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New York Times, Wednesday, August 26, 1959

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.51, Missing: { F J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 39.9
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,694
Across
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Give way. : SUCCUMB
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Nocturnal mammal. : RACCOON
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Food dish of Florida. : GROUPER
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Raise the value of. : ENHANCE
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Hybrid flower. : TEAROSE
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Birthday events. : PARTIES
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Discovered by touching, tasting, etc. : SENSATE
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Anthracite. : COAL
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___ boy! : ATTA
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Eastern title. : KHAN
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The "Woman in White." : ANNE
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Cultivate. : TILL
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Soft-winged night flier. : HOOTOWL
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Wake-robin. : TRILLIUM
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Of more than average height. : TALLER
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Grandson of Helen of Troy. : ION
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Not steady. : ASTATIC
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Outside: Prefix. : EXO
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Strips on shoe soles. : CLEATS
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Duenna's charge. : SENORITA
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Hunting. : SEEKING
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College subject: Abbr. : ECON
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Counter, sometimes blue. : CHIP
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Province of Pakistan. : SIND
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Slippery customers. : EELS
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Querying interjection. : HUNH
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Guardian spirits. : DAEMONS
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Wild. : UNTAMED
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Muscle. : ROTATOR
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Means of transportation. : CARLINE
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In grammar, having but one form for either sex. : EPICENE
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Tied. : KNOTTED
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Put an end to. : DESTROY
Down
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Army man: Abbr. : SGT
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Noun suffix. : URE
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Geographical feature. : COASTLINE
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Panacea. : CUREALL
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___ my word! (truly!) : UPON
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Jumble. : MESS
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Begin suddenly. : BREAKOUT
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Usual summer TV show. : REPEAT
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Sayings: Suffix. : ANA
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Of a certain religion: Abbr. : CHR
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Cry of disapproval. : CATCALL
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Shallot. : ONION
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Indian, for instance. : OCEAN
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Village near Amiens. : NESLE
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Paul Gallico's "enchanted cat." : THOMASINA
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Part of a house. : ATTIC
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Alpine region. : TIROL
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Observing. : NOTING
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Relatives of 11 Down. : HISSES
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City in Texas. : WACO
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At the eleventh hour. : LATE
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Favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. : LEICESTER
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Sing the praises of. : EXTOL
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Certain horses. : ROANS
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Made a formal offer. : TENDERED
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Tarlike substance. : ASPHALT
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Portray again. : REENACT
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Teased playfully: Slang. : KIDDED
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Cut of beef. : CHUCK
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Province of China. : HUNAN
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Opening bars of popular music: Colloq. : INTRO
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Brood over a grievance. : MOPE
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Revolutionary orator. : OTIS
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With: Ger. : MIT
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Compass point. : ENE
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Biblical town near Joppa. : ONO
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King: Span. : REY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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