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New York Times, Monday, July 4, 1960

26-Down : Parnassus dweller.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 309 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 40.2
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,007
Across
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Type of dance. : CLOG
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Companion of safer. : SANER
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Dog of north China. : CHOW
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Descendant of the cliff dwellers. : HOPI
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In excess of. : ABOVE
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Went for a spin. : RODE
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End of a homily. : AMEN
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One of Santa's team. : COMET
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Hautboy. : OBOE
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Highway sign. : DANGERMENATWORK
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Design. : IDEA
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Aspect. : MIEN
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Lifted and threw. : HEAVED
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Guiding principle. : POLESTAR
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Citified. : URBAN
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Contents of a cellaret. : WINES
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River mouth: Span. : RIA
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Promenade in a park. : MALL
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Important worker. : MINER
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___. Atty. : DIST
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Didn't go hungry. : ATE
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Term of endearment. : HONEY
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Beauty. : BELLE
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Rouen's region. : NORMANDY
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Tradesman. : DEALER
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Hence: Lat. : ERGO
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Curl up with a good book. : READ
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Highway motto. : SLOWDOWNANDLIVE
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Watering place of a sort. : POOL
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Citizen of Muscat. : OMANI
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Shape of Malta. : OVAL
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Tool for trimming wood. : ADZE
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Suit material. : SERGE
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Uses Mason jars. : CANS
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Swamp plant. : REED
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Over. : ENDED
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Dandling place. : KNEE
Down
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Lake of central Africa. : CHAD
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Small hill: Span. : LOMA
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Hold a première. : OPEN
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Of the gums. : GINGIVAL
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___ cow, (someone above criticism). : SACRED
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South American serpent. : ABOMA
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City in 49th state. : NOME
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Type of bet. : EVENMONEY
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Butcher or baker. : RETAILER
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Five-shilling pieces. : CROWNS
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Worker of sorts. : HOBO
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Lavender or lilac. : ODOR
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Half a fortnight. : WEEK
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Where the tree of life grew. : EDEN
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Links places. : TEES
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A little lower than angels. : HUMAN
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Parnassus dweller. : ERATO
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More competent. : ABLER
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Redolent of balsam. : PINEY
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Warble. : TRILL
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Part of a theatre. : AISLE
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He literally makes the grade. : RATER
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Tellers, ticket sellers, etc. : WINDOWMEN
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Ferretlike animal. : MONGOOSE
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Standstill. : DEADLOCK
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Obdurate. : HARD
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Bubble. : BEAD
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Whimpered. : MEWLED
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Withheld permission. : DENIED
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Grazing land. : RANGE
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Boom. : SPAR
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Ore deposit. : LODE
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Soft mud. : OOZE
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Ointment. : NARD
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One of three fictional brothers. : IVAN
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Part of a windmill. : VANE
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In addition. : ELSE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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