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New York Times, Wednesday, March 30, 1960

13-Across : Wooer of a sort.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.32)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,911
Across
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Anchor: Naut. : COMETO
7
Melancholy. : SOMBRE
13
Wooer of a sort. : CAVEMAN
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Matching. : PAIRING
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One ___. : ATATIME
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Where Peachtree Street is. : ATLANTA
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Rodent. : RAT
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In Italy, the Tevere. : TIBER
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Moth. : EGGER
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Men of Yale. : ELIS
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Ancient instruments. : LYRES
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Ils ___ (they are): Fr. : SONT
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Animal track. : SPOOR
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Start. : ONSET
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Indian. : UTE
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Fertile valley in California. : SANTAANA
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Pioneer in antisepsis. : LISTER
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Retread. : TIRE
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Hindu god of love. : KAMA
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Branching. : RAMOSE
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Possessor of an eye for beauty. : BEHOLDER
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Spanish cheer. : OLE
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Tidal bore. : EAGRE
48
Hubbub. : NOISE
49
Common anthem word. : ALMA
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Napped. : SLEPT
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___ soul (no one). : NOTA
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Fragment: Var. : SHERD
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"___ long, and Time is fleeting." : ARTIS
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Crown. : CAP
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African site of international intrigue. : TANGIER
61
Member of A.A.U. : ATHLETE
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Place. : SITUATE
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Bully. : BRUISER
65
Setbacks. : LOSSES
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Five to a man. : SENSES
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Colorful tree. : CATALPA
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Ticker-tape parade, for example. : OVATION
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Convened. : MET
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Radiate. : EMIT
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Indian language. : TAMIL
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In a single file. : ONEBYONE
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Dispenses with. : SPARES
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Cereal grass. : OAT
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Eight furlongs. : MILE
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Talks big. : BRAGS
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"___ the old year." : RINGOUT
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Agreement. : ENTENTE
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Touch gently. : CARESS
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Badge of highest British order. : GARTER
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Fraulein's name. : ERNA
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___ voce. : SOTTO
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Word in the Psalms. : SELAH
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Bring up. : RAISE
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Shakespeare's Athenian. : TIMON
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Locales. : AREAS
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Drawing room. : SALON
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___ on (check up one). : KEEPTABS
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Cook-outs. : ROASTS
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Old-time greeting. : ALLHAIL
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Keepsake. : MEMENTO
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Harris's "Rabbit." : BRER
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Church area. : DIOCESE
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Lands. : ESTATES
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Farm machine. : REAPER
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Looks daggers. : GLARES
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Watchman's model. : ARGUS
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Term in chemistry. : TITRE
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Days, in Spain. : DIAS
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Eschew. : SHUN
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Summer, in France. : ETE
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Lily. : LIS

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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