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New York Times, Saturday, July 30, 1960

32-Across : Cattail of India.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,033
Across
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Barbarian. : GOTH
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Soft woolen fabric. : CASHA
10
Box. : SPAR
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Inter ___. : ALIA
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Flower. : ASTER
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Sun: Comb. form. : HELI
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Appropriate wedding gift. : SILVERWARE
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___ stock. : OPEN
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Symbol of constancy. : POLESTAR
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Snoozed. : NAPPED
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Solar disk. : ATEN
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Relative of a tia. : TANTE
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Cake makings. : BATTER
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In ___ (probable). : THECARDS
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Guidonian note. : ELA
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Cattail of India. : REREE
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Great violinist. : ELMAN
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Priestly garments. : ALBS
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Like a ___ bricks. : TONOF
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Gum from tropical trees. : KINO
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Gossip. : TALES
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Freezes: Fr. : GELES
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Companion of order. : LAW
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Pay: Colloq. : SHELLOUT
47
Pins serving as fulcrums for oars. : THOLES
49
Old-time advice to Kelly. : SLIDE
50
Part of a Venetian blind. : SLAT
51
The wrote "The Glass Harp." : CAPOTE
53
Prize-winning musical. : FIORELLO
57
Eastern name. : ABOU
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Condiment container. : SALTCELLAR
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Scheme. : PLOT
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Discourse. : SPEAK
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Connecticut town. : LYME
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Pinochle cards. : TENS
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Copycats. : APERS
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At ___ best. : ONES
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Catch the breath. : GASP
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Miscellany. : OLIO
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Money drawer. : TILL
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Attack. : HAVEAT
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First governor of New Jersey. : CARTERET
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___ High Dam. : ASWAN
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Polaris. : STAR
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Pronoun. : HER
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Amphitheaters: Lat. : ARENAE
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Businessman's lunch conversation. : SHOPTALK
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Relative of 58 Across. : PEPPERMILL
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Nautical term. : ALEE
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Outer layer. : RIND
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Organic compound. : ESTER
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Noun suffix. : ANCE
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Seminary course of study: Abbr. : THEOL
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Pad inhabitants. : BEATS
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Moslem deity. : ALLAH
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Example of 17 Across. : TABLESPOON
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Principle. : TENET
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Perseus' mother. : DANAE
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Winter blankets. : SNOWS
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Scoundrel. : ROGUE
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Where S. R. O. signs are found. : SELLOUTS
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Joints above horses' hoofs. : FETLOCKS
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Rent. : SLIT
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Participate (in). : SHARE
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Black Sea city. : ODESSA
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Verdi opera. : OTELLO
50
Hindu guitar. : SITAR
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Leader: Abbr. : CAPT
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Baker's companion. : ABLE
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Go swiftly. : FLEE
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Lake or pool, in Wales. : LLYN
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Rich fabric. : LAME
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Raw materials. : ORES
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Addition to a book: Abbr. : APP

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

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