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New York Times, Wednesday, November 30, 1960

19-Across : Ancient empire of Asia.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,156
Across
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___-Able. : THOR
5
Relation. : AUNT
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Relative of the bowerbird. : CROW
13
Ramble. : ROVE
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Dies ___. : IRAE
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"___ a song to sing O!" : IHAVE
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Unclosed: Poet. : OPED
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Ravages. : DEVASTATES
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Ancient empire of Asia. : PERSIA
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Readily seen. : APPARENT
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River into the Elbe. : ISER
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Sand bar. : SHOAL
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Scene of new musical. : CAMELOT
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Part of America's motto. : INGOD
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Hit sign. : SRO
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Words of assent. : AYES
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Longest of the Finger Lakes. : CAYUGA
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Sang. : CAROLED
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Keyboards of organs. : MANUALS
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Kind of street. : ONEWAY
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Particular kind of food. : DISH
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Old Testament book: Abbr. : NEH
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___ over (endured). : TIDED
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Reserved. : DISTANT
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Plump plus. : OBESE
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Man's name meaning "rest." : NOAH
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Life guards. : RESCUERS
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Paradisiac. : EDENIC
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Bait. : ENTICEMENT
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Finish line. : TAPE
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Get around. : EVADE
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Japanese girdle box. : INRO
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Mischievous children. : IMPS
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Small stringed instrument. : LYRE
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"___ the Man" Musial. : STAN
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Sea duck. : COOT
Down
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Too much: Fr. : TROP
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Where Peking is. : HOPEI
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Marked lines through. : OVERSCORED
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Suez terminus. : REDSEA
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Operatic slave. : AIDA
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Suffix denoting act. : URE
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Nomadic tribe of the Southwest. : NAVAHOS
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___ Dome. : TEAPOT
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Burn up. : CHAR
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Class. : RATE
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Dutch ___. : OVEN
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Zephyr's realm. : WEST
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Fine ___ (intrigue). : ITALIANHAND
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Mineral spring. : SPA
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Current Broadway role. : IRMALADOUCE
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Toboggan. : SLED
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Having holes, like Swiss cheese. : EYEY
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Home of the Hall of Fame: Abbr. : NYU
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Bay on the SE coast of Cuba. : GUANTANAMO
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Look at. : OGLE
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Spirited quality. : DASH
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Man from Dumfries. : SCOT
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Hindu princess. : RANI
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Fling. : CAST
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Be indebted to. : OWE
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___ en scène. : MISE
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Difference of opinion. : DISSENT
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Skin. : DERMIS
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Intellectual person. : NOETIC
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Insect. : BEE
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Zoo attraction. : HIPPO
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Whirl. : REEL
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Begrudge. : ENVY
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Excel. : STAR
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Killing: Suffix. : CIDE
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Town on the Thames. : ETON
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___ la guerre. : CEST
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1933 initials. : NRA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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