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New York Times, Wednesday, August 10, 1960

56-Across : Old-time wagon.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,044
Across
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Greatest amount. : MOST
5
Wander over. : ROAM
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Children. : SONS
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Tributary of the Mississippi. : OHIO
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Sawfish's saw. : SERRA
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Think, old style. : TROW
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Rather good: Colloq. : NOTHALFBAD
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Eastern queen. : RANI
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Harvest bundles. : SHEAVES
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Daughters of Eve. : FEMALES
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Never: Ger. : NIE
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Principles. : TENETS
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Dismisses (a person) without delay. : SENDSPACKING
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Stowe heroine. : EVA
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Not guilty. : BLAMELESS
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Gavel sounds. : RAPS
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Ordinary language. : PROSE
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Kind of officer: Abbr. : EXEC
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Jewish international fraternity. : BNAIBRITH
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___ Sankey, Moody's partner. : IRA
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Ballyhooed. : PRESSAGENTED
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Greek letters. : ALPHAS
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Edible Japanese herb. : UDO
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Hot, oppressive wind. : SIROCCO
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Basic part. : ELEMENT
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Old-time wagon. : WAIN
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The Devil. : OLDSCRATCH
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Noun suffix. : ANCE
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Partner of go. : TOUCH
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Indeed: Anglo-Ir. : AROO
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Exigency. : NEED
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Eucalyptus. : TREE
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Jumble. : MESS
Down
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Belgian city founded by Julius Caesar. : MONS
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Double exclamation. : OHOH
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Locale. : SITE
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Accessible. : TOHAND
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Sports officials: Abbr. : REFS
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Sphere. : ORB
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Al ___, wall between heaven and hell, in the Koran. : ARAF
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Proceeded apace. : MADETIME
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Repress. : STRANGLE
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Papal cape. : ORALE
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Composition for nine instruments. : NONET
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Kind of cheese. : SWISS
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Lullaby word. : SLEEP
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Rara ___. : AVIS
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Aramaic word, written on the wall. : MENE
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Balkan language. : SERB
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Welsh man's name. : EVAN
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Wine center in California. : NAPA
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Dugouts: Fr. : ABRIS
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Blobs, as of cream. : CLOTS
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Russian porridge. : KASHA
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Theatre sign. : EXIT
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Withered. : SERE
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Saurel. : SCAD
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Drew off, as liquids. : SIPHONED
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Author of "The Conquest of Peru." : PRESCOTT
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Bric-a-___. : BRAC
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Feature of Western topography. : GULCH
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River into the Fulda. : EDER
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Phrase of polite denial. : NOMAAM
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City on the Nile. : ASWAN
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Tropical plant. : LIANE
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Charge. : PRICE
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Swan genus. : OLOR
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Verb suffix. : ESCE
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Existence: Fr. : ETRE
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Drillmasters: Abbr. : NCOS
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Man's name: Abbr. : THOS
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Proper. : DUE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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