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New York Times, Wednesday, October 19, 1960

15-Across : Manages a jet.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 29.1
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,114
Across
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Associate with. : HOBNOB
7
Speaks imperfectly. : LISPS
12
Eat away. : CORRODE
13
Entertainment place. : CABARET
15
Manages a jet. : AVIATES
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City near Fort Worth. : ABILENE
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Country on the Indian Ocean. : KENYA
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Electrically charged atom. : ION
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Greek island. : SAMOS
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Athenian deity. : EROS
22
Celebrations. : FETES
24
___ farmer. : DIRT
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Dry, as wine. : SEC
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Country on the Mediterranean. : ALGERIA
28
Authority. : SAY
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Popular pets. : DOGGIES
31
Farm animals. : MULES
33
Takes repose. : NAPS
34
Tendril. : BINE
35
What the candidates do. : STUMP
37
Mexican Indians. : TOLTECS
40
Calendar abbreviation. : MAR
41
Roman officials. : AEDILES
43
Took. : HAD
45
Word of regret. : ALAS
47
Trim. : DRESS
48
Where Pueblo is: Abbr. : COLO
49
Of ocean currents. : TIDAL
51
Scrap. : ORT
52
Memorable piece by Schumann. : WARUM
53
Men of Mannheim. : TEUTONS
55
Come forth. : EMANATE
57
Thespians' delight. : ENCORES
58
Was a match for. : RIVALED
59
Opinion maintained. : TENET
60
Paris products. : STYLES
Down
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Stayed at hand. : HOVERED
2
South American river. : ORINOCO
3
Animal sounds. : BRAYS
4
Part of N.B. : NOTA
5
Literary form. : ODE
6
Crowds together. : BESIEGES
7
Campus building. : LAB
8
Wading bird. : IBIS
9
Menu item. : SALAD
10
Statement in logic. : PREMISE
11
Caballeros' ladies. : SENORAS
12
Birthday symbols. : CAKES
13
Chair maker. : CANER
14
Irritable. : TESTY
19
Natives of: Suffix. : OTES
22
Did a somersault. : FLIPPED
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Figures of speech. : SIMILES
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Lizard. : AGAMA
27
Relatives. : AUNTS
30
African animal. : GNU
32
Great general. : LEE
34
Supports. : BOLSTERS
35
Principal. : SALIENT
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Defame. : TRADUCE
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One of a series of rows. : TIER
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Piece of church music. : CHORALE
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Greets. : SALUTES
40
Dull surface. : MATTE
42
Rubbish. : DROSS
44
Having a rotunda. : DOMED
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Squelched. : SATON
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Waterway. : CANAL
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Knowledge. : LORE
52
Having undulations. : WAVY
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Profit. : NET
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With: Ger. : MIT

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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