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New York Times, Monday, August 22, 1960

39-Across : Ich ___ (I serve): Prince of Wales' motto.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 45.2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,056
Across
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Glissade, for example. : STEP
5
Get ___ (succeed). : AHEAD
10
Manger. : CRIB
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Buddhist priest. : LAMA
15
Noncom. : SARGE
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Protagonist. : HERO
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A particular word or phrase. : EXPRESSION
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Gem. : OPAL
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Separate. : DISCRETE
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Harness ring. : TERRET
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Gaelic. : ERSE
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The street: Fr. : LARUE
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Dippers. : LADLES
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Symbol of slowness. : MOLASSES
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Hail: Lat. : AVE
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Extinct birds. : DODOS
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Inventor in radio field. : TESLA
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Knocks. : RAPS
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Parts. : ROLES
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Ich ___ (I serve): Prince of Wales' motto. : DIEN
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Coeds. : GIRLS
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New Yankee star. : MARIS
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Calendar abbreviation. : OCT
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Fragrant evergreen. : OLEANDER
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___ earth (practical). : DOWNTO
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Stand (one) in good ___. : STEAD
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Factor in heredity. : GENE
51
Tie. : FASTEN
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Sea NE of the West Indies. : SARGASSO
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53. : LIII
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Inkling. : IMPRESSION
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Shortly. : ANON
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Lebanese seaport. : SAIDA
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Other. : ELSE
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___ ho (work together): Marine slogan of W. W. II. : GUNG
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Hostelry. : HOTEL
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Anita ___. : LOOS
Down
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Relative of a pung. : SLED
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Move along the ground, as a plane. : TAXI
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Rulers: Abbr. : EMPS
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Bundle. : PARCEL
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Town official. : ASSESSOR
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Waste maker. : HASTE
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Lake of 9,950 sq. mi. : ERIE
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Past. : AGO
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Part of D. D. S. : DENTAL
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Spoke in unison. : CHORUSED
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Relative of inhibition. : REPRESSION
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"Dies ___." : IRAE
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Roll of cloth. : BOLT
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Was mistaken. : ERRED
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Part of Q. E. D. : ERAT
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Runner-up. : LOSER
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Slow and stately, in music. : LARGO
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Profit. : AVAIL
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Gloominess. : DEPRESSION
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Tooth. : MOLAR
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Choose. : ELECT
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___ Domingo. : SANTO
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Like St. Peter's. : DOMED
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Venetian blind material. : SLATTING
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Starry. : SIDEREAL
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Old-time dagger. : SNEE
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Carols. : SONGS
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Kind of pastry. : DANISH
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Relative of stoat and marten. : WEASEL
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Watchman: Fr. : GARDE
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Old Glory. : FLAG
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Aborigine of Japan. : AINU
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Narrow point of land. : SPIT
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Farm building. : SILO
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Just fair. : SOSO
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Units. : ONES
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Chinese name. : MAO

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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