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New York Times, Wednesday, July 20, 1955

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 29.9
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,213
Across
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Short, lofting stroke to the green. : CHIP
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Curtain material. : SCRIM
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Exchanges of articles. : SWAP
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Champlain or Chapala. : LAKE
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Fragrant spice. : CLOVE
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Bird's home. : CAGE
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Lily plant. : ALOE
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Becomes rich or famous. : RISES
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Compensation. : HIRE
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Amateur. : NONPROFESSIONAL
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Moiety. : HALF
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Cote sound. : COO
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Straighten out. : UNCOIL
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Perfect. : FLAWLESS
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Shape. : MOULD
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Shakespearean heroine. : VIOLA
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Tank. : VAT
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Caliber. : BORE
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Female dromedary. : DELUL
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___ to (stopped): Naut. : HOVE
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Letter holder: Abbr. : ENV
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Filled. : SATED
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Subway fare. : TOKEN
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Nautical tie-up. : REEFKNOT
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Sword of the finest temper. : TOLEDO
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Free. : RID
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All ___ out. : SOLD
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Vote-getting phrase. : POLITICALSLOGAN
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Ah me! : ALAS
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Inventor Howe. : ELIAS
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Citizen's privilege. : VOTE
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Hockey arena. : RINK
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Tennis stroke. : SERVE
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"The ___ of Texas." : EYES
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Green and red bird of W. I. : TODY
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Trifled (with "with"). : TOYED
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Loud, extravagant speech. : RANT
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Social group. : CLAN
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Glory. : HALO
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Sacred figure. : IKON
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Lookout point in a theatre curtain. : PEEPHOLE
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Roll of parchment. : SCROLL
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Bluff. : CLIFF
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Rambler. : ROSE
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Currier and ___. : IVES
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Come and get it! : MESSCALL
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Cautionary highway sign. : SCHOOL
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Old-fashioned wagon. : WAIN
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Site of the Taj Mahal. : AGRA
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Marmalade ingredient. : PEEL
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Attack by violence. : RAID
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Where there is no state debt. : IOWA
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Reddish brown. : UMBER
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Not a soul. : NOONE
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Pitcher's specialty. : CURVE
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___ mignon. : FILET
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Brightly colored. : LOUD
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Call forth. : EVOKE
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Delivered. : SAVED
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Shorthand girl. : STENO
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Refusal. : VETO
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Nattiest. : DANDIEST
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Movie that runs longer than expected. : HOLDOVER
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Comedy act. : SKIT
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Right-of-way pay. : TOLL
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Playful. : FRISKY
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Threw. : TOSSED
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Worker for Simon Legree. : SLAVE
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A certain amount but not all. : PART
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Musical medley. : OLIO
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Catch, as a fish. : LAND
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Nile charmer. : CLEO
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Well ventilated. : AIRY
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Spanish painter. : GOYA
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Solar disk. : ATEN
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Cozy retreat. : NEST

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later.

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