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New York Times, Friday, April 1, 1960

21-Across : Dickens character.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,913
Across
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Exercises, as one's wits. : USES
5
Know the ___ (be wise to). : ROPES
10
Elephantine. : HUGE
14
Biscuit for baby. : RUSK
15
Jeune fille's place. : ECOLE
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Chopped. : AXED
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Good wish, on Unter den Linden. : GESUNDHEIT
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Legislature: Abbr. : CONG
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Rooms with skylights. : ATELIERS
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Dickens character. : SAIREY
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Bony part. : KNEE
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Baker's predecessor. : ABLE
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Cab with a man in it. : HANSOM
28
Sad saying on the Ginza. : SAYONARA
32
Pierrot, for one. : AMI
33
Hemmer. : SEWER
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He lived in 7 Down. : EDGAR
36
___ Kong. : HONG
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Famous friend. : DAMON
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Et ___. : ALII
41
Russian guild. : ARTEL
43
Dweller in a 10 down. : SENOR
45
Suffix for Japan, Siam, etc. : ESE
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Source of Dutch courage. : SCHNAPPS
48
Owners of "plumes." : TANTES
50
Mother deer. : DOES
51
Dazzle. : DAZE
52
Just around the corner. : ATHAND
55
Freedom, on the Prado. : LIBERTAD
59
Dear: Fr. : CHER
60
Until we meet again, in Rome. : ARIVEDERCI
62
Damage. : HARM
63
Opposite of a peach. : LEMON
64
Poetic foot. : IAMB
65
French form of 3 Down. : ETRE
66
Member of a union. : STATE
67
Henna and others. : DYES
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Mongol's capital, before 1924. : URGA
2
Pudding ingredient, in England. : SUET
3
Latin form of 65 Across. : ESSE
4
Lies in wait. : SKULKS
5
Saved. : REDEEMED
6
Yellow pigment. : OCHRE
7
___ Cottage, in Fordham. : POES
8
Yale Bowler. : ELI
9
Puts aside. : SETSBY
10
Home on the ranch. : HACIENDA
11
Caesar's wife. : UXOR
12
One of the Kellys. : GENE
13
Sharp. : EDGY
18
Children, in Madrid. : NINOS
22
Lily plant. : ALOE
24
Brave outfielder. : AARON
25
Laughs. : HAHAS
26
Rosicrucians: Abbr. : AMORC
27
Last inning. : NINTH
28
Sprinklings, in art. : SEMES
29
Shoelace tip. : AGLET
30
More pay. : RAISE
31
Heavenly Ram. : ARIES
34
Stingers. : WASPS
37
Tourist's friend, on the Rue de Rivoli. : GENDARME
39
Take notice, on the Via Appia. : NOTABENE
42
French city. : LAON
44
Leveled to the ground. : RAZED
47
Rides a bicycle. : PEDALS
49
Sea nymph. : NEREID
51
Piece of a golf course. : DIVOT
52
Head symptom. : ACHE
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Demonstrative. : THAT
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Head of the Haus. : HERR
55
Kind of bean. : LIMA
56
Cafeteria item. : TRAY
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The top. : ACME
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Drops bait. : DIBS
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Not active: Abbr. : RET

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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