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New York Times, Tuesday, August 10, 1965

60-Across : Mineral.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,854
Across
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Type of recording. : TAPE
5
Gulf. : CHASM
10
History. : PAST
14
___ my word! : UPON
15
Beau. : ROMEO
16
Baptism, for example. : RITE
17
For fear that. : LEST
18
Not being done. : UNORTHODOX
20
Outer limits. : EXTREMES
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Common verbal contraction. : HAVENT
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Having a savory taste. : HERBY
24
Next to. : BESIDE
25
Thistlelike plant. : TEAZEL
27
___ de ballet. : CORPS
28
French pronoun. : ILS
29
Musical instruments. : CELLOS
31
Numerical prefix. : OCTO
35
Small: Fr. : PETIT
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Sailors' cries. : YOS
38
Willow. : OSIER
39
Look to be. : SEEM
40
Winner. : VICTOR
42
Vehicle. : VAN
43
Bedeck with finery. : PRINK
45
Bag. : VALISE
47
Season. : SPRING
49
Large: Prefix. : MEGAL
50
Foil on stage. : STOOGE
51
Peacefulness. : SERENITY
54
Indoctrination of a sort. : PROPAGANDA
56
Famous Virginia. : DARE
57
Rural way. : LANE
58
To no ___. : AVAIL
59
Afresh. : ANEW
60
Mineral. : SPAR
61
Courtly. : REGAL
62
Exercises. : USES
Down
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Bulrush. : TULE
2
Peak. : APEX
3
Quickly. : POSTHASTE
4
Come in, French style. : ENTREZ
5
Fall to pieces. : CRUMBLE
6
Term of endearment. : HONEY
7
Biblical prophet. : AMOS
8
Type of talk: Abbr. : SER
9
Cherishes. : MOTHERS
10
Ifs. : PROVISOS
11
Helped. : AIDED
12
Granite. : STONE
13
Letterpress. : TEXT
19
Door fastening. : HASP
21
Upstanding. : ERECT
24
Raise. : BOOST
25
Cabbie's concern. : TIPS
26
Robert ___. : ELEE
27
Time. : CLOCK
30
Resting (on). : LYING
32
Noncombatants. : CIVILIANS
33
Socials. : TEAS
34
French department. : ORNE
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Not suitable. : IMPROPER
38
Storm: Fr. : ORAGE
40
Salad dressing. : VINEGAR
41
Comprehensive. : OVERALL
44
Port on the Dvina. : RIGA
46
Carriage. : LANDAU
47
Thong. : STRAP
48
Bombay city. : POONA
49
Advertiser's concern. : MEDIA
50
30-cent stamps: Abbr. : SPLS
51
Obstacle. : SNAG
52
Loblolly. : TREE
53
Evergreens. : YEWS
55
Roman salutation. : AVE

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2 unique to this puzzle, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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