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New York Times, Wednesday, August 24, 1960

50-Across : Walking.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 29.6
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,058
Across
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Expenditure. : COST
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Formed into a hard mass. : CAKED
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___ de foie gras. : PATE
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Butterine. : OLEO
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Year: Fr. : ANNEE
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Pearl Buck heroine. : OLAN
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Opposite of van. : REAR
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Author of "Conversation Piece." : NOELCOWARD
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Cupbearer of the gods. : GANYMEDE
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Broadcasters' media. : RADIOS
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Tragic daughter of Cadmus. : INO
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Common verb. : ARE
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Small dog: Colloq. : PEKE
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Pullmans, gondolas, etc. : CARS
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Most gauzy. : SHEEREST
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Famous Speaker of the House. : CLARK
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Companion of shaven. : SHORN
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Fish dish. : ROE
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Throng. : HOST
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Scrutinizes. : SCANS
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Governess hired by King Mongkut. : ANNA
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Rubber-yielding tree. : ULE
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Great ___ Mountains. : SMOKY
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Small branches. : TWIGS
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Long Island resort. : BAYSHORE
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Shade of gray. : MOLE
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Laborer. : PEON
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Native of Indo-China. : LAO
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Groups of administrators: Abbr. : BDS
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Walking. : ONFOOT
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Absent-minded. : DISTRAIT
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Olympic skating champion. : CAROLHEISS
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Empire whose capital was Cuzco. : INCA
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Row. : TIER
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Miss Doolittle. : ELIZA
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Part of a ship's keel. : SKEG
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Bull ring bravos. : OLES
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Clothing. : SUITS
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To be: Lat. : ESSE
Down
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Breed of Welsh dogs. : CORGI
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City on the Allegheny. : OLEAN
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Abbey Theatre playwright. : SEANOCASEY
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Colonial loyalist. : TORY
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Workers in rattan. : CANERS
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Positive pole, in electricity. : ANODE
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Leg joint. : KNEE
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Lamprey. : EEL
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Decision makers. : DECREERS
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Tributary of the Yellowstone river. : POWDER
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Jai ___. : ALAI
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Source of Hawaiian poi. : TARO
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Companion of odds. : ENDS
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Made of a certain wood. : OAKEN
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A plus, for example. : MARK
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Not genuine: Slang. : PHONY
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Department of a magazine or newspaper. : ART
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Fountain drink of milk. : SHAKE
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Most valuable National Leaguer, 1959. : ERNIEBANKS
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Lyric. : SONG
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Afternoon affairs. : TEAS
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Fish. : CHUB
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Gwen Verdon role. : LOLA
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Derision. : SCORN
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Polishes. : SMOOTHES
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Shoemaker's tool. : AWL
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The underworld. : SHEOL
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Whistle sound. : TOOT
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Wild animals' trails. : SPOORS
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"___ in de cold, cold ground." : MASSAS
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Famous Hungarian composer. : LISZT
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Cuts in small pieces. : DICES
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Area behind the proscenium. : STAGE
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Eight: Comb. form. : OCTO
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Staple's cousin. : NAIL
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Not busy. : FREE
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503. : DIII
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Upward slope. : RISE
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Elected: Fr. : ELU

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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