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New York Times, Friday, November 11, 1960

4-Down : Greek letters.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.33)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 35.3
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,137
Across
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One of the Seven Dwarfs. : DOPEY
6
Consoles. : TABLES
12
Appoints as one's substitute. : DEPUTES
14
Songbird. : ORIOLE
15
Howling. : ULULANT
16
Trekkers' camps, on the veldt. : LAAGERS
18
Manufacturing plants. : MILLS
19
Dessert. : ICE
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___ Seas. : SEVEN
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Namesakes of a President. : ABES
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Lumps of earth. : CLODS
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Mens sana in corpore ___. : SANO
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See 5 Down. : SEN
27
Convention features. : BALLOTS
29
Thrice: Prefix. : TER
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At a standstill. : STALLED
32
Certify. : ATTEST
34
Prominent Republican. : GOLDWATER
36
N. Y. village near Quebec line. : MALONE
39
Abrasive material. : ALUMINA
42
Integer. : ONE
43
Cattle dealers. : DROVERS
45
South American country: Abbr. : ARG
47
Fits out. : RIGS
49
Cubic meter. : STERE
50
Tiny one. : MITE
51
Violently. : AMAIN
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Missouri monogram. : HST
54
European song thrush. : MAVIS
55
Type of screen. : LATTICE
57
Symbol of great height. : EVEREST
59
Main editorial or article. : LEADER
60
Eating place. : DINETTE
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Chain of events. : SERIES
62
Nine daughters of Zeus. : MUSES
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French composer. : DELIBES
2
Rich. : OPULENT
3
Drawer handles. : PULLS
4
Greek letters. : ETAS
5
Currency in Kyoto. : YEN
6
Major Great Lakes shipping point. : TOLEDO
7
Heavenly Altar. : ARA
8
Partiality. : BIAS
9
Parts of theatres. : LOGES
10
Uplift. : ELEVATE
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Tranquilizes. : SERENES
12
French novelist. : DUMAS
13
Allayed. : STILLED
17
Show disdain. : SNORT
20
Winter phenomena. : COLDWAVES
23
Guests. : CALLERS
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Size. : STATURE
27
Flaxen. : BLOND
28
Arrests. : STEMS
31
Past. : AGO
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Numerical prefix. : TRI
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Made vigilant. : ALERTED
36
Fable's burden. : MORAL
37
Aesop characters. : ANIMALS
38
Beneficiary. : LEGATEE
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Lack of worldly wisdom. : NAIVETE
41
Virtuosos. : ARTISTS
44
Additional ones. : OTHERS
46
Beau ___. : GESTE
48
Hindu guitar. : SITAR
50
Paddock denizens. : MARES
52
Spiders' nests. : NIDI
54
Carte. : MENU
56
Letter. : CEE
58
Get-up-and-go. : VIM

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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