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New York Times, Wednesday, June 29, 1955

14-Down : Slopes.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.59, Missing: { F K P Q U Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 0, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,192
Across
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Miss in a musical. : CHORINE
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Bulk. : MASS
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Marty Marion's men. : WHITESOX
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Warden's aide. : JAILER
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Persistently opposed. : RENITENT
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Verdi opera. : ERNANI
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Heights: Abbr. : ALTS
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Snow in Miami. : RARITY
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Poetic contraction. : TIS
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Compass point. : SSE
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Ruler pro tem. : REGENT
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Oxford. : SHOE
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Trabert's forte. : SERVE
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Aggravates. : EMBITTERS
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Studio stands. : EASELS
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Simpler. : EASIER
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Dressen's men. : NATS
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Pretty child. : DOLL
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One of the Dionnes. : CECILE
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Byron of golf. : NELSON
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Going full tilt. : CAREERING
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Actor from London. : RAINS
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He has creditors. : OWER
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Senators' vacation. : RECESS
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Bing's place. : MET
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Suffix meaning sayings. : ANA
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City on the Adige River. : VERONA
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One of the Warrens. : NINA
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Warning shout in the forest. : TIMBER
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Storekeeper. : RETAILER
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Cynical expressions. : SNEERS
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Equality; balance. : EVENNESS
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Native Dancer's color. : GRAY
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Dejection. : SADNESS
Down
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District in London or N. Y. C. : CHELSEA
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Cautious suggesters. : HINTERS
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Inventor of an elevator. : OTIS
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Steep. : RET
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Rhone tributary. : ISERE
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Immaturity. : NONAGE
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Outermost. : EXTREME
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Book by Sholem Asch. : MARY
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River in France. : AIN
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Use a lot of: Colloq. : SLATHER
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Big man on campus. : SENIOR
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Edible marine fish. : WRASSE
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Discard. : JETTISON
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Slopes. : RISES
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Out of favor. : INBAD
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Intertwine again. : RELACE
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"Streetcar" role. : STELLA
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Gloss. : VENEER
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Floor installers. : TILERS
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Swizzle sticks. : STIRRERS
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More cunning. : SLIER
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Small pitcher. : CREAMER
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Singers' seconds. : ENCORES
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Poets' comparisons. : SIMILES
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Unity. : ONENESS
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Spectral types, in astrophysics. : NSTARS
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Ulsters. : COATS
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Rooflike canvas cover. : AWNING
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Mamie's middle name. : GENEVA
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Full. : SATED
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Exceedingly. : VERY
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See 12 or 31 Across. : NINE
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Actress Lillie. : BEA
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Cape in Mass. : ANN

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

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