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New York Times, Monday, January 25, 1960

72-Across : Certain pieces in checkers.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,846
Across
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Radio program. : NEWS
5
Gem. : OPAL
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Rodents of South America. : PACAS
14
Indian. : ERIE
15
Discoverer of heavy hydrogen. : UREY
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Soprano Lucine. : AMARA
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What free-lance aviators do. : BARNSTORM
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Native of southern India. : TAMIL
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Phonograph needle. : STYLUS
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Solemn promise. : OATH
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European country: Abbr. : POL
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Pain. : ACHE
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Old-time London prison. : NEWGATE
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Former president of U. of Chicago. : HUTCHINS
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Spanish surrealist. : DALI
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Go ___ better (outdo). : ONE
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Stakes. : ANTES
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Burglars: Slang. : YEGGS
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Ghost: Humorous, U. S. : HANT
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___ Good Feeling. : ERAOF
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Ample: Archaic. : ENOW
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Bizarre: Fr. : OUTRE
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"___ truly." : YOURS
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Greek letter. : ETA
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Consumes. : EATS
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Building in N. Y. C. : FLATIRON
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Riding group. : CARPOOL
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Wartime title: Abbr. : SCAP
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From: Prefix. : APH
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Spanish form of Agnes. : INEZ
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Wards off. : AVERTS
64
Reel. : SPOOL
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Useful garment. : HOUSECOAT
68
Slip away. : ELOPE
69
9-year-old princess. : ANNE
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Singing part. : ALTO
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Fraternity men: Colloq. : DEKES
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Certain pieces in checkers. : REDS
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Applaud. : CLAP
Down
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Birds' beaks. : NEBS
2
Part of Q. E. D. : ERAT
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Lean and sinewy. : WIRY
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Hill of the Battle of Hastings. : SENLAC
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Excel. : OUTSHINE
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In favor of. : PRO
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Air: Comb. form. : AERO
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One of the Beechers. : LYMAN
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Beaten track. : PATHWAY
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Doctors' group. : AMA
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Man running for office. : CAMPAIGNER
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In an uproar. : ARIOT
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Room: Fr. : SALLE
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___ one (one of this or that kind). : SUCHA
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___ Williams. : TED
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Ingress. : ENTRY
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Kind of club. : GLEE
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Santa Claus' exclamation. : HOHO
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Two-toed sloth. : UNAU
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Nail to hold cloth stretched on a frame. : TENTERHOOK
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___ Marmara. : SEAOF
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Spirits. : SOULS
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"___ the ant, thou sluggard." : GOTO
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Form assumed by Zeus. : SWAN
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Snare. : TRAP
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Brawls. : FRACASES
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Stars: Fr. : ETOILES
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Stanza. : STAVE
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Offspring. : SON
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Medicinal plant. : IPECAC
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Looked over: Slang. : CASED
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Fall fruit. : APPLE
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Operetta composer. : LEHAR
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City district. : ZONE
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Brioche. : ROLL
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Bye-bye. : TATA
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Plug (up). : STOP
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Unclose: Poet. : OPE
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___ so weiter (and so forth): Ger. : UND

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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