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New York Times, Wednesday, June 8, 1960

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 24.9
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,981
Across
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Invisible author. : GHOST
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Neither knight nor freeman. : SERF
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Something extra. : PLUS
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The Magic Island. : HAITI
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Beauty of Irish legend. : EMER
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Tabula ___ (a slate wiped clean). : RASA
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Province of India. : ASSAM
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Japanese aborigine. : AINU
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Musical work. : OPUS
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Ruined city on the Nile. : THEBES
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Prepared. : GOT
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Split ___. : PEAS
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In a sanctified manner. : SPIRITUALLY
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Enthusiastic. : WARM
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Being in excess. : OVERING
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Girl in the wild blue yonder. : AVIATRESS
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Social distinction. : CASTE
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Calendar of court cases. : DOCKET
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Dealer in sharp steel. : CUTLER
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Win all events. : SWEEP
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Deliberate wreckers. : SABOTEURS
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Phone cut-in. : WIRETAP
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Mark that mars. : DENT
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American bill. : FIVEDOLLARS
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Et ___ (and others). : ALII
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Miss Lillie. : BEA
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Receive willingly. : ACCEPT
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Chime. : RING
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___ time (very quickly). : INNO
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Quatrain by Omar. : RUBAI
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A great deal. : MUCH
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Little Juana. : NITA
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Better than. : ABOVE
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Hit. : SMIT
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Word to chase a cat. : SCAT
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Transparent sheets. : PANES
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Ganges landing site. : GHAT
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Reminiscent finish. : HASH
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River into the Seine. : OISE
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Sudden twinge. : STAB
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Seasons. : TIMES
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Triton's element. : SEA
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Departers from homelands. : EMIGRES
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French paintings. : RENOIRS
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Tutti-___. : FRUTTI
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Multiplied. : PROPAGATED
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Folded part of a coat. : LAPEL
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Ordinary. : USUAL
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Fresh to a degree. : SASSY
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Squash, for example. : SPORT
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Common verbal contraction. : IVE
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Full length. : UNCUT
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Tamps or stuffs in. : WADS
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Confess. : AVOW
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Half the world's diet. : RICE
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Something thrown in to avoid a shortage. : MAKEWEIGHT
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Not enthusiastic at all. : TEPID
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Skid. : SLUE
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Sea bird. : TERN
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Formerly: Archaic. : ERST
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Dried coconut meat. : COPRA
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Lunar. : SELENIC
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City in GWTW. : ATLANTA
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Noise at shearing time. : BAA
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Large thrushes. : ROBINS
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Productive land holdings. : FARMS
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Ancient Troy. : ILIUM
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Leonardo da ___. : VINCI
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Junk. : SCRAP
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The restless island. : CUBA
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Jet. : EBON
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Make smooth roads. : PAVE
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Shoes. : TIES
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Cereal grass. : OAT

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