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New York Times, Friday, August 19, 1960

6-Down : Court.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,053
Across
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Officer's aide: Abbr. : ASST
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Army post on Governors Island. : FTJAY
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Traps. : BAGS
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Humane organization. : SPCA
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Papal veil. : ORALE
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Country land. : ACRE
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Barbecue. : COOK
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Crop. : RIDINGWHIP
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City on Rhone delta. : ARLES
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Pray. : BEG
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Scented. : OLENT
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Summer clothes. : PEDALPUSHERS
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Plant. : FERN
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Game. : TAG
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Compass point. : SSE
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Shoes. : FOOTWEAR
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Up-to-the-minute, as news. : REDHOT
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Top. : ACME
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Washed. : CLEAN
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___ River. : EAST
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Hunger (for). : STARVE
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Boot. : OVERSHOE
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Bon ___. : TON
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Mount near ancient Troy. : IDA
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Biblical figure. : ESAU
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Accelerate: Slang. : STEPONTHEGAS
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Lost. : ATSEA
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NATO, for example: Abbr. : ORG
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Form. : STYLE
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Relative of a black marketeer. : BOOTLEGGER
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Bear: Lat. : URSA
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Member of the opposition. : ANTI
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Crying. : TEARY
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Fate. : DOOM
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Welcome benefit. : BOON
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Use a thurible. : CENSE
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Spot. : ESPY
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Composers' society: Abbr. : ASCAP
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Seed. : SPORE
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Termagant. : SCOLD
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Resemble. : TAKEAFTER
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Preposition. : FOR
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Court. : TRIBUNAL
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Ornamental stones. : JADES
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Land. : ALIGHT
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Oriental currency. : YEN
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Shouts noisily. : BAWLS
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Yearn (for). : ACHE
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Facial expression. : GRIN
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Month: Abbr. : SEPT
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Stuff. : GORGE
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Destroyed. : SLEW
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Come before. : PRECEDE
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Zealous and sincere. : EARNEST
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Eastern ruler. : SHAH
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Middling. : SOSO
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Diminutive suffix. : ETTE
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Tight. : FAST
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Eight: Comb. form. : OCTO
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Arabian country. : OMAN
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Car of years ago. : REO
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Obsolescence. : DESUETUDE
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Nemeses. : AVENGERS
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Necessary. : VITAL
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Cheers. : RAHS
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Orbit point farthest from the earth. : APOGEE
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Begin. : SETIN
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Musical instrument. : ORGAN
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Types of planes. : GYROS
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Contemporary writer in political field. : ALSOP
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The ___ side (least attractive aspect). : SEAMY
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Rhyme scheme of a quatrain. : ABAB
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___ avail (without profit). : TONO
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Hernando De ___. : SOTO
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Useful Latin abbreviation. : ETC
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Cereal. : RYE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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