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New York Times, Friday, October 25, 1957

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 28.2
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,041
Across
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Brightly colored bird. : MACAW
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Hindu garment. : SARI
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Proper. : PRIM
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With nothing more. : ALONE
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Man's name meaning man. : ENOS
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Narrow shoe size. : AAAA
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100th anniversary. : CENTENNIAL
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Chance of loss. : RISK
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Reef or low island. : KEY
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John ___ Passos. : DOS
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Character in "Gone With the Wind." : MELANIE
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Scene of defeat of Napoleon III, 1870. : SEDAN
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Surpasses. : TOPS
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Portended. : BODED
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Slow clumsy boat. : TUB
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Slangy exclamation of disappointment. : SHOOT
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Pianist Templeton. : ALEC
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Ingredient of gunpowder. : NITRE
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Speak enthusiastically. : RAVE
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European President. : TITO
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Most common style of printing type. : ROMAN
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Allied by nature. : AKIN
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Smooth. : EVEN
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Concerning. : ANENT
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Transmitted. : SENT
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Carnelians. : SARDS
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Unhappy. : SAD
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Ancient people of Persia. : MEDES
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Frenchman. : GAUL
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Mistakes in printing: Colloq. : TYPOS
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Comedy character of French pantomime. : PIERROT
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Achieved. : WON
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Short for an aircraft. : ZEP
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Modern girl's name. : TONI
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In conclusive terms. : DECISIVELY
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Poker stake. : ANTE
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Acquisition. : GAIN
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Song. : CAROL
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Myra of music. : HESS
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Robert ___. : ELEE
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Of the same opinion. : ATONE
Down
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Memorable name in baseball. : MACK
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To the sheltered side. : ALEE
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Rabbit fur. : CONY
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Insect. : ANT
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Worked in the garden. : WEEDED
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Hearing, seeing, etc. : SENSATIONS
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Blackbird. : ANI
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Wander. : ROAM
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Isolated spot. : ISLET
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Expresses in different words. : PARAPHRASES
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Wet all through. : RAINSOAKED
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City in Rumania. : IASI
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Build. : MAKE
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Be drowsy. : NOD
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Spanish article. : LOS
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Subordinate persons. : SECONDARIES
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Edible kernel. : NUTMEAT
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College in Maine. : BATES
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Father Dionne. : OLIVA
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Modern cleansers. : DETERGENTS
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Scene of a battle, Sept. 11, 1777. : BRANDYWINE
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Like sheep. : OVINE
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Temporary shelters. : TENTS
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Former government agency. : NRA
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Adjective suffix. : ENT
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On: Fr. : SUR
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Novelist Baldwin. : MONICA
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U. N. name. : LODGE
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Opposite of neg. : POS
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Chief god of ancient Memphis. : PTAH
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"Last Days of Pompeii" character. : IONE
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Small duck. : TEAL
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Nothing. : ZERO
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Son of Zebulun. : ELON
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Writer of World War II fame. : PYLE
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French company: Abbr. : CIE
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Large tank. : VAT

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

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