA
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A friend indeed. : ALLY
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Departs from. : QUITS
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Dance. : CLOG
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"Rolling Down to ___." : RIO
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___ paper. : FUNNY
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Early coonskin-cap wearer. : BOONE
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The 180th meridian. : DATELINE
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Resort of 58 Across. : CANNES
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Large tub. : VAT
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Squash, for instance. : SPORT
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Cloaks worn at masquerades. : DOMINOS
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Punished with a fine. : AMERCED
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Taking advantage of. : USING
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Holiday place in Europe. : COTEDAZUR
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Light entertainment on Broadway. : FARCE
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Greek coin. : OBOL
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Girl's name meaning princess. : SARA
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Lets fly. : FREES
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Undersized. : TINY
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Card. : TREY
Down
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Political party sachem. : BOSS
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Tug of war item. : ROPE
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Muezzin's call to prayer. : AZAN
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Whirlpool's motion. : GYRATORY
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Take by craft. : ENTOIL
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Tours' river. : LOIRE
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Escape: Slang. : LAM
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Copies of a Haggard novel. : SHES
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Dinners. : REPASTS
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Where Anchorage is. : ALASKA
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City on Timor Island. : DILI
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Exclaimed in wonder. : AHED
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Artful dodge. : RUSE
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Natural endowment of a people. : ETHOS
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Middle, Far, and Near. : EASTS
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Lions, tigers, leopards. : FELINES
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Broken piece of pottery. : SHARD
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The eyelashes. : CILIA
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Slave in ancient Laconia. : HELOT
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Successor to Vincent Auriol. : COTY
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Hawk's weapon. : TALON
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Ace stroke in golf. : INONE
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Zoo equipment. : CAGES
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East Indian hemplike plant. : SUNN
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Capital of Ecuador. : QUITO
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Set or place in opposition. : CONTRAST
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Rims of a car wheel. : FLANGES
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Revealed. : BARED
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Show. : EVINCE
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Pleasing to the eye. : COMELY
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Well-known South African author. : PATON
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Pennsylvania's 20 Across. : DUFF
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Geological term for gravel ridges. : OSAR
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Bog down. : MIRE
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Campbell. : SCOT
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Ruler with unlimited power. : CZAR
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Chartres' river. : EURE
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Cousin of the oxcart. : DRAY
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Sash. : OBI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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