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New York Times, Monday, February 8, 1960

40-Across : Over 900 years ago.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,860
Across
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Makes tired by hard work. : FAGS
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Jesuit saint. : REGIS
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Fritz' fellow prankster. : HANS
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Foreign currency. : LIRA
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Special occasion. : EVENT
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Give vent to. : EMIT
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Take ___ view of. : ADIM
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Hold public office. : SERVE
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First-class: Colloq. : AONE
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Las Vegas habitué. : GAMBLER
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Piece of jewelry. : EARDROP
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Make public. : AIR
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Lopsided. : ASKEW
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Ralph Bellamy role. : ROOSEVELT
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Swedish actress. : GARBO
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Responsibility. : ONUS
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Type of painting. : OIL
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Marshy inlets. : BAYOUS
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Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT
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Members of a clan. : KINSMEN
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Over 900 years ago. : MLI
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Member of Alston's team. : DODGER
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Light brown. : TAN
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Stipend. : WAGE
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Cricket, for one. : SPORT
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Labor negotiator. : BARGAINER
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Member of Equity. : ACTOR
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Stepson of Thor. : ULL
51
Type of hat decoration. : FEATHER
54
Part of a formal dinner service. : CRYSTAL
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Today, in Italy. : OGGI
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Mr. Stevenson. : ADLAI
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Parisian airport. : ORLY
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Farm structure. : BARN
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Look after. : SEETO
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Not possible: Colloq. : NOGO
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Break or tear, as in nylons. : SNAG
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Work, in terms of heat. : ERGON
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Nine inches. : SPAN
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Standard. : FLAG
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Ethiopian princess in opera. : AIDA
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Resolute. : GRIM
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Train robber of the old West. : SAMBASS
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Artificial lake. : RESERVOIR
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At all times. : EVER
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A language: Abbr. : GER
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Buy bonds. : INVEST
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American food staple. : STEAK
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Progress. : HEADWAY
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Cupid. : AMOR
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Boy: Span. : NINO
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Any of a series of acts, processes, etc. : STEP
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Hammarskjold's predecessor. : LIE
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Shakespearean role. : REGAN
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Type of ball game. : ALLSTAR
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Safe anchorage for ships. : ROADS
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Riding high. : ONTOP
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Surpass. : OUTDO
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One: Ger. : EIN
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Type of holiday. : ROMAN
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Battle of World War II. : BULGE
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Basket willow. : OSIER
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Israeli Premier. : BENGURION
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Sailing vessel. : KETCH
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Blemish. : MAR
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Portcullis. : GRATING
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White House occupants of 1913. : WILSONS
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Frontier. : BORDER
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Aga Khan's father. : ALY
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Rally. : TEASE
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Watch pockets. : FOBS
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Alaska's Governor. : EGAN
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City on the Jumna. : AGRA
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Roman statesman. : CATO
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De ___ (superfluous): Fr. : TROP
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Seaweed. : ALGA
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Silk city of France. : LYON
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Prop. : LEG

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

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