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New York Times, Saturday, July 9, 1960

41-Across : Of this or that kind.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,012
Across
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Mystery object in the skies: Abbr. : UFO
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Burma's neighbor. : ASSAM
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Thick piece. : SLAB
13
Scene of "Finian's Rainbow." : ERIN
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Idée fixe. : MANIA
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High. : TALL
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Weathercock. : VANE
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See 6 Down. : ABOMINABLE
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Held by a third person, as a deed. : INESCROW
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Golfer's diggings. : DIVOTS
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On this side of: Prefix. : CIS
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Blackjack player's phrase. : HITME
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Sprites of Persia. : PERIS
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Citizen of Florence. : TUSCAN
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Home of the ibex. : ALPS
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Old term for uncle. : EME
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Frequent political charge. : SMEAR
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___ B'rith. : BNAI
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Brought up. : BRED
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Simon-pure. : REAL
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Salty droplet. : TEAR
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"___ can you see ... " : OSAY
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Of this or that kind. : SUCH
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Turns melodically. : LILTS
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Front-line position. : VAN
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Monroney's colleague. : KERR
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Image maker. : CAMERA
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Crême de la crême. : ELITE
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Broom. : BESOM
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Greek letter. : TAU
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Versifying: Var. : RIMING
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Type of word puzzle. : ACROSTIC
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Mystery creature. : SEAMONSTER
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Air. : TUNE
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Within: Comb. form. : ENTO
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Wrestler's environment. : ARENA
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Maple genus. : ACER
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Solar disk. : ATEN
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Describing certain waves. : TIDAL
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Turn right. : GEE
Down
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Its atomic number is 92. : URANIUM
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Bridge maneuver. : FINESSE
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Individuals. : ONES
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Crystalline poison. : AMARIN
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Peasant's shoe. : SABOT
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With 17 Across, mystery creature. : SNOWMAN
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Intent. : AIM
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___ of Orleans. : MAID
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Lines on which music is written. : STAVE
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Union member. : LABORER
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Occupying every minute. : ALLTIME
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Gave a benison. : BLESSED
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Puts out. : EVICTS
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Small bits. : NIPS
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Do housework for pay. : CHARE
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Port of Gulf of Aqaba. : ELATH
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English novelist. : CARY
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Menu listing. : PIE
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Reading matter of a sort. : BLURB
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Lip. : BRIM
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Ibsen girl. : ASE
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San Antonio landmark. : ALAMO
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Trans-oceanic. : OVERSEA
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Prominent. : SALIENT
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Make gay. : ANIMATE
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Originated. : CREATED
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Kitchen garden specialty. : LETTUCE
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Military recruit. : TRAINEE
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An example of 1 Across. : SAUCER
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Predecessor of bingo. : KENO
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Part of a dude ranch. : CORRAL
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Shakespeare's Athenian. : TIMON
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Operatic segment. : SCENA
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Flying insect. : GNAT
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Boy minus girl. : STAG
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Hindu title of respect. : SRI

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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