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New York Times, Wednesday, January 11, 1961

60-Across : Is "on the go."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J K Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,198
Across
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Distinct. : SHARP
6
Bulgar. : SLAV
10
Sounds for silence. : PSTS
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Stronghold on a high place. : AERIE
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Helper. : AIDE
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Money on the Corso. : LIRE
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Scene of Scott novel. : LAMMERMOOR
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Zone. : AREA
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Prior to. : ERE
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Laborer. : PEON
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River into the Bay of Bengal. : GANGES
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Institute of Technology in Hoboken. : STEVENS
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Greek enchantress. : MEDEA
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Classification: Abbr. : ORD
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Fence material. : WIRE
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Carefully woven trap. : WEB
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Land. : SOIL
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Tunisian port. : SFAX
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Mutual concord. : PEACE
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One of the "wee small" hours. : THREE
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Tool. : AXE
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In a ___ (in a moment). : TRICE
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Made known. : AIRED
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Jumble. : MESS
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Singles. : ONES
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Small antelope of Tibet. : GOA
48
Put into operation. : USED
50
Something to chew. : CUD
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Gamed. : DICED
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Peninsula discovered by Gosnold in 1602. : CAPECOD
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Aircraft. : GLIDER
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Is "on the go." : GADS
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River rising in Bernese Alps. : AAR
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Not assumed. : REAL
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___ thin air. : VANISHINTO
66
Before: Lat. : ANTE
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Jewish month. : ADAR
68
Indians. : OTOES
69
Afrikander. : BOER
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Well-kept grass plot. : LAWN
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Young years. : TEENS
Down
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Bazaars. : SALES
2
It's pledged to "great loyalty" in 4-H clubs. : HEART
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La Grande ___, 1804-14. : ARMEE
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Raised border. : RIM
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Species of frog. : PEEPER
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Greek island. : SAMOS
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One of the Felidae. : LION
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Commotion. : ADO
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Church caretaker. : VERGER
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Smoothing tool. : PLANE
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Knight of the Round Table. : SIRGAWAIN
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Hornbeam or pepperidge. : TREE
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High ___. : SEAS
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Tears. : RENDS
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Expert. : ADEPT
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A la ___ (on the wing): Fr. : VOLEE
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Cake-maker's purchases. : MIXES
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Grew. : WAXED
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Behold: Lat. : ECCE
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Four-winged insects. : BEES
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Kind of party. : STAG
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Paducah's river. : OHIO
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Shine upon. : IRRADIATE
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Well-known. : FAMED
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Eat away. : ERODE
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Draw out. : EDUCE
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Oodles. : SCADS
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African tigercat. : SERVAL
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Conclusion. : UPSHOT
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Drone. : IDLER
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Shaggy dog from Scotland. : CAIRN
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Kayak. : CANOE
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Avenaceous. : OATEN
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Rubbish. : DROSS
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Clutch. : GRAB
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Curtain fabric. : LENO
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Relative of 38 Down. : GNAW
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Girl's name meaning "beauty." : ADA
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Noun suffix denoting mineral. : ITE

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

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