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New York Times, Saturday, August 19, 1961

53-Down : Gibson ___.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 13, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,418
Across
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This time of year. : DOGDAYS
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Spaniard. : CATALAN
15
Red-yellow. : APRICOT
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Cupidity. : AVARICE
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Too young to vote, in 47 states. : TEENAGE
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Favorite remedy. : NOSTRUM
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At all. : ANY
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Service club. : KIWANIS
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Peak in P. I. : APO
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Young socialite. : DEB
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___ roses. : BEDOF
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Concept: Prefix. : IDEO
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Potato buds. : EYES
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Wyatt. : EARP
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Polite. : WELLBRED
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Underground area. : CELLAR
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Out of the rain. : INDOORS
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Game fish. : WALLEYE
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Mountain range. : SIERRA
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Wife's allowance. : PINMONEY
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Long-eared animal. : HARE
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Leslie Caron role. : GIGI
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Takes a spouse. : WEDS
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Disdain. : SCORN
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En tout ___ (in any case). : CAS
51
___ Harbor. : SAG
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Snobbery. : HAUTEUR
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0.001 inch. : MIL
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Fabled animal. : UNICORN
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Where Gadsen is. : ALABAMA
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Describing some lawns. : UNRAKED
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Early Italians. : SABINES
65
Belgian town. : MALMEDY
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Opportunities of a sort. : TRYOUTS
Down
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Statistics. : DATA
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In business. : OPEN
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Author Zane. : GREY
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Clangor. : DIN
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Pat-___. : ACAKE
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A Yankee. : YOGIBERRA
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One-dish meal. : STEW
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Riviera resort. : CANNES
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Escape. : AVOID
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Italian poet. : TASSO
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Paintings. : ART
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100 centisimi. : LIRA
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"We'll tak ___ o' kindness yet ... " : ACUP
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No one: Lat. : NEMO
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Retired. : ABED
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Girl's name meaning "sorrows." : DOLORES
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Associates. : FELLOWS
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"___ I was in Dixie!" : IWISH
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Seaport near Valencia. : DENIA
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Box ___. : ELDER
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What is more. : YES
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Coeur d'___, Idaho. : ALENE
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Shone forth. : RAYED
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___ on (pillages). : PREYS
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Part of N. Y.: Abbr. : BOR
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Of the 1 Across. : CANICULAR
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Hardwood. : ELM
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Theatrical accessory. : WIG
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Twice 13 Down. : PINT
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Mrs. ___. : GRUNDY
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Engine valve. : CHOKE
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Having sweeps. : OARED
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Sheik's land. : ARABY
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___ cuique (to each his own). : SUUM
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Grandma Moses. : ANNA
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Gibson ___. : GIRL
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Eurus' realm. : EAST
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By hand: Prefix. : MANU
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"___ a man with seven wives." : IMET
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Bairn. : LASS
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Eccentric gear. : CAM
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Life: Prefix. : BIO

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

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