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New York Times, Saturday, October 20, 1956

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 37.3
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,671
Across
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River into the Moselle. : SAAR
5
Hudson River catch. : SHAD
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Pin for joining two pieces. : DOWEL
14
Dresden's river. : ELBE
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Winged scavenger. : KITE
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Papal cape. : ORALE
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Important citizens on Election Day. : JOESMITHS
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Gain access to. : GETAT
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Imitator's expression. : METOO
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Terra ___. : COTTA
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Annapolis grad. : ENS
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Sixty homers in 1927. : RUTHSRECORD
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Capri's Blue ___. : GROTTO
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Ready for use. : ONTAP
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Atomic particle. : ION
32
Christmas decoration. : HOLLY
35
Excavation in a mine shaft. : STOPE
38
Current advice to adults. : VOTE
40
Also-ran. : LOSER
42
Had done the crawl. : SWUM
43
Lucy Ricardo's pal. : ETHEL
45
Mere trifle. : STRAW
47
___ king. : ERL
48
Decamp romantically. : ELOPE
50
Bright red. : CHERRY
52
Tourists' mecca in Utah. : BRYCECANYON
55
Sound to startle. : BOO
56
Open-mouthed. : AGAPE
57
Grounds for a suit. : LIBEL
61
Branch of a labor union. : LOCAL
63
Set apart. : SEGREGATE
65
Joint. : ANKLE
66
Authentic. : TRUE
67
Abundant store. : MINE
68
Defeats. : BESTS
69
Existence: Lat. : ESSE
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Dear me! : ALAS
Down
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Polish legislature. : SEJM
2
S. African plant. : ALOE
3
Second. : ABET
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Vacation place. : RESORT
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Do slaloms. : SKI
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Obstruction. : HITCH
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Musketeer. : ATHOS
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Warship. : DESTROYER
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Vaudeville perennials. : DOGACTS
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Metallurgy topic. : ORE
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TVA product. : WATERPOWER
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African antelope. : ELAND
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Hires out. : LETS
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Part of a river. : MOUTH
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Playing card. : TEN
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Cat's-paw. : TOOL
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Nosebag contents. : OATS
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Show generosity. : GIVE
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Cheer the team. : ROOT
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In a state of disaster: Colloq. : ONTHEROCKS
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Suffer a social setback. : LOSECASTE
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Landing boat. : LST
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Sound of contentment. : PURR
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Mr. Peggotty's niece. : EMLY
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Asquirm. : EELY
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Lively. : RACY
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Places. : LOCALES
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All. : WHOLE
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Cribbage piece. : PEG
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Puzzling person. : ENIGMA
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Daniel or Richard. : BOONE
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Mimickers. : APERS
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Ethiopian ruler's title. : NEGUS
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Give away (secrets). : BLAB
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___ out. : BAIL
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Sicily's volcano. : ETNA
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Sediment. : LEES
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High tone, in music. : ALT
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Arikaree. : REE

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

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