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Puzzles for July, 1960
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Fri 7/1/1960
TAINTAHABOPEN
ABRISLENARAMI
NORMATAENMIME
AREREARADMIRAL
NIVOSETRIOS
AGEDLLBTUSSIS
RIRESURESTTNT
INERTMELHARTE
VENAPPALLSEEN
ESTATEKEASERG
PARCHCATTLE
TRAPSHOOTERSAL
RACEAMURALICE
AGRAPESOBODES
PEERSTEPSUEDE
Sat 7/2/1960
TRALAVASTSKIM
SOLIDSOUTHANNA
ASAMATTEROFFACT
REBAIRRAREVUE
BABBLEWHALERS
GESELLSHINY
ARTALPLATZHRS
BRENFEATSBEET
SYRMARTSPERSE
CANISTITBIT
SARONGSTETRAD
AROSECHINAREA
GOWITHOUTSAYING
AMENAPPLESAUCE
SALELESEELMER

The New York Times printed a different solution to the middle section of this puzzle: 34-Across MEETS, 37-Across MIRES, and 39-Across CAN IT. My theory is that Margaret Farrar edited out CAN IT at the last minute, perhaps because she thought it was too rude. CAN IT didn't debut in The Times for another 20 years.

Sun 7/3/1960 CALL TO THE COLORS
ARGENTEMERALDRUSSET
BEANIELACONIAORIOLE
STREAMAGATINEOSSIAN
URNSPITEDMIMOSARIA
REEMEVESSAMOSTENN
DETERREDGALENASHEST
MOASBALINRAVE
TAROTSRESTATETERAH
ENEROBANCAVEINULES
LEVYLANDONSOARINGLY
EMUGOLDANDSILVERION
GOLDENBOYPEEVESBEIT
UNSELDOMELVESBURSA
EELERSAMPLEDSUSSEX
VEERPIPERBELT
DAVESIMPLERCOALESCE
IRISPOLARTANGRIOM
SROFASTENTIRERSLOP
MILLEROPERATEEUROPE
AVESTARISIBLEEVENER
LETTERSEEDIERNAPERY

Original grid had a T at the 96-Across/79-Down crossing; changed this to an S.

Mon 7/4/1960
CLOGSANERCHOW
HOPIABOVERODE
AMENCOMETOBOE
DANGERMENATWORK
IDEAMIEN
HEAVEDPOLESTAR
URBANWINESRIA
MALLMINERDIST
ATEHONEYBELLE
NORMANDYDEALER
ERGOREAD
SLOWDOWNANDLIVE
POOLOMANIOVAL
ADZESERGECANS
REEDENDEDKNEE
Tue 7/5/1960
CHADEDICATE
HERASECUREMENT
AMIDPROMINENCE
SLEEPYLASTSON
TITLELESPIMA
ENTENTEDEALIN
NEEDINTUNSEAT
SANDHURST
SPRINGORELMAD
TRENTEGRADATE
REVEBEEVITAL
ITEABELHECATE
GENERALIZEEDIT
ANGLICIZESDOME
DEADHEADRED
Wed 7/6/1960
BECALMCHAPEL
SOLARIABRIGADE
PLATTERRESALES
RATESGRASPINS
YSERARISTAE
STRAPSNABOB
SHYRIVEIRADE
TIMBALEPEOPLES
ALIENMARLTAT
GORESDORSAL
SILENCEOMER
ASASENSEANODE
SONATASLANGUID
OUTMODEEXTENTS
FLEURSDEARTH
Thu 7/7/1960
CARPETGASLALA
AVERSEOUTSIDER
REMOTESTOUTEST
AMOSMASONSPSI
FADERIMEUTES
ERETAMPAASSET
SILVERYTUBA
ASIANPAGES
PROPROSEBUD
HARESRHONEOBI
OVERMOATSNAG
BEGBABIEDTIGE
INIMICALEMOTES
RUMINATEFOMENT
DEEDWEDTOASTS
Fri 7/8/1960
BROODSIMPORT
FLAGDAYMILLARD
RANDALLPLODDER
ICKESVAULTILE
SKINCARDSPALS
KINCONTETUNIS
SEGURAINVERTS
BACKSTOPS
CROCHETTIEUPS
FREAKEDGEDLAP
RUSTSNOODDURR
ILLTEEMSPULSE
ALIMONYLASCALA
REDROSEOPIATED
RESTEDWESLEY
Sat 7/9/1960
UFOASSAMSLAB
ERINMANIATALL
VANEABOMINABLE
INESCROWDIVOTS
CISHITMEPERIS
TUSCANALPSEME
SMEARBNAIBRED
REALTEAR
OSAYSUCHLILTS
VANKERRCAMERA
ELITEBESOMTAU
RIMINGACROSTIC
SEAMONSTERTUNE
ENTOARENAACER
ATENTIDALGEE
Sun 7/10/1960 DESIGN FOR LIVING
LEWISABRAMROOSTDRAPE
ARACAVOILAERROROOZED
WASHDRAWINGDRAWINGCARD
NTHDATESNIHILCOCKNEY
BHUTANPUCESONLY
ODOACERNEMEAARRAUBIO
PEALEDTOPDRAWINGBOARD
EARLERIGIDTRALEESCAD
NUDEDEMOTESAKESSIKES
CARDBOARDGEYSTEW
BACKBOARDMEMOSCARRARA
ANAANNEDAMONMAMESUI
GYRATESSALONSUNBATHER
DREDMAHBACKROOMS
BORISHELLEDRAINSABEL
ABOUSYLVIASATESSTOLE
ROOMANDBOARDTELSALAMI
DEMTERASMOWERBOLEROS
CODALAMARRELIED
AGNOMENLUREDMETONRPO
DRAWINGBACKDRAWINGROOM
DOPESEERIELIKEDECOLE
SWARTASKEDEPODERAMON
Mon 7/11/1960
TOPAZIRAQOMAO
ALOHAMARUCALL
LETONANNABELLE
COOLIETARLATAN
FEEDSTENANT
BAGSUNSPOTS
EROSCOCOSIRUP
LILTERASEDONA
LADENENIDEADS
EINSTEINSOS
STELLASTILT
NETWORTHSTOPON
ANTITRUSTWROTE
COIROLIOINROS
KNEEWEARTAKES
Tue 7/12/1960
FILEBABELEMIR
ANOAAMANANORE
CROSSROADSSTUN
TESTWELLARIOSO
ANEPLUG
ACCENTBALANCES
PROMSPARERRAH
RASSEOILKNAVE
OTTVORTEXOPED
NESTEGGSABBESS
ONLYANA
FIESTAPUTBACKS
ILLSLORDHAWHAW
BLEUADIEULOKI
SAMPSIGNSSPAM
Wed 7/13/1960
NEDDAYPRESAGES
ARRIVERENEGADE
PIECESESTEEMED
TIEROTTERIRA
ORBSGAZERPELT
LEUFAKEDPUREE
GANABELMAN
ANDIRONJACKPOT
TARSERTAVA
POSEDGLENSNET
ARAMDRAPEPORE
LILREINSSURA
MOTIONEDOTTAWA
ELECTIVEROOMER
REDEEMERCANADA
Thu 7/14/1960
SHADLAPPRADAR
PYROICERAROMA
LECTBEAUTICIAN
INTEGERDENTNT
TAILORRECTO
CLOTHESHORSES
BOZSEEMMAIDY
APOKENAGOLDEN
TANISRUHRENE
THESTOCKYARDS
HERESPORTIA
STYPSIUPWARDS
TRAMPOLINEGORY
EERIEERINOKIE
TENORDOTSNEST
Fri 7/15/1960
LOONSERADICATE
ADLAINOMINATED
MODELAMPERSAND
ARKVOCEOASTS
IDESTHEAL
ABNERSROADSTER
BOGUSBOATSELI
ENDSTOURSPLED
AGOMOONYREEVE
ROMEOANDCOPPER
THDSBRUSH
PRAHAOLIGORO
RUNNIMEDEHONOR
OLEORESINIDEAL
NEWSSTANDTEDDY
Sat 7/16/1960
MISSTEPSCRAPS
UNTURNEDCRAVAT
STOPOVERRETIRE
KENLIKEINTAKE
TREELESSBEATER
RIMIERSHELTERS
EMERYLIARS
ESNECANTSLAID
KINGSLIGNE
SPRINGERREMITS
CRIMEAOPERATES
RIPPEROLINARE
IMPALEMANEATER
PELLETSTERNEST
TREADSASSISTS
Sun 7/17/1960 WINE, WOMEN, SONG, ETC.
CHASELHASABALADA
PHYLUMMAUMAUAMAZONS
SEPTEMBERSONGREHOUSE
AVADEUTKREISLERBEN
LITATREFSEWERBLLS
MOIREGOASTRAYPOEME
TAMBOURINESCARUM
DARNROMANHOLIDAY
SCRNADAWIVEREMORAS
LOAMTYMPLEARNLITRE
ENCAGEBICYCLESYRINX
ETHERSITUPEACHSNEE
PRESAGETROTDAMEIDS
ALTHEAGIBSONMOOR
JOANNETROMBONIST
SPASMOMARSLURSCARF
LOCOSCENEASIAOMER
ALKITALIANSCANSAME
VISAVISTRIALANDERROR
ECOTONERENNETETOILE
ENERGYADAGESAYAO
Mon 7/18/1960
MIDASFAIRSAT
OVERTARNEPOGO
TALKYBANDWAGON
ONEAALBWARONE
GNOMEDONKEYS
FLASHYGOODAS
IOTASMOLDSTOP
FOESCOOLSOHIO
ETAMANDYBLESS
THORNYSIDNEY
ATLANTACONGA
LEANTOELLUTAH
DARKHORSEPAINE
ERGSNOTAIRONY
RYESWANEDNAS
Tue 7/19/1960
TOASTSTPAT
KABUKIQUOTED
HABITUEULSTERS
OILOLDSALTNOW
USESLUCREGAMA
SETTOPOEROGET
ERSATZTUNELESS
CHEWPUFF
KICKEDINNEBULA
OCHERZAGRAKED
REEDCANONGRAD
ABDERRATICAPE
NODULEDHOOSIER
XAVIERABOUND
RASPYMETRE

Original 31-Across clue had "Unmelodius"; corrected this to "Unmelodious."

Wed 7/20/1960
NOMELEAFVETS
OMANANTECILIA
TAKESIDESHOURI
CHEIDOTROLLED
HARDROWTOHOE
RUNROOSTERS
BOBUPPANNEPIE
ARAMTOPEEVINE
JANSATEDWICKS
ALCATRAZSAC
PURSESTRINGS
SUNRAYSIROION
PRIORIPSOFACTO
AGENTURALWHOO
TATSMOLLLEND
Thu 7/21/1960
QUIZQUADSABRE
UNTOURDUUGRIC
IDEMANZIOBEACH
TOMBOYEKESTHO
ILSEEDIT
SPREESTRIDENCE
LAOSSARPENULT
AVAAQUEOUSROE
VISHNUAUSASSR
SATANISTSQUEEN
TORETAUT
ADATEXTROOTER
LAMBASTINGMARE
PLEATOLEOAXIL
SYNGENEONTINY
Fri 7/22/1960
SCARABLAMUPAS
PAROLEOVERTURE
ATABALCAREENED
NABRETAILSDOG
LISMILLSRILE
DIANALESBETAS
ANNABELFAG
BASKETSCARAFES
INAADELINE
DOTEDPARDELTA
ITERDEBITDAR
SIRCASABASMAB
HOECAKESROWENA
ESTIMATETRENCH
SEEDRASSESTET

Original 1-Across clue had "Pharoah"; corrected this to "Pharaoh."

Sat 7/23/1960
TIFFEDDECAGON
THOREAUEXAMINE
IONESCOGARAGES
PLINTHFACTIST
SECCODUSTER
HOTELSLEZAK
SAPNUMBSSAUTE
IDYLTURINPLOP
GALOPRIDOFUMT
HYENASGETAT
GRAPHSTAMPS
AWSTHATMURIEL
CATALANJAIALAI
ICEBERGANTWERP
SONATASBOYARS
Sun 7/24/1960 HORTICULTURAL
REDPINEROSEBUDFLORIDA
ENARBORANEMONELOVEMAN
PAISANORETUNESOBEYING
UMSREDOILSUNPOWERTAU
LEISTENTERSTILESMAIL
SLEETSUITEDISERHONDA
ESSAYSSETPIECESHUNTER
BREDSEASLEDLEFT
APPEALERRICEDHALFACRE
SERENATASDUCGARDENIAS
HCETHEMESSTRONGDANIC
LOPSSCREAMSUBDEBNEMO
ANATATORPORBASSOSMER
RIVERBEDSGEMRESULTANT
SCEPTERSCUTUPTELEOSTS
PENSPALATALSEEM
TUPELOPERSPIRESSPARGE
ONERSMEANENSATESTERN
BIASBALSAMGOVERNODES
AFTDICTATESNEMEANRET
CORSAGENISAEANCREMONA
CREATORTONNAGETROUSER
OMELETSSNEEREDSANDERS

Original 2-Down clue had "Colisonnés"; corrected this to "Cloisonnés."

Mon 7/25/1960
HAPPYAMAZON
BRAVURALITERAL
LEVERETPROBATE
IMARETDIEMTIA
MINTEMENDGOOD
PTACRATEBERNE
ALINEEONIAN
REMOTECONTROL
REMISETRACE
ASIDEMILCHPPS
VINECIVETAAAA
ADETELEMARTIN
GENERALPENDANT
ENCLOSEENTENTE
TEMPERSTAND

Original clue for 37-Across had two "on"s; deleted one of them.

Tue 7/26/1960
ANYBODYINFANTS
REMOVESNOUVEAU
MACHONEORNEVER
STALLRENDCALF
EOSQUIT
JUANLEUCRITIC
UNSTAXISULEMA
DIPLOMATICCORPS
ATIONMALIKZEE
HECTICBOTBALD
COWLEGO
BAILUREYANVIL
EMBASSYABUSIVE
NOAVAILLEGATEE
TYRANNYUSELESS
Wed 7/27/1960
POSSEMORASS
PACKERSARAMAIC
AGAINSTROTUNDA
MERLRAMARIES
PAILCAROLTAT
ANNCRITTERARE
STARLETSCHASMS
PEASSTOW
FORMATOPENNESS
AMARESPIRERET
REPSPURNLUNA
ELIASASAIDEM
REDUCEDLATTICE
STATUTESPARTAN
SNOPESTREES
Thu 7/28/1960
CAKEPLAIDPOP
ERINLANCEPINE
DANCEATTENDANCE
EPERGNESTANKER
OYERMIMI
STRAPSBASECAMP
TRACTSLITSVIE
OATHFEARSTASS
VIIDENSEMOIST
ELOQUENTKELLYS
UCLABURL
APPEALFUMIGATE
PRESTIDIGITATOR
SORTKILLSTHOR
EWEEPEESELLS
Fri 7/29/1960
MASHAGORATHUD
ANNOMOTELRARA
MOUNTOLIVEEMIT
ANGERICIGAMMA
YUMAERODE
ABBEATAWAYRFD
BREADTHSMASHIE
LIEDASIDESELS
ENFOLDCAKEWALK
RYEHOMERICDES
ANDREKNOB
GATESMAELEAVE
APEDCORNWEEVIL
GIRDAIMERTOTO
EASYBRADYSWAN
Sat 7/30/1960
GOTHCASHASPAR
ALIAASTERHELI
SILVERWAREOPEN
POLESTARNAPPED
ATENTANTE
BATTERTHECARDS
ELAREREEELMAN
ALBSTONOFKINO
TALESGELESLAW
SHELLOUTTHOLES
SLIDESLAT
CAPOTEFIORELLO
ABOUSALTCELLAR
PLOTSPEAKLYME
TENSAPERSONES
Sun 7/31/1960 POTPOURRI
PLASMAROWSSCAMPS
WHEATONRETROOBVERTS
HAMMONDHASENISOTOPE
IROPARCELTACTNEVER
SANSSEATSCRISPRITA
TODOSSMOOTHNEATDEC
SHERPAPROAADENAUERS
BARGAINBASEMENT
EPIDEMICOMARSTEAMS
PRICETAGCRANEFOSSIL
EINANNALSALMICCI
REALMSBRASSLONGBOAT
ISSUEPUTINFARNORTH
LEGITIMATESTAGE
DEBUTANTEFEATNOVICE
ILISOSOCUSTOMLEDON
LEGSLENTOTURINTINT
LAGOSTSARTRYFOROVI
ONALERTLOGUEFROSTER
NOMINEEKNOBSETAMINE
REDDERSAVEDEDUCT
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