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New York Times, Thursday, August 11, 1960

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 19.3
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,045
Across
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Sword. : TOLEDO
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Go away: Colloq. : VACATE
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Goddess of agriculture. : DEMETER
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Immovable. : ADAMANT
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Sea animal resembling a flower. : ANEMONE
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"Pirate of the gulf," circa 1800. : LAFITTE
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Honeydew, for example. : MELON
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Boatswain's whistle. : PIPE
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Stannum. : TIN
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Hymn word. : AMEN
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Jeweler's weight. : CARAT
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Title of a French priest. : PERE
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Receive. : GET
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Part of a club sandwich. : BACON
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Graduated glass tube used by chemists. : BURET
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Twist round. : ENTWINE
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___ de suite. : TOUT
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Badger. : TEASE
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Meat dish. : TRIPE
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Cud-chewing animal. : GOAT
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Opposite of work. : PASTIME
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Magnate. : BARON
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Kim's last name. : OHARA
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Waterfall: Scot. : LIN
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Arabian port. : ADEN
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Actor from Milwaukee. : TRACY
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Complete assortment of printing type. : FONT
49
Vital fluid. : SAP
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Flaccid. : LIMP
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Bishop's headdress. : MITER
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Resemble. : IMITATE
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Southern confection. : PRALINE
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Surveyor's assistant. : LINEMAN
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Flow of rhythm. : CADENCE
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Unite. : CEMENT
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Dull. : STODGY
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One kind of housing. : TENEMENT
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French menu speciality. : OMELETTE
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Shade of yellow. : LEMON
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Harrow's rival. : ETON
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Room. : DEN
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Hours: Ital. : ORE
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Lion-hearted. : VALIANT
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Accommodate. : ADAPT
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Bistro. : CAFE
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Mon ___ Pierrot. : AMI
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Rag. : TATTER
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Not lacking any parts. : ENTIRE
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Impairment. : DAMAGE
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Doctrine. : TENET
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On the affirmative side. : PRO
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Capital of Crete. : CANEA
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Symbol of excellence. : ACE
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___ there (shake hands): Slang. : PUTIT
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Quadruped with humped back. : BISON
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Anatomical sac. : BURSA
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Conestoga, for one. : WAGON
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Seal or sea lion having ears. : OTARY
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Important skill on shipboard. : PILOTING
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Prominency. : EMINENCY
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Anguish. : TORMENT
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Moccasin. : PAC
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Freedom of access. : ENTREE
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Herb. : BASIL
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Resembling the first man. : ADAMIC
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Complain. : REPINE
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Befall: Poet. : HAP
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Primeval Greek deity. : TITAN
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Made application. : FILED
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Halt. : LAME
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Australian fish. : MADO
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Egyptian solar deity. : TEM
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Items: Abbr. : PCS
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Rodent. : RAT

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