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New York Times, Wednesday, May 18, 1960

13-Across : Inquiries for missing letters, packages, etc.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.53, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,960
Across
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American ostriches. : RHEAS
6
Coin dating from 1360. : FRANC
11
Quarters. : FOURTHS
13
Inquiries for missing letters, packages, etc. : TRACERS
15
Act without restraint. : RUNRIOT
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Left the house. : WENTOUT
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A reproductive body. : EGG
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Changing direction. : VEERING
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Equivocate. : LIE
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Brandish. : SHAKE
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Service group: Abbr. : ROTC
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Italian university city. : PISA
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Employ. : HIRE
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Boy's toy. : PEASHOOTER
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Well-known Conrad story. : TYPHOON
30
Footways. : PATHS
31
Relatives of Glengarries. : TAMS
32
Adam's third son. : SETH
33
Small job. : CHORE
35
Time periods. : SEASONS
38
Special insurance charges. : GROUPRATES
40
Mother of Apollo. : LETO
42
Tilt to one side. : LIST
43
Shepherd-prophet. : AMOS
44
Needleworker. : SEWER
45
Month: Abbr. : OCT
46
Intensive expression as, "What ___ is that?" : ONEARTH
48
No gentleman. : CAD
49
Wing attachment on a plane. : SKIDFIN
51
Opening to look through. : EYEHOLE
53
Namesakes of a moon goddess. : SELENAS
54
Absent-minded one. : DREAMER
55
Companion of a mortise. : TENON
56
Abalone shell. : ORMER
Down
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Live without comforts. : ROUGHIT
2
Country of the Magyars. : HUNGARY
3
Make a fluff. : ERR
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Adjective suffix. : ATIVE
5
Pump. : SHOE
6
Item on a grocery list. : FRENCHPEAS
7
Resounded. : RANG
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Perform. : ACT
9
Stone tool from 10,000 B.C. : NEOLITH
10
Goes wandering about. : CRUISES
11
Unfaded. : FRESH
12
Hi-fi's. : STEREOS
13
Reproaches. : TWITS
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Fat: Comb. form. : STEAR
19
Chestnut. : ROAN
22
Held aloof. : KEPTOUT
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Pavement pit. : POTHOLE
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Silky haired dog. : POMERANIAN
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Food. : OATS
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Musical instrument. : HARP
32
Becomes boiling mad. : SEESRED
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Fair play: Colloq. : CRICKET
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Unfriendly. : HOSTILE
35
Greek portico. : STOA
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Recently arrived. : NEWCOME
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Light-fingered one. : STEALER
38
Shine. : GLOSS
39
Assents. : AMENS
41
Law's partner. : ORDER
44
Diaphanous. : SHEER
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"A citizen ___ mean city." : OFNO
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Beginner. : TYRO
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Small room. : DEN
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Son of Noah. : HAM

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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