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New York Times, Saturday, September 17, 1960

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 315 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 34.2
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,082
Across
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Is awarded. : GETS
5
Plant operation. : GRAFT
10
___ facto. : IPSO
14
Chill. : AGUE
15
Like a beaver. : EAGER
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Cleverly effective. : NEAT
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Dessert made of eggs and sherry. : ZABAGLIONE
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Angel food. : CAKE
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Type of barometer. : ANEROID
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Shrub of mimosa family. : ACACIA
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___ Charisse. : CYD
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Perlmutter's partner. : POTASH
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Kind of layer cake. : MOCHA
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Little or Boudreau. : LOU
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___ meringue. : LEMON
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Hunger. : ACHE
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Next to. : BESIDE
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"Able was I ___ I saw Elba." : ERE
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Flaming dessert. : CHERRIESJUBILEE
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Food for the smeltery. : ORE
41
Describing much 3rd Class mail. : UNREAD
42
Business college degrees. : MBAS
43
Hangouts, as of outlaws. : NESTS
45
Double curve. : ESS
46
Garden tool. : SPADE
47
Dessert-lovers, for instance. : EATERS
49
Dulles' department. : CIA
50
Metrical foot. : DACTYL
52
Pastry chefs, for instance. : ARTISTS
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Shape of certain pastries. : OVAL
57
Rich dessert. : BABAAURHUM
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M. C.'s necessity. : MIKE
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Shots beyond the target. : OVERS
62
Relaxation. : EASE
63
Stettin's river. : ODER
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Walks in water. : WADES
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Levee. : DYKE
Down
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___ Strip. : GAZA
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Alaska's Governor. : EGAN
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London's Underground. : TUBE
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Seeker. : SEARCHER
5
Like a sherbet. : GELID
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Assault. : RAID
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"Long, long ___." : AGO
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Cousin of a moor. : FEN
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Ice cream cone, for instance. : TREAT
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Supposing that. : INCASE
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Fruit-and-ice-cream dessert. : PEACHMELBA
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Munro's pseudonym. : SAKI
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Great Barrier Reef of N. Z. : OTEA
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Painter famed for anti-war etchings. : GOYA
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Man's name meaning "dog." : CALEB
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Keep control over. : POSSESS
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Mystical boards. : OUIJAS
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City noted for its red wine. : MACON
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Yellow color. : OCHRE
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Popular dessert. : CHEESECAKE
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Gazer askance. : LEERER
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Nymph. : OREAD
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Middle name on old dollar bills. : NEESE
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Receptacle. : BIN
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Failure: Slang. : DUD
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Nickname for a redhead. : RUSTY
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Marred. : IMPAIRED
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Addison-Steele periodical. : TATLER
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In ___ (in place). : SITU
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___ macaroni. : ELBOW
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Mercenary. : CRASS
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Major-___. : DOMO
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Like 15 Across. : AVID
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Swiss river. : AARE
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O. W. Holmes' vehicle. : SHAY
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Walrus tooth. : TUSK
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Aide to Capt. Hook. : SMEE
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Hollywood first name. : AVA
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Pepys' last word. : BED

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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