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New York Times, Saturday, July 25, 1953

11-Down : Daydream.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.43, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 94, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 19
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,497
Across
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Impetuosity. : HASTE
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Early in the 12th century. : MCV
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Field: Greek. : AGROS
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Sounds of doubt or contempt. : UMPHS
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Farmer's crop. : RYE
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Curved mark over a short vowel. : BREVE
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Philippine natives. : MOROS
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Isle of the Manxmen. : MAN
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Word in a Commandment. : COVET
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Percussion instrument. : DRUM
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Pertaining to sound waves. : SONIC
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Green: French. : VERT
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Costa ___. : RICA
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Third: Comb. form. : TRITO
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Pertaining to historic times. : ERAL
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Nomadic Indians. : UTES
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Scene in "As You Like It." : ARDEN
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Elmer, Del or Grantland. : RICE
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Novelist Rawlings. : MARJORIE
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Hic ___: phrase seen on tombstones. : JACET
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Sign on a diner. : EATS
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Roll up, as a flag. : FURL
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V.I.P.'s in Cincinnati. : TAFTS
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"A dealer in magic and spells." : SORCERER
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Wearer of sheep's clothing. : WOLF
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___-goth. : OSTRO
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___ le roi! : VIVE
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Mr. Gardner or Mrs. Jolson. : ERLE
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Berth. : UPPER
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Modified plant. : ECAD
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Short branch of a main railroad line. : SPUR
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Ringlet. : TRESS
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Ship's course. : LANE
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Succinct. : TERSE
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Native of: Suffix. : ITE
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Bulky. : LARGE
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Theatre or hall. : ODEON
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Letter of the alphabet. : TEE
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Terminated. : ENDED
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Norse goddesses of fate. : NORNS
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Sea eagle. : ERN
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They sometimes have feet of clay. : IDOLS
Down
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Monotonous. : HUMDRUM
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Girl's name from the Latin "beloved." : AMORITA
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Neater. : SPRUCER
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Our first Secretary of State. : THOMASJEFFERSON
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Letter. : ESS
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"The Extraordinary ___."—Howard Swiggett's recent biography. : MRMORRIS
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Extremely poisonous compound. : CYANIDE
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"___ adoremus" (O come, let us adore him). : VENITE
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Rudiments of any subject. : ABC
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Governor of New York, 1882-85. : GROVERCLEVELAND
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Daydream. : REVERIE
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Emote. : OVERACT
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Decide. : SETTLE
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Begins a journey or a career. : STARTSOUT
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Relatives of 38 Across. : CONJURORS
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Cereal seed. : OAT
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Part of a circle. : ARC
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Known ahead of time. : FORESEEN
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Explosive cartridge used in oil wells. : TORPEDO
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Enticer. : ALLURER
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Guardian of the pearly gates. : STPETER
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Desi's TV sobriquet. : RICARDO
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Message of glad tidings. : EVANGEL
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Conveys property again. : REDEEDS
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Suburb of Boston. : WESTON
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Elf. : SPRITE
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Graduate of Annapolis: Abbr. : ENS
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Garland of flowers. : LEI

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 15 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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