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New York Times, Monday, April 18, 1960

40-Down : Light covered cart.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,930
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Lobster's pincers. : CLAW
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Slips. : ERRS
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Founder of the Ottoman Empire. : OSMAN
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Capital of Latvia. : RIGA
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Ditch. : MOAT
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Cottonwood. : ALAMO
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Neglect. : OMIT
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Having feet: Combining form in zoology. : PODA
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Type of medicine. : TONIC
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Carpet surface. : PILE
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Embroidery. : STITCHWORK
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Strict. : STERN
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Dips water out. : BAILS
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Glazed pottery. : FAIENCE
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Noisy exclamation. : WHAM
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Basset horn. : CLARINET
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Comfortable. : ATHOME
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Win back. : RECOVER
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Lauds. : PRAISES
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Wage-___. : EARNER
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Earl's wife. : COUNTESS
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Sharpen. : WHET
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Walk: Colloq. : TRAIPSE
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Buttresses. : PIERS
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Linked. : YOKED
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A particular religious belief. : PERSUASION
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Food. : FARE
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Ferruginous clay. : OCHER
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___ purpose (with little effect). : TONO
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Dark. : EBON
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Unqualified. : SHEER
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Rubber trees. : ULES
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Outburst, as of laughter. : GUST
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Sycophant. : TOADY
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Dumas ___. : PERE
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Merriment. : GLEE
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Farm produce. : CROPS
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Curtail. : LIMIT
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Limber. : AGILE
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Dock area. : WATERFRONT
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Rulers: Abbr. : EMPS
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Carbonated drink. : ROOTBEER
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Glowing. : RADIANT
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Crackling noise, in radio. : STATIC
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Solemn declarations. : OATHS
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Dilatory. : SLOW
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___ War. : MANO
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Asian title. : AMIR
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Notch in the end of an arrow. : NOCK
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Free from disorder. : CLEARUP
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Artless. : NAIVE
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That spring-fever feeling. : INERTIA
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Meringue. : WHITEOFEGG
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Doublet and ___. : HOSE
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City in Iowa. : AMES
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Kettle of fish. : MESS
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Work group. : CREW
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Jacob's wife. : LEAH
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Land measure. : ACRE
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Strong-smelling plant. : TANSY
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Whodunit villain. : POISONER
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Light covered cart. : CARIOLE
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Have a completely lazy time. : RESTUP
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Making a soft, murmuring sound. : PURRY
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Capital of Afghanistan. : KABUL
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Worn away. : EROSE
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Al ___ (cooked just until tender): Ital. : DENTE
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Troop station. : POST
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Sound phenomenon. : ECHO
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Mother of Zeus. : RHEA
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Farmer's purchase. : SEED
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Item for a clown make-up. : NOSE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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