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New York Times, Friday, February 26, 1960

48-Across : Dunne of U. N.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 25.9
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,878
Across
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City in Germany. : GOTHA
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Cal ___. : TECH
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David, for one. : CAMP
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Elliptical. : OVOID
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Its subtitle, "A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas." : OMOO
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Orchestral instrument. : OBOE
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Its capital is San'a. : YEMEN
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Broadway role. : SUZIEWONG
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___ poetica. : ARS
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Of Falstaffian girth. : OBESE
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"___ Irish Rose." : ABIES
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Blue. : AZURE
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Tristan's love. : ISOLT
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2,822,000 Americans. : IOWANS
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Irritable. : TESTY
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Part of the vote. : NAYS
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Ball attender. : BELLE
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Point on a mariner's compass. : SBE
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New international symbol. : THEUGLYAMERICAN
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Pronoun. : OUR
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Yogi Berra. : LARRY
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Marline. : CORD
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Household container. : CADDY
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Beautifies. : ADORNS
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Room. : STUDY
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Dunne of U. N. : IRENE
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Fixed look. : STARE
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Garment district job. : MODEL
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The Confederacy: Abbr. : CSA
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Cock-and-bull item. : TALLSTORY
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Moreover. : AGAIN
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Indian. : OTOE
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Silica. : OPAL
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Great quantity, as of good. : WORLD
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Slight. : PUNY
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Thoroughly. : WELL
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Old fogies: Colloq. : DODOS
Down
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Duchess of Alba's portraitist. : GOYA
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"___ There." : OVER
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Finn's ally. : TOMSAWYER
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Hasten. : HIE
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Part of speech. : ADNOUN
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"But what went ye out for ___?" : TOSEE
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Swift-running birds. : EMUS
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Chat. : COZE
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___ polloi. : HOI
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All-American hero. : COWBOY
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Seething. : ABOIL
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Plein-air artist. : MONET
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Stakes. : PEGS
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Holy day. : EASTER
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Members of the family: Abbr. : BRS
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First name of veteran actress. : ZASU
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Guernsey or Jersey. : ISLE
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Preposition indicating division. : INTO
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Pacific island. : OAHU
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Lachrymose. : TEARY
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Ulmaceous. : ELMY
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Famous explorer. : BYRD
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Relative of a playbill. : SCORECARD
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Farm structure. : BARN
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Tips. : ENDS
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Parts of a forest. : GLADES
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Eliza, for one. : LADY
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Image or picture. : ICON
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Late Boston notable. : CURLEY
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Part of "to be." : ARE
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Character in "The Green Pastures." : DELAWD
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In ___ quo. : STATU
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Claw of a bird of prey. : TALON
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Poem. : IDYLL
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Full ___. : STOP
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Be dispirited. : MOPE
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Of speech. : ORAL
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Neighbor of 34 Down. : SILO
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Conjunctions. : ANDS
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Type of rope or chain. : TOW
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Sticky stuff. : GOO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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