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New York Times, Friday, June 17, 1960

17-Across : Famous French pen name.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.30)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,990
Across
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Item for emergency river wall. : SANDBAG
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Native of old Gold Coast. : ASHANTI
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Type of Arab principality. : EMIRATE
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Noisy and brawling. : RIOTOUS
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Famous French pen name. : COLETTE
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A Jerome Kern girl. : ADELINE
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In a deadlock. : TIED
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Custom. : USAGE
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Besides. : ELSE
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Person without a chance. : GONER
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Expert with figures. : CPA
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Cling. : ADHERE
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Securely tied. : TRUSSED
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Coronet. : TIARA
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Perfume atomizers. : ODORATORS
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"I'll bet my money on de bobtail ___ ... " : NAG
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Winner ___. : TAKEALL
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Relative of a farthing. : SOU
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About 50c, currently. : ONEDOLLAR
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Cord. : TWINE
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Different from most. : ANORMAL
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Tilted. : LEANED
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Army monogram. : USA
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Polishing abrasive. : EMERY
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Native of Belgrade. : SERB
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Water wheel. : NORIA
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___ speak. : SOTO
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Native of Port-au-Prince. : HAITIAN
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Bypasser. : AVOIDER
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Intrinsic nature. : ESSENCE
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Pinochle term. : MELDING
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Crystal gazer. : SEERESS
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Sets in margins. : INDENTS
Down
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Religious offshoot. : SECT
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Help!: Fr. : AMOI
3
Crocodile locale. : NILE
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Excavating device. : DREDGER
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Go to ___ for (back up). : BAT
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Adjust for pitch. : ATTUNE
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Migratory birds. : GEESE
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First of a Kipling trio. : ARAG
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Relative of a lovelock. : SIDECURL
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Garden tool. : HOE
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In any event. : ATLEAST
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Waste fiber of silk or wool. : NOIL
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Large wine casks. : TUNS
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So that's it! : ISEE
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Duveen. : ARTDEALER
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Speakers with eloquence. : ORATORS
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Lectern book. : PSALTER
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What 50 is to tin: Abbr. : ATNO
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Divinity of Ephesus temple. : DIANA
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Great name in golf. : HAGEN
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Train sound. : ROAR
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Dye for red ink. : EOSIN
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Airplane sound. : DRONE
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Neighbor of Kansas: Abbr. : OKLA
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Appealed to. : SUED
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Information books. : ALMANACS
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Unconvinced person. : DOUBTER
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Along the road. : WAYSIDE
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Piece of fermenting dough. : LEAVEN
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City on Biscayne Bay. : MIAMI
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Females. : SHES
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Simplicity. : EASE
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Upslope. : RISE
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Individuals. : ONES
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One-eyed god. : ODIN
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Marquee. : TENT
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Clubs: Abbr. : ORGS
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Halogen suffix. : INE
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Antique. : OLD

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

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