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New York Times, Friday, December 23, 1960

8-Across : Bark.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 25.0
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,179
Across
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Noted pianist. : CLIBURN
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Bark. : BOWWOW
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Chat. : CAUSERIE
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Advocate of political violence. : ANARCH
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Inland region. : INTERIOR
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Bird like an ostrich. : RATITE
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Founder of the "Tatler." : STEELE
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Wood. : OAK
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School founded by Henry VI. : ETON
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___ de France. : ILE
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Nicholas II. : TSAR
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Danish girl's name. : KAREN
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W. W. II ship. : LST
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Struck. : SMOTE
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"See no ___." : EVIL
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Divine. : SUPERHUMAN
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Cleave. : RIVE
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" ... ___ with Nineveh and Tyre." : ISONE
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Beach. : SAND
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Grackles. : BLACKBIRDS
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To the form of. : INTO
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Piquant. : SALTY
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Baseball great. : OTT
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Descendant. : SCION
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Norse god. : ODIN
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Cry of surprise. : OHO
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Blemish. : SCAR
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Australian state: Abbr. : NSW
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Blame. : ACCUSE
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Versailles. : PALACE
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He performed twelve labors. : HERCULES
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City ___. : EDITOR
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Feeling of concern. : INTEREST
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A catch or pawl. : DETENT
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Marchioness. : PEERESS
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Argot. : CANT
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Ancient instrument. : LUTE
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Words of understanding. : ISEE
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City on the Spree. : BERLIN
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Archangel in "Paradise Lost." : URIEL
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___ Muni. : RIO
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Seneca tutored him. : NERO
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Speaks sharply. : BARKS
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___ shoestring. : ONA
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Notable Handel suite. : WATERMUSIC
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Legal document. : WRIT
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Numerical combining form. : OCTO
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Although. : WHEN
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On this side of: Prefix. : CIS
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Look after. : ATTENDTO
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Escapes. : ELUSIONS
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Timber tree. : ASH
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London sidewalk parts. : KERBS
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City in Old Castile. : AVILA
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Competitor. : RIVAL
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Voters. : ELECTORATE
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Pastime. : SPORT
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Certain Arabs. : OMANI
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So much, in music. : TANTO
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Not broadside. : ENDON
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Brother or sister. : SIB
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Home: Abbr. : RES
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He wrote the "Spanish Tragedy." : KYD
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Association football. : SOCCER
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Lifeless. : INERT
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Francis Brett ___. : HARTE
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Hastened. : SPED
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Parade: Suffix. : CADE
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Came down. : ALIT
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Congressional figure. : WHIP
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Remedy. : CURE
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Rubber trees. : ULES
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Assembly: Abbr. : SESS
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Id ___. : EST
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Study. : CON
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Direction. : ENE

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

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