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New York Times, Saturday, April 9, 1960

39-Down : Automobile mechanic.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J Q V W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 36.7 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,921
Across
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Answer to a knock. : COMEIN
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Small drums. : TABORS
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Disable by strangling: Var. : GAROTTE
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Precious stone. : EMERALD
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Incitement, usually to wrongdoing. : ABETTAL
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Relative of the dugong. : MANATEE
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Horse and carriage. : RIG
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Orbit of a satellite. : ELLIPSE
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Wise to. : HEP
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Genus of ducks. : ANAS
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Playing cards. : SIXES
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Buddhist shrine. : TOPE
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People, in Italy. : GENTE
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Ice: Ger. : EIS
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Caribbean seaport. : COLON
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Place de l'___ in Paris. : ETOILE
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___ of one's rope. : ATTHEEND
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Impatient exclamation. : PISH
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Named before. : SAID
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Moved away gradually. : EDGEDOUT
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Shingler. : ROOFER
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Historic French river. : MARNE
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Edge. : RIM
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The Finnish people. : SUOMI
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Raised. : BRED
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Farewell, in Italy. : ADDIO
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Excursion. : TRIP
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Greek letter. : ETA
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Accumulates. : PILESUP
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Chemical suffix. : ANE
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Meat ball fried in deep fat. : RISSOLE
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Foils, in stage slang. : STOOGES
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Shoe. : SNEAKER
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Caustic. : ERODENT
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Acquisitive desires. : GREEDS
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Go home. : DEPART
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Federal group. : CABINET
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Herb for spaghetti sauce. : OREGANO
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Bon ___. : MOT
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Feminine ending. : ETTE
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Certain types: Abbr. : ITALS
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Guest at Aunt Dinah's quilting party. : NELLIE
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Rough weather. : TEMPESTS
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Collect and save. : AMASS
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Nota ___. : BENE
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Mouths: Lat. : ORA
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Home of a sort. : RATHOLE
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___ it (think it over). : SLEEPON
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Addendum to suburban house. : GARAGE
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Be contingent (on). : DEPEND
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Corn lily. : IXIA
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Pay. : STIPEND
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Stood with feet in a certain position. : TOEDOUT
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Leave out. : ELIDE
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Scenic island of the Aegean. : CHIOS
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Within: Comb. form. : ESO
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Road surfacing. : TAR
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Participants in a track meet. : HURDLERS
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Coals. : EMBERS
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Moving suddenly and fast. : DARTING
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Automobile mechanic. : GREASER
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Current. : TIDE
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Searcher for food. : FORAGER
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Noted. : EMINENT
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Extremely mature. : RIPEST
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Noticed the absence of. : MISSED
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Troubled. : AILED
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Exaggerated. : OUTRE
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Old-fashioned bonnet. : POKE
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Deck feature of a galleon. : POOP
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Engineering group: Abbr. : SAE
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Part of a seraglio. : ODA

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5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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