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New York Times, Saturday, October 1, 1960

18-Across : Situation with no future.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,096
Across
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Where cranberries come from. : BOGS
5
Prussic, acetic, etc. : ACIDS
10
Super-prosperity. : BOOM
14
Two-toed sloth. : UNAU
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C'est ___. : LAVIE
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Island near Corsica. : ELBA
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Raison d'___. : ETRE
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Situation with no future. : BLINDALLEY
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Land east of Eden. : NOD
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Type of floor. : TILE
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Soothes. : ALLAYS
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Symbol of wanderlust. : OPENROAD
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Dead heat. : TIE
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Times of day. : NOONS
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See 18 Across. : DEADEND
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Constructed to be movable, like a theatre seat. : TIPUP
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Paintings. : OILS
34
Amateur sports group. : AAU
35
Country of Arabia. : OMAN
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Spumy. : FOAMY
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Invasion craft. : LSTS
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Said: Fr. : DIT
40
Sound of a well-tuned engine. : PURR
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Palm off (on). : FOIST
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Shakespearean role. : OTHELLO
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Annoying one. : TEASE
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Nothing. : NIL
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See 18 Across. : CULDESAC
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Contest lure. : PRIZES
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Baseball figures. : RBIS
54
Company proverbially. : TWO
55
Life of luxury. : EASYSTREET
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Musically famous lake. : SWAN
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Stuff. : CRAM
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Off-beat. : OUTRE
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Fish. : HAKE
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International comedian. : KAYE
62
Crowd or throng. : PRESS
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Looks at. : EYES
Down
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Leading lady tennis player. : BUENO
2
In first place. : ONTOP
3
The way of the misled. : GARDENPATH
4
Bring action against. : SUE
5
England: Poet. : ALBION
6
Big name in opera. : CALLAS
7
Describing many a campus. : IVIED
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Gunga ___. : DIN
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With dignity. : SEDATELY
10
"___ the cat." : BELLED
11
Spanish stew. : OLLA
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Follow orders. : OBEY
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Mightiest Giant. : MAYS
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Nom de guerre. : ALIAS
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De ___ (in the way): Fr. : TROP
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Common or proper ___. : NOUN
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Not brilliant. : DIM
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Belasco hit of fifty years ago (with "The"). : EASIESTWAY
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The Washingtons. : NATS
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One of the "bowls." : DUST
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Bustle or fuss. : TODO
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Not genuine: Abbr. : IMIT
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Paddle. : OAR
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Period. : FULLSTOP
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Spanish gold. : ORO
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Cease to have. : LOSE
40
Works at. : PLIES
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Temporary pursuits or fashions. : FADS
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Organic substance, a common catalyst. : ENZYME
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Certain vegetables. : TUBERS
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Typewriter types, 10-point. : ELITES
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Where Canea is. : CRETE
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Vigilant. : AWAKE
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Missile tips. : CONES
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Dry measure. : PECK
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___ avis. : RARA
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Conversational phrase. : ISAY
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Play about robots. : RUR
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Pronoun. : SHE

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

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