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New York Times, Saturday, November 26, 1960

23-Down : Old-fashioned "dared."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 83, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,152
Across
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Chemist's glass tube. : PIPET
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Historic French town. : CAEN
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Headquarters. : BASE
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Resemblance. : IMAGE
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Eight, in Italy. : OTTO
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Kind of type: Abbr. : ITAL
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Town in Surrey. : EPSOM
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10th cen. Holy Roman Emperor. : OTHO
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Loyal: Scot. : LEAL
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Guile. : ART
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Beggars: Slang. : PANHANDLERS
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Boundaries. : LIMITS
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Provide (with something). : ENDUE
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To ___ (every one). : AMAN
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Leather. : KID
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U. S. President. : ARTHUR
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A gender: Abbr. : MASC
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Leaves the beaten path. : STRAYS
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Feminine name. : UNA
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Fur-bearing animal. : OTTER
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Signal at sea. : SOS
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Masonic doorkeeper. : TILER
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Suitable. : DUE
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Slip away. : ELAPSE
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Wings: Abbr. : ALAE
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Proofreader's concern. : ERRATA
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Where Ottawa is: Abbr. : ONT
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Pile. : MASS
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Harsh and throaty. : GRUFF
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Rodent. : RABBIT
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Deteriorated. : RETROGRADED
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Year: Span. : ANO
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Chills and fever. : AGUE
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Wall set in ditch. : HAHA
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Leader of the Green Mountain Boys. : ALLEN
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Feminine title. : MLLE
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Amo, amas, ___. : AMAT
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Large ruminant. : MOOSE
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Having patches of two or more colors. : PIED
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Head: Fr. : TETE
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Glacial direction. : STOSS
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Dessert. : PIEALAMODE
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Sanction. : IMPRIMATUR
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Expert. : PASTMASTER
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Conceit. : EGO
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Lure. : TEMPT
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Nocturnal animal. : COON
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Readily. : ATTHEDROPOFAHAT
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See 63 Across. : ETHAN
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Time. : NOONDAY
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Job. : BILLET
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To ___ (precisely). : ATEE
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Region of W. Europe. : SAAR
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Building wings. : ELLS
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Invites. : ASKS
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Old-fashioned "dared." : DURST
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Contemporary of D. W. Griffith. : INCE
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"___ boy!" : ITSA
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Uproar. : HULLABALOO
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Qualms. : UNEASINESS
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Gems. : RARESTONES
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N. A. M., for example. : ASSN
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Backward: Comb. form. : RETRO
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Metric foot. : IAMB
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Ridicule. : LAUGHAT
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Common French verb. : ETRE
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Word to seal a bargain. : AGREED
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Design. : FRAME
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U. S. president. : ADAMS
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Highway entrance or exit. : RAMP
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He: Ital. : EGLI
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Bulrush. : TULE
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Engagement. : DATE
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Site. : LOT

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

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