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New York Times, Monday, February 29, 1960

35-Down : Lessen the intensity of.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,881
Across
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Compass. : SCOPE
6
Did the crawl. : SWAM
10
Type of control. : SELF
14
Calm. : ALLAY
15
Scene of Eisenhower visit. : CANAVERAL
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Framework. : CADRE
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Neighboring republic. : OLDMEXICO
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Literary forms. : ODES
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Sharp tool. : AWL
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Thurber's Walter ___. : MITTY
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Intimate. : NEAR
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Empty. : INANE
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Frondizi's country (with "the"). : ARGENTINE
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River in New Jersey. : TOMS
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Monetary unit: Abbr. : DOL
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Rang a bell. : DINGED
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Cabbage dish. : SLAW
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"Mon ___ Pierrot." : AMI
38
Thus far. : YET
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___ Moines. : DES
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Roderick ___, Scott chieftain. : DHU
42
Jumble. : MESS
44
Coat. : RAGLAN
46
River into the Yangtze. : HAN
47
London district. : SOHO
48
Having faith in. : CREDITING
50
___ Slavic, a European language. : BALTO
53
Grand in style. : EPIC
54
Kitchen utensil. : SIEVE
56
Acknowledge. : OWN
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Supplemented (with "out"). : EKED
61
Bygone social system. : OLDREGIME
63
Utah city. : PROVO
64
Historic waterway. : NILERIVER
65
Island in Firth of Clyde. : ARRAN
66
Went fast. : SPED
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Ancient metropolis. : TYRE
68
Fort ___, Indiana. : WAYNE
Down
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City in Maine. : SACO
2
Robed. : CLAD
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Anglo-Saxon. : OLDENGLISH
4
Fire worshiper of India. : PARSEE
5
Kind of witness. : EYE
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Boat for freight. : SCOW
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Enclosing with an upright structure. : WALLING
8
Conjunction. : AND
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Member of P.T.A. : MAMMA
10
Concert groups. : SEXTETS
11
Part of the Latin verb "esse." : ERIT
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Describing frail fabrics. : LACY
13
Girl's nickname. : FLO
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Metal deposit. : VEIN
20
More Bohemian. : ARTIER
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Presidential nickname. : ANDY
25
Stylus. : NEEDLE
26
Peak in the Cascade range. : ADAMS
27
Shakespearean character. : ROMEO
28
Undamaged. : INTACT
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Epithet of a noted Tennessean. : OLDHICKORY
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Influential writer on naval affairs (1840-1914). : MAHAN
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Wielded, as a golf club. : SWUNG
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Lessen the intensity of. : DEADEN
40
Cut. : SNIP
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Made serious. : SOBERED
45
Cleaning brush. : GROOMER
49
___ del Fuego. : TIERRA
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Assert. : AVER
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Lawful: Slang. : LEGIT
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Undergarment. : SLIP
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Empty. : IDLE
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Existed. : WERE
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Man's name. : EVAN
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Achieved. : DONE
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Wicket sides, in cricket. : ONS
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Plant. : IVY
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Rabbit's foot. : PAW

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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