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New York Times, Wednesday, December 9, 1953

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q U W X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 27.2
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,625
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Jelly of meat juice, tomato juice, etc. : ASPIC
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Symbols of sovereignty on Egyptian headdresses. : ASPS
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Tranquil. : CALM
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John Ridd's sweetheart. : LORNA
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Go away! : SHOO
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Mixture. : OLIO
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Bao Dai, for instance. : ASIAN
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Crusaders from Worcester, Mass. : HOLYCROSS
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Heir. : SON
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Harsh: Comb. form. : CACO
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Old. : SENILE
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Having claws like a lobster. : CHELATE
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M. Mayer and M. Pleven. : RENES
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First co-ed college in America. : OBERLIN
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Highlander. : GAEL
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Part of the Morse code. : DOTS
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Horses: Spanish. : CABALLOS
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Spanish gold. : ORO
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Quebec landmark. : CITADEL
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"I ___ Camera," recent play. : AMA
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Feature of the Louvre. : MONALISA
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Remote. : AFAR
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Mountain nymph, mother of Hermes. : MAIA
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Home of the Cantabs. : HARVARD
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Wonder drugs. : ACTHS
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Study of mountains. : OROLOGY
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Samuel Finley ___ Morse. : BREESE
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He loves: Latin. : AMAT
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Culbertson of bridge. : ELY
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"Cheer, cheer for old ___." : NOTREDAME
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Ancient port of Rome. : OSTIA
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Grandson of Adam. : ENOS
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Borodin's hero. : IGOR
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Referring to assessment. : RATAL
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Let. : RENT
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Color shades. : TANS
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Cubic meter. : STERE
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Woeful expression. : ALAS
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Indifferently. : SOSO
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Loser in the first intercollegiate football game, 1869. : PRINCETON
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"Once ___ blue moon." : INA
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Strike out. : CANCEL
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Depth bomb, in Navy slang. : ASHCAN
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Take a picture of. : SHOOT
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Where Lwow is: Abbr. : POL
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Oriental sauces for fish, meat, etc. : SOYS
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"Far above Cayuga's waters." : CORNELL
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Bitter crystalline compound. : ALOIN
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Strong cotton thread. : LISLE
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Lawgiver. : MOSES
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Breakfast food. : CEREAL
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Oriental name. : ALI
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Periods of time: Abbr. : HRS
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Old oath. : EGAD
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Famous name in flying. : ODOM
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Short for part of a city. : BORO
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Man's nickname. : ABE
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Civil Aeronautics group. : CAA
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College of the "Leopards." : LAFAYETTE
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The tent maker. : OMAR
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Carnelian. : SARD
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Livre de ___ (school book): Fr. : CLASSE
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Three. : III
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Ancient Chinese state. : TSAO
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One of the "Little Three." : AMHERST
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Mean: Abbr. : AVG
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Mathews' specialty. : HOMERS
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___ king. : ALA
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Revolving parts. : ROTORS
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Comic character. : ABNER
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Witch. : CRONE
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Wyoming mountain range. : TETON
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Man's name. : RAMON
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Revise, correct, etc. : EDIT
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Ananias. : LIAR
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Ivy League team. : YALE
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Oriental title. : AGA
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Football day: Abbr. : SAT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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