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New York Times, Monday, August 15, 1960

36-Down : Air: Comb. form.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 37.6
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,049
Across
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President from Tennessee. : POLK
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Capital of Guam. : AGANA
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Bows. : ARCS
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A cyma reversa. : OGEE
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Last one in. : LOSER
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Potage. : SOUP
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Pertaining to an English philosopher. : SPENCERIAN
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Scene of revolution. : CUBA
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A gathering of people, as for a meeting. : TURNOUT
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Brought to perfection. : RIPENED
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Noun suffix. : ENT
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Nut. : ALMOND
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Protected from the sun. : SHADY
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English dramatist noted for verse plays. : FRY
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Shoulder band. : STRAP
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Polo ___. : PONY
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Pray: Lat. : ORA
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Pardon or absolve: Archaic. : ASSOIL
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Gaelic form of John. : IAN
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Legal term. : PROBATE
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Family member: Abbr. : BRO
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Vagabond of a sort. : TRUANT
41
An age in the earth's development. : ICE
42
Prospect. : VIEW
43
Roman magistrate. : EDILE
44
Stand ___. : PAT
45
Investor's concern. : BONDS
46
Convention "stand-off." : TRUMAN
48
Father to the man. : BOY
49
Seeker of rights. : CLAIMER
51
Angels. : SERAPHS
55
Gadoid fish. : LING
56
Name for 32 Across. : DAPPLEGREY
58
Straight: Comb. form. : ORTH
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First name in politics. : ADLAI
60
Of the dawn. : EOAN
61
Pith of a matter. : GIST
62
Philippine island. : LEYTE
63
Auction. : SALE
Down
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Enter items in a ledger. : POST
2
Monogram of secret police. : OGPU
3
Sly, sidelong look. : LEER
4
Prominent N. E. family. : KENNEDY
5
Islander of the Far North. : ALEUT
6
British general of Malta fame. : GORT
7
"Unaccustomed ___ am ... " : ASI
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Almost. : NEARLY
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Noted German romantic writer. : ARNIM
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Upward slopes. : ASCENTS
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Type of letter, petition, etc. : ROUNDROBIN
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What 27 is to 3. : CUBE
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Plane of 1917. : SPAD
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Rabbit. : CONY
22
Armed force. : POSSE
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Bedouin. : ARABIAN
25
Malice. : SPITE
26
Hidden supply. : HOARD
27
Persons receiving a type of income. : ANNUITANTS
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To and ___. : FRO
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Publicized. : AIRED
31
Farm implements. : PLOWS
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Scrap. : ORT
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Dined. : ATE
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Air: Comb. form. : PNEUM
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Play part. : ACT
40
O. K. : ALRIGHT
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Journeys. : VOYAGES
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Pompous show. : PARADE
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Drill. : BORE
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Award. : MEDAL
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Prove false. : BELIE
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Kind of dance. : CLOG
50
Italian river into Tyrrhenian Sea. : LIRI
51
Young oyster. : SPAT
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Outrigger canoe. : PROA
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Mend. : HEAL
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Ago: Scot. : SYNE
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Layer of cloth. : PLY

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