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New York Times, Friday, February 19, 1960

1-Down : Shawl, in Latin America.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J K Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 312 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,871
Across
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This year. : MCMLX
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Bowsprit. : SPAR
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Trickery. : FLAM
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In ___ (in an embarrassing situation): Slang. : AHOLE
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Struggle or contend (with). : COPE
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Precious stone. : RUBY
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Title of a Moslem prince. : NAWAB
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Final offer. : ULTIMATUM
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Three: Ital. : TRE
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See. : ESPY
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Merrymaking. : GAIETY
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Relative of a devotee. : ADDICT
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Distressful feelings. : PANGS
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Dripping wet. : ASOP
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Book of the Bible. : GENESIS
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Resolute. : FIRM
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Dress ___. : PARADE
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Opponent. : FOE
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Clay for a pueblo. : ADOBE
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Rainy. : WET
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Banquo's title. : THANE
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Adverse. : ILL
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Generous one. : LENDER
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School event. : EXAM
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Backslide. : RELAPSE
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"The Forsyte ___." : SAGA
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Headquarters. : BASES
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___ Mexico. : GULFOF
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Husband or wife. : SPOUSE
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Calliope, for one. : MUSE
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Year in reign of Claudius I. : LII
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Group of workers. : PERSONNEL
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Twice-told. : STALE
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Exhort. : URGE
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Cutaway. : COAT
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Ringside official. : TIMER
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African rulers. : DEYS
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Tortosa's river. : EBRO
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Down at the heel. : SEEDY
Down
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Shawl, in Latin America. : MANTA
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Leafy vegetable. : CHARD
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Cut down. : MOWED
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Old-time Arts degree. : LLA
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Ships of Mediterranean corsairs. : XEBECS
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Pan fish. : SCUP
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Small water animal. : POLYP
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Fitting. : APT
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Occupied a throne. : REIGNED
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16th cen. ruff for the neck. : FRAISE
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Relative of the guitar. : LUTE
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Border upon. : ABUT
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Double exclamation. : MYMY
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Loadstone. : MAGNET
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Cessation. : STOP
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Metrical foot. : IAMB
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Playing marbles. : AGATES
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Plains Indian. : PAWNEE
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City in Tunisia. : SFAX
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College in New Rochelle, N.Y. : IONA
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Appear to be. : SEEM
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Beautiful. : FAIR
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Baseless. : IDLE
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Move on wheels. : ROLL
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See 57 Down. : RED
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City on the Rio Grande. : ELPASO
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Make sound. : HEAL
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Perfume. : ESSENCE
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Name for a shaggy dog. : RAGS
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Mistreats. : ABUSES
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Added attractions on TV programs. : GUESTS
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Malign. : SMEAR
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Scarlet color. : FLAME
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Applied lube. : OILED
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Spirited. : FIERY
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Spadelike tool. : SPUD
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Jacques Marquette. : PERE
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Carousal. : ORGY
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In the last (month). : ULTO
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One of San Francisco's hills. : NOB
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Be equal. : TIE

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

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