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New York Times, Tuesday, November 15, 1960

18-Across : Lawgiver and king of ancient Babylon.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,141
Across
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Island SE of Luzon. : SAMAR
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Aurora's realm. : EAST
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Luggage. : BAGS
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Loyal; faithful. : LIEGE
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Aaron Burr's daughter. : THEO
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False god. : IDOL
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Utopian. : IDEAL
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Lawgiver and king of ancient Babylon. : HAMMURABI
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Strict disciplinarian. : MARTINET
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Queen of Denmark. : INGRID
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Greeting. : HAIL
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Opposed. : ANTI
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Checkerboard game of Japan. : GOBANG
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Ponder. : MEDITATE
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Unclose: Poet. : OPE
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Part of a quartet. : TENOR
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Volatile, highly inflammable liquid. : ETHER
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Feudal estate. : FIEF
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Souvenir of an earlier time. : RELIC
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Prefix for the air age. : AERO
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Ludicrously fantastic. : ANTIC
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Changes direction. : VEERS
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Also. : AND
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Determines. : RESOLVES
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Pass. : ELAPSE
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Loud confused noise. : ROAR
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Letters. : DEES
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Narrow passageways. : ALLEYS
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Its capital is not Rawalpindi. : PAKISTAN
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Whirlpool. : MAELSTROM
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West Indian fruit. : GUAVA
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Elliptical. : OVAL
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Calcium oxide. : LIME
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Women's apartment. : HAREM
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Game of chance. : KENO
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Kennel sounds. : YAPS
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Hoarse breathing noise. : SNORE
Down
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Nickname for a thin man. : SLIM
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Soprano role at the opera. : AIDA
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Sea: Ger. : MEER
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Heroine of "Der Freischütz." : AGATHA
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Having confidence. : RELIANT
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Girl's name meaning "noble." : ETHEL
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At the drop of ___. : AHAT
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School: Abbr. : SEM
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Call ___ (remember). : TOMIND
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Swedish princess, recent U. S. visitor. : BIRGITTA
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March in the Hebrew calendar. : ADAR
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Desert in Mongolia. : GOBI
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Glided. : SLID
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Loosen. : UNTIE
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River in French W. Africa. : NIGER
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Nest on a cliff. : AERIE
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Achieve much success. : GOFAR
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Think, old style. : OPINE
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Vegetable. : BEETS
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Jetties. : MOLES
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In a pile. : AHEAP
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Gull-like birds. : TERNS
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Wear away. : ERODE
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When Dover and Calais meet. : NEVER
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Prize-winning musical. : FIORELLO
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American Indian. : CREEK
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Surfeits. : CLOYS
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Cutters. : SLEIGHS
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To a great extent. : VASTLY
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City of Upper Egypt. : ASSUAN
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Mesdames. : DAMES
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Running wild. : AMOK
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Wash. : LAVE
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Meagre. : LEAN
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Ostentatious show. : POMP
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Food staple in Hawaii. : TARO
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State. : AVER
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Noted person. : NAME
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River mouth: Span. : RIA

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

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