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New York Times, Wednesday, April 13, 1960

65-Across : Baffles.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,925
Across
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Umbrae. : SHADOWS
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Aphrodite's beloved. : ADONIS
14
Speciality of Liszt or Sibelius. : TONEPOEM
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Rescind. : REVOKE
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Type of bathing suit. : ONEPIECE
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Weber opera. : OBERON
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Iron peg for mountain climbing. : PITON
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London transport. : TRAM
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The ___, rich gold site. : RAND
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Part of the visible spectrum. : RED
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Pasture land. : GRASS
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Squabble. : SPAT
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Particular. : ITEM
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State in western Germany. : HESSE
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52. : LII
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Grocer. : STOREKEEPER
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Golden. : AUREATE
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Recount. : NARRATE
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Electrical phenomenon on shipboard. : STELMOSFIRE
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Bar-le-___, currant jam. : DUC
45
Ibsen character. : HEDDA
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Cardinals, for one. : TEAM
47
Clan. : SEPT
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Musical groups: Abbr. : ORCHS
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Tree related to the olive. : ASH
52
Part of a French window. : DOOR
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Nerve network. : RETE
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Wind Cave, Kings Canyon, etc. : PARKS
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Fancy. : ORNATE
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Heraldic. : ARMORIAL
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Baffles. : ELUDES
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Opera-goer's purchase. : LIBRETTO
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Summer place. : RESORT
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Gem. : CATSEYE
Down
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Stay or sojourn. : STOP
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"___ soit ... " : HONI
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Dill seed: Obs. : ANET
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Banish. : DEPORT
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Think. : OPINE
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Grief. : WOE
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Following. : SECT
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Scent. : AROMA
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Belle, for short. : DEB
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Foreman. : OVERSEER
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Ibsen character. : NORA
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Holy image. : IKON
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Cause to move. : SEND
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Business combination. : MERGER
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Oldest Christian state. : ARMENIA
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As already stated. : DITTO
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___ Khan, Sir Tiger. : SHERE
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Swampy area covered with brush. : SLASH
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Indian of a ghost dance. : PIUTE
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Ventilated. : AIRED
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___ mark (follows orders). : TOESTHE
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Better than a heart. : SPADE
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Raise. : SETUP
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Raise. : ERECT
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Philippine island. : SAMAR
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Fate, from the Hindu. : KARMA
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___ Mines, on Great Bear Lake, Canada. : ELDORADO
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Joyous. : FESTAL
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Stock holdings. : SHARES
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Plume; helmet. : CREST
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Cavort. : SPORT
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Energetic one. : DOER
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Heraldic border. : ORLE
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Burden. : ONUS
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Actor Portman. : ERIC
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Ceremony. : RITE
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Girl in an old song. : KATY
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Blackthorn. : SLOE
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Gerard ___ Borch, Dutch painter. : TER
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Business degree. : MBA

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1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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