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New York Times, Wednesday, June 28, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.37, Missing: { H J X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 96, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 17.5
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,366
Across
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Measure for interstellar space. : PARSEC
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Marine Corps base in Virginia. : QUANTICO
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Hindu incarnation. : AVATAR
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Extirpated. : UPROOTED
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Payment back. : REBATE
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Stretch out. : ELONGATE
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Pieces of cutlery. : KNIVES
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Inexperienced. : RAW
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Beverages. : ALES
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Find out. : ASCERTAIN
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Healing. : MEDICINAL
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Urged forward. : IMPELLED
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Line of union. : SUTURE
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Get-togethers of a sort. : RALLIES
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Telephone line repairer. : WIREMAN
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Snakes of India. : KRAITS
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Be similar to. : RESEMBLE
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Gothic style of type. : SANSSERIF
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Lens makers. : OPTICIANS
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Dutch name for a French river. : MAAS
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Choicest part. : TOP
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Fountain treat. : SUNDAE
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Free from imperfection. : ABSOLUTE
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Something difficult to live within or without. : INCOME
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Faithful servant, old style. : RETAINER
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Approached. : NEARED
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Mules. : SLIPPERS
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Things beyond help: Colloq. : GONERS
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Outer garment worn in Alaska. : PARKA
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Rosaceous plant. : AVENS
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Pertaining to hydrophobia. : RABIC
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Ward (off). : STAVE
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Diner. : EATER
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Rooster's comb. : CREST
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Asked. : QUERIED
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High ground. : UPLAND
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In a line. : AROW
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Not: Prefix. : NON
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Forum garment. : TOGA
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Type of type: Abbr. : ITAL
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A whale. : CETE
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Song lyrics. : ODES
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City N. of Des Moines. : AMES
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Cow-headed goddess. : ISIS
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Preserve, as meat. : CURE
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News story. : ITEM
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Without feeling. : NUMB
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Lake of Asia. : ARAL
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Smooth, in phonetics. : LENE
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Annoys. : IRKS
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Naomi's other name. : MARA
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Layout. : PLAN
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Ivy Leaguers. : ELIS
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Former monetary units of Lithuania. : LITS
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___ majesty. : LESE
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Thread carried by the shuttle. : WEFT
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Double-___, long sleds for coasting. : RIPPERS
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Fan. : ROOTER
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"Of Thee ___." : ISING
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Wedge-shaped: Comb. form. : CUNEO
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Of an ancient Indian tribe. : INCAN
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Worship. : ADORE
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Nominator. : NAMER
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Gardener's purchase. : SEEDS
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Planet. : MARS
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Biblical shepherd. : ABEL
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Wine city of Italy. : ASTI
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___ bubble. : SOAP
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Air. : TUNE
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Edge. : LIP

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

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