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New York Times, Tuesday, June 6, 1961

5-Down : In the know: Slang.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has supersymmetry.
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,344
Across
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Popular snack. : HOTDOG
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Feline treat. : CATNIP
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Glacial deposit. : MORAINE
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Of the sea. : OCEANIC
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Pleasantness. : AMENITY
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Dizziness. : VERTIGO
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Burglar: Slang. : YEGG
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Famous Canadian physician. : OSLER
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Historic reproach. : ETTU
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Mouths: Lat. : ORA
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Nubbin. : EAR
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Adjective suffix. : IAL
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Circus area. : RING
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Game fish. : TROUT
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Happy: Fr. fem. : GAIE
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Wall brackets. : SCONCES
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Place ___, Paris. : PIGALLE
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Indian mulberry. : AAL
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Fairy queen. : MAB
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Marsh marigold. : COWSLIP
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Important certificate. : DIPLOMA
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Eastern servant. : AMAH
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Rolled up, as a sail. : CLUED
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Greenland settlement. : ETAH
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Number on a clock dial. : VII
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Geometric line. : ARC
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Notwithstanding. : THO
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Artists' equipment. : INKS
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Part of Indo-China. : ANNAM
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Ill-mannered one. : BOOR
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Dawdles. : LOITERS
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Apostle Thomas, called ___. : DIDYMUS
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Asian visitor to Washington. : SUKARNO
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Kuwait, for example. : EMIRATE
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Is a member of. : SITSON
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Numbers. : SEVENS
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Great in conception. : HOMERIC
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Spanish condiment. : OREGANO
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Food quality. : TANG
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Early sixth century date. : DII
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In the know: Slang. : ONTO
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Yellowstone phenomena. : GEYSERS
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Hide. : COVERUP
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Tree genus. : ACER
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Region: Abbr. : TER
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Man's nickname. : NATE
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Beginning. : INITIAL
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Hair-do. : PIGTAIL
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Officials. : MAYORS
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Grand ___, Columbia River dam. : COULEE
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Native of Vientiane. : LAO
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Strike (the teeth) together. : GNASH
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Purposeful. : TELIC
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Hesitant. : TIMID
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Great name in Hollywood. : GABLE
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Presidential nickname. : CAL
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Mountain pass. : GAP
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Carps. : CAVILS
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Menacing. : OMINOUS
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Famous Pacific resort. : WAIKIKI
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Makes arrangements for. : PLANSON
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Time periods. : DECADES
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Footstool. : OTTOMAN
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Elephant men. : MAHOUTS
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"You may lead ___ to water ... " : AHORSE
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Vase. : URN
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Law: Abbr. : STAT
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Firenze's river. : ARNO
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M. Marceau, for example. : MIME
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Old-time cow barn. : BYRE
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Vocal hesitations. : ERS
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Interest on stocks: Abbr. : DIV

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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