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New York Times, Tuesday, July 5, 1960

43-Across : Arrange by degrees.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { F J K Q W X }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,008
Across
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Mandarin word for tea. : CHA
4
Devote to sacred use. : DEDICATE
12
Mother of Ares and Hebe. : HERA
14
Act of acquiring. : SECUREMENT
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Surrounded by. : AMID
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Distinction. : PROMINENCE
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One of Snow White's friends. : SLEEPY
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Endure. : LAST
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Offspring. : SON
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Mr. or Mrs. : TITLE
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French article. : LES
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Kind of cloth. : PIMA
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Covenant. : ENTENTE
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Do a retailing business. : DEALIN
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Born: Fr. : NEE
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Force. : DINT
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Remove from office. : UNSEAT
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Where Churchill was a cavalry cadet. : SANDHURST
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Vault. : SPRING
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City on the Oka. : OREL
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___ Avenue: New Yorkese term. : MAD
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Thirty: Fr. : TRENTE
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Arrange by degrees. : GRADATE
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Dream: Fr. : REVE
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Spelling contest. : BEE
48
Living. : VITAL
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Native of: Suffix. : ITE
50
Biblical keeper of sheep. : ABEL
52
Moon goddess of Greek myth. : HECATE
53
Make vague statements. : GENERALIZE
56
Work on galleys. : EDIT
57
Pronounces in a certain way. : ANGLICIZES
58
Teapot ___, famous Wyoming oil reserve. : DOME
59
Freeloader. : DEADHEAD
60
Fiery. : RED
Down
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Discipline. : CHASTEN
2
Movable item in fashion. : HEMLINE
3
Short song. : ARIETTE
4
German article. : DER
5
"___ des Femmes," Molière comedy. : ECOLE
6
Creator of Edmond Dantes. : DUMAS
7
Mascagni opera. : IRIS
8
Copper. : CENT
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Soul: Fr. : AME
10
Capable of being stretched. : TENSILE
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Eulogies. : ENCOMIA
13
"Die Fledermaus" character. : ADELE
14
Northern ___, kind of apple. : SPY
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Rent payer. : TENANT
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Lavaliere. : PENDANT
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Give. : LEND
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Bygone. : PAST
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Trace. : TINGE
27
Artist friend of Luther. : DURER
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Reduce to subjection. : ENSLAVE
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However. : THO
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___ qua non. : SINE
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Importune. : URGE
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Fluting of a column, in architecture. : STRIGA
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Simulate. : PRETEND
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Grenville's ship, 1591. : REVENGE
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Plaza de toros figure. : MATADOR
40
One ___. : ATATIME
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Crossed out. : DELETED
44
Cubed. : DICED
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Misrepresent. : BELIE
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Henry Higgins' pupil. : ELIZA
50
Uninteresting. : ARID
51
Great name in music. : BACH
52
Men. : HES
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Old-time musical note. : ELA
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English letter. : ZED

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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