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New York Times, Monday, November 14, 1960

25-Down : Winter sport.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,140
Across
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Advantage: Colloq. : EDGE
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Highlanders. : GAELS
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The Forsyte story. : SAGA
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Bird of subarctic regions. : LOON
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Man with a mike. : EMCEE
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Move in ripples. : PURL
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Small mollusk. : SLUG
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Person of great size. : TITAN
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Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
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Glossy fabrics. : ALPACAS
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Hekla, for example. : VOLCANO
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Cheering sound. : RAH
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Caravansery. : SERAI
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An asset in Hollywood and elsewhere. : GOODLOOKS
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State in Malaya. : KEDAH
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"Or ___!" : ELSE
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Fish delicacy. : ROE
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Tropical plant. : SESAME
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Involuntary twitch. : TIC
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Views. : ASPECTS
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Old Hebrew measure. : KOR
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Texas home of John Nance Garner. : UVALDE
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Man's name meaning "watchful." : IRA
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Gambling game. : FARO
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Jeopardy. : PERIL
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Laughed disrespectfully. : SNIGGERED
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Gog and ___. : MAGOG
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Name in the Hall of Fame. : POE
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Swift, graceful horse. : ARABIAN
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Chihuahuas. : LAPDOGS
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Sub ___. : ROSA
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Baptismal font. : LAVER
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Tar or pitch: Span. : BREA
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___ were (so to speak). : ASIT
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Concerning. : ANENT
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Bedouin's head cord. : AGAL
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Withered. : SERE
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Lost lamb. : STRAY
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"Did ___ and gimble in the wabe ... " : GYRE
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"Wedding March" bride. : ELSA
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Nora Helmer's status. : DOLL
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Increase. : GOUP
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Fencer's cry. : ENGARDE
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Bon mot to a motorist, circa 1900. : GETAHORSE
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French friends. : AMIS
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Outside: Comb. form. : ECT
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Manuscript parts. : LEAVES
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Title in Barcelona. : SENOR
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Biological group. : SPECIES
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Subtle emanation. : AURA
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___ Chaco, South American plains. : GRAN
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Choir section. : ALTO
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Presidential nickname. : CAL
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Killarney attractions. : LAKES
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Winter sport. : SKEEING
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Rise. : GETUP
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Shade of green. : OLIVE
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Hollywood trophy. : OSCAR
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Up: Dial. : OOP
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West African seaport. : DAKAR
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Love: Ital. : AMORE
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Dynasty of ancient Palestine. : HEROD
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Kind of social get-together. : STAGPARTY
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Famous first name in politics. : ADLAI
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Dernier ___. : CRI
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Bordered, as a flower. : LIMBATE
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Something for Dobbin. : FEEDBAG
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Speech sound. : SONANT
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Political monogram. : GOP
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Festivals. : GALAS
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River of Armenia. : ARAS
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Color. : ROSE
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Part of Saudi Arabia. : ASIR
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Asian river. : LENA
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Bacchanal. : ORGY
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Harness. : GEAR
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Auction. : SALE
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Translation: Abbr. : VER

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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