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New York Times, Friday, September 16, 1960

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J K Y }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 43.2
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,081
Across
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Experienced baby sitter. : MAMA
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Alg. and trig. : MATH
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Pants. : GASPS
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"When I was ___ ... " : ALAD
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Cruising. : ASEA
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Democratic name. : ADLAI
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Footnote abbreviation. : IBID
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Political symbol. : STAR
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Mock. : TAUNT
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Ineffectual one: Slang. : DUD
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Severe grilling. : THIRDDEGREE
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Calling. : METIER
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Finish line. : WIRE
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Dresses stone. : NIGS
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Spelunker's delight. : CAVE
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South American country: Abbr. : ARG
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"The ___ Man." : TENTH
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Recent arrival. : LATECOMER
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Glorify. : EXALT
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Verse form. : ODE
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The truth heaths. : ERICA
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Product of automation. : TIMESAVER
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River into the Arabian Sea. : INDUS
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French season. : ETE
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Resign. : QUIT
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Spire ornaments. : EPIS
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TV's Peter. : GUNN
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Devours completely. : EATSUP
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Subject of "West Side Story." : STREETGANGS
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See 1 Across. : MRS
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Terre ___. : HAUTE
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Comely. : CUTE
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Novel of Tahiti. : OMOO
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TV name. : ARNAZ
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Russian range. : URAL
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Hindu good spirit. : DEVA
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Refuse. : WASTE
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Tablets. : PADS
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Pendent earring. : DROP
Down
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Bonne. : MAID
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Picture book. : ALBUM
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"Who's Who" fact. : MAIDENNAME
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Compute. : ADD
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Pulps. : MASHES
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On the move. : ASTIR
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Eyedrop. : TEAR
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In which suds languish. : HARDWATER
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The "take." : GATERECEIPTS
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Apothegm. : ADAGE
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Curved mark, in music. : SLUR
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Glass section. : PANE
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Locale. : SITE
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Close call: Colloq. : TIGHTSQUEEZE
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Gainer. : DIVE
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"She" is one. : TITLE
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Air Force student. : CADET
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Part of a Shakespearean title. : AMIDSUMMER
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Received: Fr. : RECU
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Mardi ___. : GRAS
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Head: Fr. : TETE
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Fire sign. : EXIT
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Trophy. : LOVINGCUP
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Avifauna. : ORNIS
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Relative. : AUNT
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The first Sadie Thompson. : EAGELS
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Find out. : GETAT
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Inward. : ENTAD
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City SSE of Salt Lake City. : PROVO
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Creator of dustman Doolittle. : SHAW
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Scarlett's home. : TARA
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Tallies. : RUNS
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Gloriole. : AURA
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Milled ___. : SOAP
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Incidental. : ODD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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