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New York Times, Monday, April 2, 1956

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { K Q X }, Scrabble score: 309 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 30.5
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,470
Across
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Realities. : FACTS
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Balmy. : DAFT
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Extreme. : DEEP
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Ocean menace. : UBOAT
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He sings "Welcome Home." : EZIOPINZA
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Amiens' river. : SOMME
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Glamorous miss. : COVERGIRL
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Arithmetic result. : SUM
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Superior. : ABOVE
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Norse writings. : EDDAS
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Medieval trappings. : ARMOR
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___ gratias (thanks to God). : DEO
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Currency collections. : MONIES
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County in S. W. England. : CORNWALL
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Zeal. : ARDOR
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Dandy. : DUDE
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Zero: German. : NULL
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Service. : USE
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Were in harmony: Colloq. : JIBED
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Filipino peasant. : TAO
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Former American tennis champion. : DOEG
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During. : OVER
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Chum. : CRONY
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Makes more fruitful. : ENRICHES
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Triton, for example. : SEAGOD
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Actor Ameche. : DON
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Entertainer. : WINER
49
Oriental prince. : AMEER
52
Religious pamphlet. : TRACT
54
Time of day: Abbr. : AFT
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Well-known prizefighter. : BOBOOLSON
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Greening. : APPLE
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Result. : EVENTUATE
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Wedding attendant. : USHER
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Stocking sizes. : TENS
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Campus reveler in June. : GRAD
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Stairway part. : RISER
Down
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Commotion. : FUSS
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Leigh Hunt hero. : ABOU
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Take by force. : COMMANDEER
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Headwear. : TAM
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Watercraft. : STEAMER
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Stage scenery. : DECOR
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Sea connecting with Black Sea. : AZOV
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Basketball team. : FIVE
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___ dance. : TOE
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Give till it hurts. : DIGDOWN
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City in Oklahoma. : ENID
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___ Taft Benson. : EZRA
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Intimates. : PALS
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Dress carefully. : PREEN
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Genus of ruminant quadrupeds. : BOS
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___ Grande. : RIO
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Headline name of 1857. : DRED
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Big first name in the theatre. : MAUDE
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Ditto 26 Down. : ORSON
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Solids. : CUBES
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Breslau's river. : ODER
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Collector's items. : AUTOGRAPHS
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Broad treeless plain. : LLANO
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___ George. : LLOYD
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Gainer. : DIVE
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Coolidge's first name. : JOHN
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Organization of commercial travelers. : GIDEONS
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Legendary monster. : CENTAUR
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Girl's name. : RAE
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French landscape painter. : COROT
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Thus. : SIC
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Drew to a close. : WANED
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Help. : ABET
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Propose. : MOVE
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"___ Holden." : EBEN
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Dictator. : TSAR
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Church court. : ROTA
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Avoid. : FLEE
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Region: Abbr. : TERR
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Projecting part. : LUG
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Greek letter. : PSI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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