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New York Times, Friday, November 25, 1960

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 18.2
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,151
Across
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Ragout. : SALMI
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Not sweet. : SEC
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Catch the breath. : GASP
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Behave or comport (one's self). : DEMEAN
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___ de Javelle. : EAU
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Potpourri. : OLIO
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Abstains from. : AVOIDS
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Framework for fruit trees. : ESPALIER
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Tenant. : LESSEE
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Person departed. : DECEDENT
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Tabard ___. : INN
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Small island. : CAY
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Amphitheatres. : ARENAS
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Bundles of sticks. : FAGOTS
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Painting of holy person. : IKON
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Capital. : MONEY
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Marcel Marceau, for example. : MIME
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Forming glutinous threads. : ROPY
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Chemical compound. : ALDOL
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Egyptian cobra. : ASP
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Insects in transformation stage. : PUPAE
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Hypothetical force. : ODYL
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S. Pacific sailing boat. : PROA
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On the qui vive. : ALERT
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Mexican jug. : OLLA
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Place among. : INSERT
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Trouble greatly. : PLAGUE
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Prior to: Prefix. : PRE
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Island in the river. : AIT
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Split into layers. : LAMINATE
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Roof covering. : THATCH
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Tropical fruit. : AVOCADOS
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Skillful. : HABILE
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The Blue Eagle's initials, 1933. : NIRA
60
Ingest. : EAT
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Athletic team. : ELEVEN
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Ship: Poet. : KEEL
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Professional man: Abbr. : DDS
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Customary functions. : ROLES
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Repeated a certain number of times. : SEVENFOLD
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Radio and TV team. : AMOSNANDY
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Wreaths, in Oahu. : LEIS
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Assured of success. : MADE
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Small invertebrate animal. : INSECT
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Dressed shabbily. : SEEDY
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At ___. : EASE
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Bakery item. : CUPCAKE
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Law of conduct. : GOLDENRULE
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Unfriendly. : ALIEN
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City in Tuscany. : SIENA
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Embarkation places. : PORTS
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Surrealist painter. : DALI
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Atmosphere: Comb. form. : AERO
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African capital. : ASMARA
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Of the study of rocks. : GEOLOGICAL
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Last name of Popeye's girl. : OYL
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Make worse. : IMPAIR
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Chinese name. : MAO
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Equal: Prefix. : ISO
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Detective. : OPERATIVE
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Documentary clauses. : PARTICLES
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Thus far. : YET
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___ de deux. : PAS
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Appealed earnestly. : PLEADED
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Moon goddess. : LUNA
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Lower in position. : NETHER
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Piece of lumber. : PLANK
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C'est ___. : LAVIE
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Con ___. : AMORE
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Banes. : PESTS
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At another time. : THEN
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Member of genus Bufo. : TOAD
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Aureola. : HALO
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Third man. : ABEL

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

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