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Louise Earnest
Louise Earnest

New York Times, Thursday, December 29, 1960

59-Across : Intrinsic nature.

Author:
Louise Earnest
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { H J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Louise Earnest has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,185
Across
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Utensil. : SPOON
6
Equivocates. : PALTERS
13
Italian sausage. : SALAMI
14
Blanch, as celery. : ETIOLATE
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Book illustrations. : PLATES
17
Entertainer. : COMEDIAN
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Height: Abbr. : ALT
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Snuggles. : NESTLES
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Thus: Lat. : SIC
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Military group on the campus. : ROTC
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Word "graved inside" of Browning's heart. : ITALY
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Word element meaning "terrible." : DINO
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Unimpeded forward movement. : SWEEP
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Letters on liners. : USS
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To come: Fr. : VENIR
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Weeping statue of Greek legend. : NIOBE
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Oxlike. : BOVINE
33
Near Eastern garments. : CAFTANS
36
Fences. : PALINGS
37
Stage direction. : EXEUNT
38
Queen of spades, in solo. : BASTA
39
Light-colored cigar. : CLARO
40
Floor covering. : MAT
41
Long narrow runway. : STRIP
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Depend (on). : RELY
46
Tribal symbol. : TOTEM
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Moderate. : EASY
49
Baseball's Mel. : OTT
50
Summerhouses. : CASINOS
52
Father of Abner. : NER
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Primroses. : PRIMULAS
55
Little ___. : LEAGUE
57
Gives attention to something. : SEESTOIT
58
Natives of Ceylon. : TAMILS
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Intrinsic nature. : ESSENCE
60
Assigned task. : STINT
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Of a pale reddish-yellow color. : SALLOW
2
Missouri tributary. : PLATTE
3
Wild ___. : OAT
4
Portent. : OMEN
5
American of Japanese extraction. : NISEI
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Enzyme found in fruits. : PECTASE
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Ring-shaped reefs. : ATOLLS
8
British sailor: Slang. : LIMEY
9
Digits. : TOES
10
Antiquity: Archaic. : ELD
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"A ___ the Sun." : RAISININ
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Changing color. : STAINING
13
Boxes. : SPARS
15
Musical treats. : ENCORES
20
Short ends. : STUBS
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Period of years. : CENTURY
25
Swerve. : DEVIATE
27
Softly: Mus. : PIANO
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Unit in electricity. : VOLTS
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Canadian province: Abbr. : ONT
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College degrees. : BAS
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First king of Attica, half man, half dragon. : CECROPS
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Carriage underpinning. : AXLETREE
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Obligations of loyalty. : FEALTIES
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Thin metal disk. : PATEN
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Fine cotton fabric. : BATISTE
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Inlaid. : MOSAIC
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Sounded bells, as on New Year's Eve. : RANGIN
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Tristram's beloved. : ISEULT
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Combustible heaps. : PYRES
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The stock, in card playing. : TALON
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Sheds feathers. : MOLTS
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Pretty. : CUTE
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Membership. : SEAT
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Handwritten works: Abbr. : MSS
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Mon ___ Pierrot. : AMI

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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