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New York Times, Friday, August 1, 1958

9-Down : Pencil-shaped firework.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 309 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,321
Across
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Late journalist William Allen. : WHITE
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Condition: Suffix. : OSIS
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Jollyboat. : YAWL
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Flutter near. : HOVER
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Misfortune on Broadway: Colloq. : FLOP
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Central American tree. : EBOE
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Hole ___. : INONE
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___ Morgana. : FATA
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Norse god. : LOKI
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Former Florentine title. : SER
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Clyde McCoy classic. : SUGARBLUES
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Digestive enzyme. : TRYPSIN
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Diplomat V. Wellington. : KOO
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Sir, in Malaya. : TUAN
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The Scriptures. : HOLYWRIT
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"The snail's on the ___ ... " : THORN
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Undulation. : WAVE
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Scatters (grass) for drying. : TEDS
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Harsh cry: Slang. : YAWP
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Remitter. : PAYER
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Mine aperture. : ADIT
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Canal from Baltic to North Sea. : KIEL
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Upper: Ger. : OBER
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Exclamations used by the Seven Dwarfs. : HIHOS
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Ways out. : EGRESSES
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All alone. : SOLO
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___ polloi. : HOI
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Brief naps. : SIESTAS
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Gardener's invaluable asset. : GREENTHUMB
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Consort of Amon-Ra. : MUT
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Type of green moth. : LUNA
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Rumanian city. : IASI
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Have ___ (be cautious). : ACARE
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Perfume. : ODOR
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___-Nam. : VIET
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Vampire of Greek myth. : LAMIA
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Occident. : WEST
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If not. : ELSE
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Supreme Court Justice. : BLACK
Down
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Bridge's predecessor. : WHIST
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Whetstone user. : HONER
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Retreat for escapists. : IVORYTOWER
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Boxer's dread word. : TEN
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Poetic preposition. : ERE
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" ... a barrel ___." : OFFUN
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Smelter's dross. : SLAG
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Tiny bit. : IOTA
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Pencil-shaped firework. : SPARKLER
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California coastal fish. : YELLOWTAILS
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___ ben Adhem. : ABOU
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Became alert (to). : WOKE
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Garlands. : LEIS
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Fault. : SIN
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Youth. : BOY
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Military order initiated by Washington. : PURPLEHEART
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___ Juan. : SAN
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19th president. : HAYES
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During. : OVER
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Entertainer of the Roaring Twenties. : REDHOTMAMA
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Personal or distinct: Prefix. : IDIO
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Sibilant signals. : TSTS
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Small child: Colloq. : TYKE
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British general, World War I. : HAIG
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Habitat of "slithy toves." : WABE
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Confident. : POSITIVE
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Weed eradicator. : HOE
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What 22 Down is. : SON
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What 44 Down is. : SIB
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Deal a heavy blow. : SMITE
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Golden. : AURIC
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Planked dish. : STEAK
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Incandesce. : GLOW
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Uncivil. : RUDE
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Biblical name. : ENOS
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Ice pellets. : HAIL
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Government employment agency: Abbr. : USES
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Priestly garment. : ALB
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Presidential nickname. : CAL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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