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New York Times, Monday, June 5, 1961

31-Down : Diverse: Comb. form.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { G Q W X }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,343
Across
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Transported with love, joy, etc. : RAPT
5
Deeds: Lat. : ACTA
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Actor from Omaha. : CLIFT
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"Caro Nome" is one. : ARIA
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Silvers. : PHIL
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Region of Mt. Helicon. : AONIA
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Wedding belle. : JUNEBRIDE
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Please reply immediately: Fr. abbr. : RVSVP
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Clumsy boat. : ARK
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Function. : ROLE
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Tête-___. : ATETES
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Bridegroom. : HUSBAND
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Roll up. : FURL
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Women in white. : RNS
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"Bunthorne's Bride." : PATIENCE
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Drop in. : VISIT
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Wedding festivity. : RECEPTION
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Substance for etching. : ACID
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Forefathers: Poet. : SIRES
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Tropical food staple. : TARO
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Members of the wedding. : RELATIVES
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School furniture. : DESKS
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Adores. : IDOLIZES
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Bluejacket. : TAR
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Clairvoyant. : SEER
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They marry people. : PARSONS
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Cleans thoroughly. : SCOURS
51
Gentle person. : LAMB
52
You, in Italy. : VOI
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Subject. : TOPIC
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Happy holiday. : HONEYMOON
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Make very happy. : ELATE
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Leaf cutters. : ANTS
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Besides. : ELSE
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Jetties. : MOLES
60
Quiz. : TEST
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Parts of socks. : TOES
Down
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Nobleman in Calcutta. : RAJAH
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Babylonian mother goddess. : ARURU
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Fragrant flowers. : PINKS
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To: Scot. : TAE
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Housewear. : APRONS
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___ bride. : CHILD
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Ebb and flow. : TIDE
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Bride-___, rustic wedding feast. : ALE
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Popular type of holiday. : CARTRIP
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Missives of a sort. : LOVELETTERS
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Of the current month: Abbr. : INST
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Basketball team. : FIVE
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Heel pieces. : TAPS
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Snow goose. : BRANT
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Mulberry trees of New Zealand. : AUTES
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Certain hotel accommodations. : BRIDALSUITE
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Visages. : FACES
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Members of French weddings. : PERES
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Island near Sumatra. : NIAS
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Stopper. : CORK
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Biblical patriarch. : ENOS
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Diverse: Comb. form. : VARI
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Chilled. : ICED
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Farm tower. : SILO
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Niagara, for one. : RIVER
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Dimensions. : SIZES
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Fencing positions. : TIERCES
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___ and Joan, blissful couple. : DARBY
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Most docile. : TAMEST
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Longs eagerly (for). : PANTS
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Rounded molding. : OVOLO
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Halter. : NOOSE
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Math ratios. : SINES
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Flower part. : STEM
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Where Rocky Mountain National Park is: Abbr. : COLO
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Girasol. : OPAL
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Unaccompanied. : LONE
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Topper. : HAT
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Gathered together. : MET

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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