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New York Times, Tuesday, November 22, 1960

11-Down : Depended (on).

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: 266 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,148
Across
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Broad, flat piece. : SLAB
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Goddess of peace. : IRENE
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Edison's middle name. : ALVA
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Prudent. : WISE
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"___ is an island ... " : NOMAN
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Social functions. : TEAS
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Straight: Comb. form. : ORTH
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Misleading verbiage. : DOUBLETALK
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Fortifications. : PARAPETS
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Means of approach. : AVENUE
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Compartments for heating. : OVENS
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Delicately fragrant. : SCENTED
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Most skilled. : FINEST
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Modify. : AMEND
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Ad ___ voce (in unison): Ital. : UNA
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___ Haute. : TERRE
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Part of a calyx. : SEPAL
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Cross. : SOUR
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Prohibit. : DEBAR
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Hindu goddess. : DEVI
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Stage direction. : ENTER
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Causes ennui. : BORES
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Word of negation. : NOT
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One with a promising future. : COMER
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U. S. chemist and educator. : CONANT
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Pertaining to summer. : ESTIVAL
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Shade of red. : CORAL
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Thief of a sort. : LOOTER
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Covered walks. : PORTICOS
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Engaged. : ALTARBOUND
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City in Italy. : LODI
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Chinese coin. : TAEL
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On a grand scale. : LARGE
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Revise. : EDIT
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At loose ___. : ENDS
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Trial's companion. : ERROR
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Boy Scout units. : DENS
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Barter: Colloq. : SWOP
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Monetary unit of Italy. : LIRA
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Traveler in training. : ASTRONAUT
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Do the right thing. : BEHAVE
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Made a new paragraph. : INDENTED
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Implants. : ROOTS
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Australian birds. : EMUS
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Seize. : NAB
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Interweave. : ENLACE
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Was present. : ATTENDED
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Depended (on). : LEANT
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Monetary worth. : VALUE
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Invited. : ASKED
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Balances. : EVENS
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Destructive insect. : PEST
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Malign. : SMEAR
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Safeguard in an electric circuit. : FUSE
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Look ___ (pay brief call). : INON
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Garden structure. : ARBOR
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Insurgent. : REBEL
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Part of a legal system. : PENALCODE
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Bath's river. : AVON
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___. D., degree in literature. : LITT
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Narratives. : RECITALS
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Soft-toned flute. : RECORDER
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Nomad. : ROVER
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Manner. : SORT
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Vermont speciality. : MARBLE
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Made secure. : NAILED
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Gladden. : ELATE
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A kind of goose. : SOLAN
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Carried: Colloq. : TOTED
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Brazzaville's river. : CONGO
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Sound of contentment. : PURR
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Norse god of wisdom. : ODIN
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Poses. : SITS
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Propeller. : OAR

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

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