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New York Times, Monday, March 21, 1960

58-Across : Waltzing girl.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { F G J W X }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,902
Across
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Antelope with lyrate horns. : IMPALA
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Cards with four spots. : QUATRES
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One of the Castles. : VERNON
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Cause to forget. : UNTEACH
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Weasel's cousin. : POLECAT
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Diplomatic staff member. : ATTACHE
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Swiss canton. : URI
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Compass point. : ENE
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Grande or Bravo. : RIO
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Ring decisions. : KOS
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Of night: Comb. form. : NYCT
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Discourages. : DETERS
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Substitute, usually of inferior nature. : ERSATZ
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Hornets' homes. : NESTS
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Main parts of plants. : TAPROOTS
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Spring back. : RECOIL
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Fashionable. : ALAMODE
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Sunrise to sunset. : DAYTIME
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Per ___. : CAPITA
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Sent on a special task, in military usage. : DETAILED
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Across: Prefix. : TRANS
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Idaho specialty. : POTATO
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City in Finger Lakes region. : ITHACA
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Jacks, in cribbage. : NOBS
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Camel's-hair fabric. : ABA
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Melody. : AIR
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Abbreviation with firm names. : INC
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Hawaiian food. : POI
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Waltzing girl. : MATILDA
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Figuratively, ancient or antique. : NOACHIC
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Shone intermittently. : BLINKED
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___ de corps. : ESPRIT
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Blind alley. : IMPASSE
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Wish. : DESIRE
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Decorator's color. : IVORY
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Of song or poetry. : MELIC
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Before: Prefix. : PRE
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Noun suffix. : ANCE
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Permission to use. : LOAN
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Come before in time. : ANTEDATE
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Amethyst, rock crystal, etc. : QUARTZ
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Opposite of bind. : UNTIE
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___ law. : ATTORNEYAT
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Collation. : TEA
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Fodder holder. : RACK
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Resound. : ECHO
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"___ my sweetheart ... " : SHES
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Play on words. : PUN
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Ends. : TERMINI
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French connectives. : ETS
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Part. : SECTION
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Rhizomes. : ROOTSTALKS
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Beverage. : SODA
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Good earth. : SOIL
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Money, according to Ben Franklin. : TIME
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Coaster. : SLED
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Savoir-faire. : TACT
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Winged. : ALAR
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Family man. : PAPA
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Pro ___. : RATA
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Kept. : DETAINED
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Bashful's brother. : DOC
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Display. : PARADE
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Camouflages. : HIDES
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Biblical land, rich in gold. : OPHIR
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Box: Fr. : BOITE
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Thus. : SIC
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Both: Comb. form. : AMBI
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Soothing, aromatic oil. : BALM
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On tiptoe. : ATIP
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Facial feature. : NOSE
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Ammunition of a sort. : CAPS
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___ manner of speaking. : INA
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Dernier ___. : CRI

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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