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New York Times, Friday, December 30, 1960

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 20.1 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,186
Across
1
Stick. : CLING
6
Meats. : HAMS
10
P. G. A., for one. : ASSN
14
Where Mt. Helicon was. : AONIA
15
Take out. : ELIMINATE
17
Sealed with a clayey substance. : LUTED
18
Arouses anew. : REKINDLES
19
Fields of granular snow. : FIRNS
20
Winglike part. : ALA
21
Dyer's tank. : VAT
22
Tosspot. : SOT
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Part of a forest. : GLADE
26
Books: Abbr. : VOLS
27
Swimming stunt. : DIVE
28
Quick retort. : RIPOSTE
30
Girl's name. : RAE
31
Measure. : PINT
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Obliterate. : ERASE
36
Travel term. : ENROUTE
38
Curtain raiser. : PLAYLET
40
Fact. : DATUM
41
Scoop. : BAIL
42
Prefix on names. : MAC
43
Runners "around the rugged rock." : RASCALS
46
Bind with rope. : LASH
47
Bulky boats. : TUBS
50
Banquet feature. : TOAST
51
I love: Lat. : AMO
52
Stars and Stripes monogram. : USA
53
Saturate: Dial. : SOG
54
Angle. : SLANT
56
Singers. : BARITONES
60
Place for a cook out. : PATIO
61
Total. : AGGREGATE
62
Active force. : AGENT
63
Try to get. : SEEK
64
College course: Abbr. : ECON
65
Consolidate. : MERGE
Down
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Leather. : CALF
2
Purchase of 1803. : LOUISIANA
3
Self-centered one. : INTROVERT
4
Dolce far ___ (pleasant idleness). : NIENTE
5
Moves relentlessly about. : GADS
6
Pronoun. : HER
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Beverage. : ALE
8
Oriental monarch. : MIKADO
9
Songhit of the 1920's : SMILES
10
Companion of "or." : AND
11
Military salute. : SALVO
12
Gain artfully. : STEAL
13
Retreats. : NESTS
16
___ nutshell. : INA
23
Sandy particles. : GRIT
24
Short letter. : LINE
25
Fitting. : APT
26
Extremely. : VERY
27
___ Scott Decision, 1857. : DRED
29
Small duck. : TEAL
31
Relative of Mowgli's Bagheera. : PUMA
33
College anthem. : ALMAMATER
34
Chef's speciality. : SEASONING
35
Practice one of the arts. : ETCH
37
Pronoun. : OURS
38
Cronies. : PALS
39
Tip. : LIST
41
Pasture sound. : BAA
44
Comedian's target. : STOOGE
45
French brandy. : COGNAC
46
Courtesan often mentioned by Horace. : LALAGE
47
Band instruments. : TUBAS
48
Custom. : USAGE
49
Cargo craft. : BARGE
53
Religious notable: Abbr. : STE
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Part of the Occident: Abbr. : SPAM
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Transport: Colloq. : TOTE
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Annoy. : IRK
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Ike's old command. : ETO
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Tokyo coin. : SEN

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

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