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New York Times, Monday, May 30, 1960

13-Down : Take place.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 26.6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,972
Across
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Sieve. : SIFT
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Words of agreement. : AMENS
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Leap lightly. : SKIP
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Call it ___. : ADAY
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Of atmospheric weight or pressure. : BARIC
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House, in Italy. : CASA
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Goldfish or dace. : CARP
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Button chrysanthemum. : BRIGHTEYES
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Native of the Caucasus. : OSSET
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Covered wagons: Colloq. : SCHOONERS
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Copy: Abbr. : IMIT
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Stated emphatically. : TOLD
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Seine: Lat. : SAGENA
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Civil Liberties group. : ACLU
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Projection on a wheel. : CAM
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City on Lake Erie. : ASHTABULA
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Alone. : SOLO
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"Rio ___." : RITA
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Relative of a woodcock. : SNIPE
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Swan: Lat. : OLOR
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Celt. : GAEL
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Role in Verdi opera. : DESDEMONA
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Conclusion. : END
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Hawaii's Senator Long. : OREN
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Force. : ENERGY
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Great river of Asia. : AMUR
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___ little (very much). : NOTA
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"Death of ___." : ASALESMAN
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Exhibit interest: Colloq. : SITUP
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Serious person. : SOBERSIDES
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Well-known actor. : MUNI
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Frigg's spouse. : ODIN
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Finish. : ENDUP
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Colleen's name. : ERIN
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Tonsure site. : PATE
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Describing a bower. : LEAFY
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Gratify to the full. : SATE
Down
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City or river in Maine. : SACO
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Greek hero, slayer of Castor. : IDAS
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Sagacious. : FARSIGHTED
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Useful alloy. : TYPEMETAL
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Yarn for the warp. : ABB
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Red member of the solar system. : MARS
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Author Ambler. : ERIC
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Old-fashioned headgear. : NIGHTCAPS
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Formal education. : SCHOOL
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Upward heaving of a ship. : SCEND
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The "Children's Ambassador." : KAYE
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Tributary of the Elbe. : ISER
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Take place. : PASS
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Balsam. : TOLU
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Little Christina. : TINA
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Loops on garments. : TABS
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Noncom. : SARGE
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Chinese. : ASIAN
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Stranger. : ALIEN
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Florid ornaments in vocal music. : COLORATURA
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Onward. : ALONG
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Eel. : MORAY
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Sap. : UNDERMINE
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On various occasions. : SOMETIMES
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British statesman. : EDEN
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Biblical 905-year-old. : ENOS
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Tenth of an ephah. : OMER
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Playwright Crouse. : RUSSEL
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Coeur d'___, Idaho. : ALENE
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Dripping wet. : ASOP
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Pop. : SODA
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___ of all right (something heartily approved). : ABIT
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River of Italy. : ADDA
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Pont ___, bridge over the Seine in Paris. : NEUF
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One part. : UNIT
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Symbol of Maine. : PINE
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Northern ___, winter apple. : SPY

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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