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New York Times, Friday, September 16, 1960

36-Across : Verse form.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J K Y }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,081
Across
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Experienced baby sitter. : MAMA
5
Alg. and trig. : MATH
9
Pants. : GASPS
14
"When I was ___ ... " : ALAD
15
Cruising. : ASEA
16
Democratic name. : ADLAI
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Footnote abbreviation. : IBID
18
Political symbol. : STAR
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Mock. : TAUNT
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Ineffectual one: Slang. : DUD
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Severe grilling. : THIRDDEGREE
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Calling. : METIER
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Finish line. : WIRE
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Dresses stone. : NIGS
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Spelunker's delight. : CAVE
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South American country: Abbr. : ARG
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"The ___ Man." : TENTH
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Recent arrival. : LATECOMER
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Glorify. : EXALT
36
Verse form. : ODE
37
The truth heaths. : ERICA
38
Product of automation. : TIMESAVER
40
River into the Arabian Sea. : INDUS
41
French season. : ETE
42
Resign. : QUIT
43
Spire ornaments. : EPIS
44
TV's Peter. : GUNN
45
Devours completely. : EATSUP
47
Subject of "West Side Story." : STREETGANGS
51
See 1 Across. : MRS
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Terre ___. : HAUTE
54
Comely. : CUTE
55
Novel of Tahiti. : OMOO
56
TV name. : ARNAZ
57
Russian range. : URAL
58
Hindu good spirit. : DEVA
59
Refuse. : WASTE
60
Tablets. : PADS
61
Pendent earring. : DROP
Down
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Bonne. : MAID
2
Picture book. : ALBUM
3
"Who's Who" fact. : MAIDENNAME
4
Compute. : ADD
5
Pulps. : MASHES
6
On the move. : ASTIR
7
Eyedrop. : TEAR
8
In which suds languish. : HARDWATER
9
The "take." : GATERECEIPTS
10
Apothegm. : ADAGE
11
Curved mark, in music. : SLUR
12
Glass section. : PANE
13
Locale. : SITE
21
Close call: Colloq. : TIGHTSQUEEZE
22
Gainer. : DIVE
24
"She" is one. : TITLE
27
Air Force student. : CADET
28
Part of a Shakespearean title. : AMIDSUMMER
29
Received: Fr. : RECU
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Mardi ___. : GRAS
31
Head: Fr. : TETE
32
Fire sign. : EXIT
33
Trophy. : LOVINGCUP
34
Avifauna. : ORNIS
39
Relative. : AUNT
43
The first Sadie Thompson. : EAGELS
44
Find out. : GETAT
45
Inward. : ENTAD
46
City SSE of Salt Lake City. : PROVO
47
Creator of dustman Doolittle. : SHAW
48
Scarlett's home. : TARA
49
Tallies. : RUNS
50
Gloriole. : AURA
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Milled ___. : SOAP
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Incidental. : ODD

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

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