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New York Times, Thursday, January 28, 1960

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 26.1
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,849
Across
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Fortified points. : BASES
6
Vegetable. : BEET
10
Book. : TOME
14
Yawning. : AGAPE
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___ far as. : INSO
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Smooth with heat. : IRON
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Science of reasoning. : LOGIC
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Historic date. : DDAY
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Pneumatic ___. : TIRE
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Defeated. : KNOCKEDOUT
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Rich soil. : LOAM
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At any time. : EVER
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In full view. : OPENLY
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Embroideries with mottoes. : SAMPLERS
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Spider work. : WEB
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Like a wing. : ALAR
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Southerly direction. : SSE
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Snares. : NOOSES
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Part of a landing field. : STRIP
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Game in which cardplayer tries not to take a trick. : NULLO
40
Captured. : SEIZED
42
Nourished. : FED
45
Charge at the bridge. : TOLL
46
Distinctive period. : ERA
47
Sleepless, perhaps. : UNRESTED
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Full of guile. : CRAFTY
52
Part of a shirt. : TAIL
53
Descendant of 8 Down. : HORI
54
Happened upon without design. : STUMBLEDON
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Keyed up with eager interest. : AGOG
61
Biblical weed. : TARE
62
Leave out. : ELIDE
63
Subway phenomenon. : RUSH
64
Shepherd in Genesis. : ABEL
65
Metal bolt. : RIVET
66
Get-together. : MEET
67
Muscovite, for example. : RUSS
68
Age tallies. : YEARS
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Refuse to go. : BALK
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Old Greek athletic meet. : AGON
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Pudding starch. : SAGO
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Of heroic size. : EPIC
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Winter pear. : SECKEL
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Bridge players. : BIDDERS
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Write approval of. : ENDORSE
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Biblical twin. : ESAU
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City of children's delight. : TOYTOWN
10
Championship fights. : TITLEBOUTS
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Stars of the tropic night. : ORION
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Ethical. : MORAL
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No well-wisher. : ENEMY
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Holiday occasions. : EVES
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Person in bondage. : PEON
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Disrespectful talk: Dial. : SASS
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Old: Ger. : ALTE
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Husband: Fr. : MARI
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Professional fisticuffs. : PRIZEFIGHT
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Narrow opening. : SLOT
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She: Fr. : ELLE
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Auctioneer's finale. : SOLD
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Minxlike. : PERT
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The sun: Poet. : DAYSTAR
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Certain stock market deals. : FUTURES
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Paints a smooth surface. : ENAMELS
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Drop or small amount: Dial. : DRIB
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Queen of crime. : ELLERY
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Fetching ways. : CHARM
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A knave at heart. : ROGUE
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Got up. : AROSE
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Forbidden. : TABU
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Frenchman's name. : ELIE
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Birgit Nilsson, for example. : DIVA
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Stettin's river. : ODER
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Trawls. : NETS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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