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New York Times, Monday, March 28, 1960

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 29.3
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,909
Across
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Bucephalus, for one. : STEED
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Relative. : SISTER
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String of beads. : CHAPLET
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Operate a jet. : AVIATE
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Publicity item. : RELEASE
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Income source. : RENTALS
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Scott character. : ELLEN
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Witticism. : MOT
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One of Nasser's names. : GAMAL
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Palm leaves: Var. : OLAS
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Boxes. : SPARS
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Church event. : RITE
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Shrew's cousin. : NAG
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Ancient people of Mexico. : TOLTECS
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Born: Fr. : NEE
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Indonesian island with four peninsulas. : CELEBES
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Most primitive. : RUDEST
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Numbers. : ONES
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Port at the mouth of the Dvina. : RIGA
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Trough for hay. : MANGER
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Bathhouses. : CABANAS
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"Who ___?" : AMI
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Dandie Dinmont. : TERRIER
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Small flounder. : DAB
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Pastel-green moth. : LUNA
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Campus authorities. : DEANS
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Thwart. : FOIL
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Warning. : ALERT
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Diplomat: Abbr. : AMB
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Trench on the moon's surface. : RILLE
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Regarded highly. : REVERED
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Very wise ones. : ORACLES
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Right to possess something. : TENURE
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Scottish martyr who converted John Knox. : WISHART
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Device for mixing. : SHAKER
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Mountain ridges. : SPURS
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Floor covering. : SHELLAC
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Feudal tax. : TALLAGE
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Swords. : EPEES
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Enthusiasm. : ELAN
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___ que (as soon as): Fr. : DES
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French writer. : SARTRE
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Common verbal contraction. : IVE
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Campus gathering. : SING
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Mongol tribesman. : TATAR
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Cotton cloth. : ETAMINE
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Tells the story of. : RELATES
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Uncle of Oedipus. : CREON
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Places of worship. : TEMPLES
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Icy coating. : SLEET
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Iowa crop. : OATS
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Made serious. : SOBERED
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Professional penmen. : SCRIBES
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Principle. : TENET
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Honeyed words. : SUGAR
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Record of progress. : LOG
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Virginia river. : DAN
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Hopeful harbinger. : RAINBOW
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Of the cheek. : MALAR
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Charms. : AMULETS
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Sennacherib's city. : NINEVEH
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Pack full. : CRAM
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"___ went farther in those days."—Wm. Evarts, 1880. : ADOLLAR
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Fast vessels. : SAILERS
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Professor's assistant. : READER
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"With milk and honey ___ ... " : BLEST
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Scene of conflict. : ARENA
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Three-cornered lace cape. : FICHU
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W Pacific island. : TRUK
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Harsh sound. : RASP
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Sooner than. : ERE
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___ de veau (calf's sweetbread): Fr. : RIS

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

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