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New York Times, Friday, March 18, 1960

42-Across : ___ back seat (gives way).

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J M W X }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,899
Across
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Entomologist's collection. : BUGS
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Stumpy tail of a rabbit, deer, etc. : SCUT
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Shelter: Fr. : ABRI
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Rounded shape. : OVAL
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Olympian goddess. : HERA
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Bole of a tree. : TRUNK
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Possible meter reading. : ZERO
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Closes. : ENDS
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Friendly Islands. : TONGA
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Like Caesar's wife. : ABOVESUSPICION
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Andean country. : PERU
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Jobs for a footboy. : ERRANDS
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Antiquated. : PASSE
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Banked (on). : RELIED
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21 plus. : AGE
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Word in a lawsuit. : PLEA
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Where Bonneville Dam is. : OREGON
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Is sorry for. : RUES
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One of Degas' names. : EDGAR
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Star performer. : DIVA
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___ back seat (gives way). : TAKESA
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Greek goddess of war. : ENYO
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Year in Claudius' time. : LIV
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Leap about. : CAVORT
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Rough's partner. : READY
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Hails with a salvo. : SALUTES
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Slavic name. : IVAN
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Eisenhower slept here, December 1959. : QUIRINALPALACE
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Aptitude. : FLAIR
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He "spills his broth on the tablecloth." : GOOP
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Novel. : BOOK
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Color: Span. : TINTE
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Taro root. : EDDO
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Solo. : LONE
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"Simon ___." : SAYS
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Seventh son. : SEER
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Schiaparelli. : ELSA
Down
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Charles Dickens. : BOZ
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Part of the eye. : UVEA
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Costume. : GARB
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Vessels. : SLOOPS
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Diaphanous. : SHEER
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Expressed disapproval of. : CENSURED
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Far East language. : URDU
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Part of a mortarboard. : TASSEL
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Dresser. : ATTIRER
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Embellished with needlework. : BROCADED
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Arrest: Slang. : RUNIN
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"___ We Trust." : INGOD
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Jayhawker State: Abbr. : KANS
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Washington official: Colloq. : VEEP
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Monastic house. : PRIORY
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Division. : PART
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Contents of an olla jar. : AGUA
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Resort to. : SEEK
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Unhesitating. : EAGER
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Baking soda, for example. : LEAVEN
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River across the desert plains. : GILA
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Author of the "Heroides." : OVID
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Shade of blue. : NAVY
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Social ___. : SECURITY
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Exact opposite. : ANTIPODE
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Certain literary works. : SATIRES
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Using words. : ORAL
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Siouan Indians. : OSAGES
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Empower. : ENABLE
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Common measure: Abbr. : SQFT
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Port of ancient Greece. : AULIS
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Tropical vine. : LIANA
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Steam. : VAPOR
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Deposit of ore. : LODE
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Not excited. : COOL
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Long periods of time. : EONS
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New Zealand parrot. : KEA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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