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New York Times, Thursday, November 22, 1956

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { F J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 44.1
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,704
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Piece of construction equipment. : IBAR
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Biblical city. : DAN
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Profound. : DEEP
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De ___. : LUXE
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Medley. : OLIO
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Reigning beauty. : BELLE
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Gift for a cold climate. : ELECTRICBLANKET
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What Elvis Presley sings about. : BLUESUEDESHOES
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Clarinet or oboe. : REED
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Major or minor. : URSA
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Inventor of the gyrocompass. : SPERRY
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Brushes used by stable boys. : GROOMERS
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Rods. : POLES
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Certain horses. : GRAYS
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Sound of disapproval. : BOO
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Set, as a dinner table. : LAID
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Habitual paths. : BEATS
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Mixture of melted butter and flour. : ROUX
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Simulate. : ACT
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___ de Leon. : PONCE
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Awareness. : SENSE
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Garment industry, for example. : THETRADE
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Pantry. : LARDER
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Greek letter. : IOTA
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State flower of Utah. : SEGO
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Part of a Thanksgiving menu. : CRANBERRYSAUCE
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Confection. : PEPPERMINTSTICK
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___ area is 16,000,000 sq. mi. : ASIAS
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Enough: Arch. : ENOW
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Kind of jacket. : ETON
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"___ the Man." : STAN
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Famous initials. : DDE
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Transmitted. : SENT
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___ d'Yeu, off the coast of Brittany. : ILE
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Tuber. : BULB
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Hero of Conrad's "Victory." : AXEL
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Came back. : RECURRED
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Jimmy or Tommy. : DORSEY
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Some other thing: Lat. : ALIUD
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Delightful. : NICE
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Poet of Dryden's day. : DENHAM
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City in Nevada. : ELKO
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Gen. Robert ___. : ELEE
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Darlings. : PETS
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Unyielding. : OBDURATE
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Siepi and Vichey. : BASSOS
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Golfers about to drive. : TEERS
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Mervyn and family. : LEROYS
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Part of a chair. : SPLAT
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Cook, as an egg. : POACH
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Very important persons. : ELITE
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Popular princess. : GRACE
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Patriotic investment. : EBOND
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Become active. : ROUSE
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Bobby___. : SOXER
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French policeman. : GENDARME
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Straw hat, in Britain. : BOATER
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Changes the circuit of. : REROUTES
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Investigates thoroughly. : PROBES
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Long stories of adventure. : SAGAS
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___ Alley. : TINPAN
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"___ forget." : LESTWE
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Ecclesiastical council. : SYNOD
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Auditors' aides: Abbr. : CPAS
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Peace of mind. : REST
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Upolu Island seaport. : APIA
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Outer layer. : RIND
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Quote. : CITE
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College course: Abbr. : ECON
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What Walter Raleigh was: Abbr. : KNT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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