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New York Times, Saturday, September 24, 1960

21-Across : Flower named for a turban.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,089
Across
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Stunted trees and shrubs. : SCRUB
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Dramatis personae. : CAST
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Behalf. : SAKE
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Composure. : POISE
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Vessel for making coffee: Fr. : URNE
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Bluefin. : TUNA
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Cuzco rulers. : INCAS
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Soft liquid. : RAINWATER
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Opposite of "hiver." : ETE
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Flower named for a turban. : TULIP
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Orchestral instruments. : OBOES
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Decrees beforehand. : DESTINES
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1/8 ounce. : DRAM
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Traditional superstition. : OLDWIVESTALE
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Rail at. : REVILE
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Agreeable. : NICE
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Palomino's color. : TAN
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Indigo. : ANIL
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Cologne's river. : RHINE
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God overcome by Thor. : LOKI
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Obscure. : FOG
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Examine with care. : SCAN
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In dilapidation. : RUINED
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U. S. A. F. fighter plane with double fuselage. : TWINMUSTANGS
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Café au ___. : LAIT
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Leather pieces inside shoes. : HEELPADS
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Negative verbal contraction. : SHANT
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Metropolitan name. : VERDI
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Cod catcher. : NET
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Peak of the Pennine Alps. : MONTEROSA
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Colonel's silver emblem. : EAGLE
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At all. : ONCE
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Curved like a horseshoe. : UCUT
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Forest region. : SILVA
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Letters. : GEES
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Nota ___. : BENE
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Cornered: Colloq. : TREED
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Did undercover work. : SPIED
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Short story. : CONTE
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Puts through a sieve, as potatoes. : RICES
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Monogram seen at Olympics. : USA
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Hush up! : BESTILL
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Sandpiper's cousin. : CURLEW
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Hit play by Hansberry. : ARAISININTHESUN
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Quick cut. : SNIP
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Bridge honor card. : TEN
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Make a ___ (try). : STABAT
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Robot. : AUTOMATON
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Joint. : KNEE
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All ___, (listening eagerly). : EARS
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More deleterious. : WORSE
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Backspin on a golfball. : UNDERCUT
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Labor. : TOIL
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Perceived. : DECERNED
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Champagne, for one. : VIN
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Albert or Victoria. : LAKE
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Chisholm Trail town. : ENID
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Catamaran. : RAFT
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"Oh, Wilderness were Paradise ___!" : ENOW
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Watchfulness. : VIGILANCE
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Holds in the hand. : HAS
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Speech defect. : LISP
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Strike. : SMITE
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Least attractive. : UGLIEST
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City on the Loire. : NANTES
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Charge with gas. : AERATE
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Sharp corner. : ANGLE
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Dig deep. : DELVE
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Place. : STEAD
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Relative of 40 Across. : SMOG
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Sharpen. : HONE
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Sotto ___. : VOCE
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Hindrance. : RUB
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Part of S. A. C. : AIR

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 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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