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New York Times, Tuesday, February 14, 1961

40-Down : Reliable.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { H J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 245 (avg 1.30)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,232
Across
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College on the Hudson. : VASSAR
7
Girl's name meaning "heaven." : SELINA
13
Planet. : NEPTUNE
14
Blessing. : BENISON
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Turns toward the East. : ORIENTS
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Unsophisticated. : ARTLESS
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Rulers. : TSARS
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Slight coloration. : TINGE
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Hurricane center. : EYE
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First-rate. : AONE
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Office supplies. : FOLDERS
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Bowling scores. : SPARES
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Samplings of public opinion. : POLLS
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Reverence. : AWE
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American Indians. : UTES
34
City of the Seine. : ROUEN
35
Pollen scatterer. : RAGWEED
37
Thicket or grove, in Britain. : SPINNEY
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Strong emotion. : ANGER
40
Mineral springs. : SPAS
41
Canine sounds. : GRS
42
Harass. : BESET
43
Shore bird. : CURLEW
45
North Star. : POLARIS
47
Leave out. : OMIT
51
Corroded. : ATE
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Split. : RIVEN
55
Originated. : AROSE
56
Crisp cracker. : SALTINE
58
Capable of being stretched. : TENSILE
60
Abrasives. : PUMICES
61
Did a bookkeeping job. : ENTERED
62
Plant runner. : STOLON
63
Queens: Fr. : REINES
Down
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Left-hand page. : VERSO
2
Pertaining to bees. : APIAN
3
Cubic meters. : STERES
4
Basks. : SUNS
5
Symbol of industry. : ANT
6
Made restitution. : RESTORED
7
Worsted fabric. : SERGE
8
U. S. aircraft carrier. : ENTERPRISE
9
Small: Dial. : LIL
10
"Change and decay in all around ___ ... " : ISEE
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Minding other people's business. : NOSY
12
Handle: Fr. : ANSE
13
___ bene. : NOTA
14
Marching musicians. : BANDS
19
French islands. : ILES
22
Destiny. : FATE
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Presently. : SOON
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Neighbor of the Virgin Islands. : PUERTORICO
27
Skin diver's gear. : LUNG
28
Sly look. : LEER
29
Curves of a ship's planks. : SNYS
30
Bedouin. : ARAB
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Decrease. : WANE
32
___ Benedict. : EGGS
36
Lament. : WEEP
37
Track athlete. : SPRINTER
38
Companions. : PALS
40
Reliable. : SURE
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Where stalactites are found. : CAVES
44
Deteriorate. : WORSEN
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Napery. : LINEN
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Watered silk. : MOIRE
49
British ___. : ISLES
50
___ up, in golf. : TEED
51
Egyptian cobras. : ASPS
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Not slack. : TAUT
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Patron saint of sailors. : ELMO
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Opposed. : ANTI
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Sesame. : TIL
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Direction. : ENE

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

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