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New York Times, Tuesday, April 26, 1960

43-Down : Rides the air.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 47.7 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,938
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Rabbit shelter. : BURROW
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Feeling in the dark. : AGROPE
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Kind of pudding. : TAPIOCA
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Step-in shoes. : LOAFERS
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Flat overstuffed couch. : OTTOMAN
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Where Granite Peak is. : MONTANA
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Myself: Ger. : MIR
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City E. of Pittsburgh. : ALTOONA
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Government official: Abbr. : SEC
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Former royal personage. : TSAR
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Small serpents. : ASPS
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Move clumsily through water. : SLOSH
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Leisure: Lat. : OTIUM
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"But me no ___." : BUTS
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Old-time guitar. : LUTE
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Women's cloaks. : MANTEAUS
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Piece of china. : TEAPOT
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Manner of stepping. : GAIT
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Drum roll for reveille. : DIAN
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Give heed to. : ATTEND
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Former form of transportation. : HORSECAR
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In Egypt, a river. : BAHR
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Take down ___ (humble). : APEG
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Crossbeam. : TRAVE
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Hoard up. : AMASS
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Cry of triumph. : HAHA
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Actor Skinner. : OTIS
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Small sailboat. : CAT
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Famous Archbishop of Baltimore. : CARROLL
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Plump. : FAT
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Confederate cruiser of 1864. : ALABAMA
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Hoot, as an owl. : ULULATE
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Relatives of ponchos. : SERAPES
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Consoled. : SOLACED
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Tranquil. : SERENE
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Czerny's works. : ETUDES
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Castro's deposed foe. : BATISTA
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Rear and instruct. : UPTRAIN
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Short for a New World city. : RIO
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Italian battleship. : ROMA
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City near Silver Springs, Fla. : OCALA
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"Man ___ little here below ... " : WANTSBUT
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Not quite. : ALMOST
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Chatter: Colloq. : GOON
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Hindu princes. : RANAS
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"___ the stilly night ... " : OFT
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Vegetable dish. : PEASOUP
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Spanish man's name. : ERNESTO
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Sound effect in "Emperor Jones." : TOMTOM
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Scented pad. : SACHET
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Musical work. : OPUS
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Where Nobel prize winner Waksman works. : RUTGERS
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South American cowboy. : LLANERO
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Signify. : MEAN
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Movement. : STIR
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Opera role. : AIDA
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Miss Liberty faces it. : EAST
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In the ___ (in disfavor): Slang. : DOGHOUSE
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Varieties of Manila hemp. : ABACAS
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Road stand treats in Mexico. : TAMALES
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"So sad, so fresh, the days ___ no more." : THATARE
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Take heed. : HEAR
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Blemish in wood. : CATFACE
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Rides the air. : AVIATES
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Was at ease. : RESTED
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Expression. : PHRASE
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Shaft of a feather. : SCAPE
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Apportion. : ALLOT
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Be it so. : AMEN
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"Don't Bring ___." : LULU
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Measure, in music. : BAR
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Stripling. : LAD

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

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