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New York Times, Tuesday, February 16, 1960

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 85, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 29.4
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,868
Across
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Jottings. : MEMOS
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Allotment. : SHARE
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Crowlike bird. : DAW
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Attic market place. : AGORA
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More unusual. : RARER
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Del ___, Texas city. : RIO
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Campaigning politician. : BARNSTORMER
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Trouble. : ADO
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Kay Thompson moppet. : ELOISE
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Medleys. : MELANGES
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School assignment. : LESSON
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Restrain, through fear. : DETER
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At ___ best. : ONES
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Father and son in "Camille." : DUVALS
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Poisonous chemical compounds. : ARSENIDES
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Port of the China coast. : MACAO
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High time. : NOON
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Mongoloids of southeastern Asia. : SHANS
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Half: Prefix. : DEMI
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"And forgive us our ___ ... " : DEBTS
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Ray having a whiplike tail. : STINGAREE
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Frozen ___. : ASSETS
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Suffix denoting an eye defect. : OPIA
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Caddy's burden. : IRONS
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Old word for board. : PLANCH
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Pub patrons of Shakespeare's day. : TOSSPOTS
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Escamillo's opponent. : ELTORO
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To ___ (namely). : WIT
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Campus dance date. : PROMTROTTER
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___ de France. : ILE
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Lamprey catcher. : EELER
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___ up (became informed): Slang. : WISED
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Son of Odin. : TYR
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Ties. : DRAWS
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Opportunity. : SCOPE
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Girl's name meaning "lovable." : MABEL
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Equal: Fr. : EGALE
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Philippine Moslems. : MOROS
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Bird life of a region. : ORNIS
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English poet and novelist. : SASSOON
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Sign for a Broadway hit. : SRO
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Injury. : HARM
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___ Forces. : ARMED
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Staggered. : REELED
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Mistake of a sort. : ERRATUM
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Hot rodder in competition. : DRAGRACER
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Staff officer. : AIDE
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Courts. : WOOS
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Olmedo's forte. : TENNIS
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"Snowclad" state. : NEVADA
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Anglo-Saxon letters. : EDHS
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Opposite number of NATO. : SEATO
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Fabric for evening gowns. : LAME
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Peau de ___, silk fabric. : SOIE
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"With a Smile ___ Song". : ANDA
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Fish delicacies. : ROES
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Type of journalist: Slang. : SOBSISTER
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Gains access. : ENTERS
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Clip. : SNIP
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Sharpshooter. : SNIPER
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Precluded. : STOPPED
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The Tyburn Tree. : GALLOWS
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Noisy sleeper. : SNORER
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Roman matron's robe. : STOLA
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Garret. : ATTIC
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Untrue. : NOTSO
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Move slowly. : CREEP
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Crowd. : HORDE
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Reproach. : TWIT
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Too smooth. : OILY
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Merganser. : SMEW
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Guardians: Abbr. : TRS

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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