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New York Times, Friday, June 3, 1960

9-Down : German article.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 52.0
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,976
Across
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Repair leaky seams. : CALK
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Legally binding. : VALID
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Barbed spear. : GAFF
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Wood wind with melancholy tone. : OBOE
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Accustom. : INURE
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Away from windward. : ALEE
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Margaret ___. : ROSE
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Poe. : EDGARALLAN
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Skill. : ADEPTNESS
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Attenders of affairs. : GOERS
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Units of instruction. : LESSONS
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Refuse to let go. : CLING
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High Moslem officer. : AGA
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Coin of Iran. : RIAL
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Loki's daughter. : HEL
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Misses. : LACKS
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Dinner companion. : TABLEMATE
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Shaking fit. : AGUE
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Phone call. : HELLO
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Hep. : ONTO
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Second largest city of France. : MARSEILLE
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Dean of a group. : DOYEN
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Long white clerical garment. : ALB
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The hunted and the caught. : PREY
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Footlike part. : PES
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The only thing people like that's good for them: E. M. Howe. : SLEEP
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Tourists' companions. : CAMERAS
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Free, as from restraint. : UNTIE
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Weather Bureau concern. : HURRICANE
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Translucent gems. : MOONSTONES
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Mine passage. : ADIT
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Glass. : PANE
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Federate. : UNITE
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Gay song. : LILT
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Cast off. : SHED
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Gave by measure. : METED
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Aims to deceive. : LIES
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Shade of pink. : CORAL
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Dwelling. : ABODE
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Misplaces. : LOSES
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Memory book items. : KEEPSAKES
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Once gay capital. : VIENNA
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Feature of Chile. : ANDES
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Carries with effort. : LUGS
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Easily angered. : IRASCIBLE
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German article. : DER
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Braid or lace: Fr. : GALON
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Appalachian range: Var. : ALLEGHANY
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Cape of North Carolina. : FEAR
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Marshes. : FENS
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Quick and limber. : AGILE
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Duds. : TOGS
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Composer of "Symphonie Espagnole." : LALO
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Exchange on the tennis court. : RALLY
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Feminine suffix. : ETTE
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City in Mexico. : LEON
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Asian monk. : LAMA
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Arab's headkerchief cord. : AGAL
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Part of the street scene. : CURBSTONE
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Conversation piece. : TELEPHONE
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Loud noise in the Maine woods. : MOOSECALL
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Take a cab, for instance. : HIRE
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Fencing blades. : EPEES
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Half: Prefix. : DEMI
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Gave the syntax of. : PARSED
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Describing some paper. : LINED
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Where Mt. Ida is. : CRETE
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Half diameters. : RADII
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Like an old woman. : ANILE
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Paving blocks. : SETTS
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Catchers' shadows. : UMPS
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He sent forth a dove. : NOAH
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Single group. : UNIT
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Humming syllable. : TUM

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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