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Louise Earnest
Louise Earnest

New York Times, Saturday, April 28, 1962

60-Down : Letters used by proofreaders.

Author:
Louise Earnest
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.37, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Louise Earnest has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,670
Across
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Analyzed. : ASSAYED
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Barbershop item. : BAYRUM
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Rhetorical repetition. : ANAPHORA
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Stir. : AROUSE
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Ducks. : MALLARDS
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Moved on wheels. : ROLLED
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To me: Fr. : AMOI
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Souls, in ancient Egypt. : KAS
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Cooks of a sort. : BAKERS
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Girl in "The Flying Dutchman." : SENTA
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Phase. : SIDE
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Ad ___ (for this). : HOC
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Kind of trunk grandma used. : SARATOGA
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Gem. : PEARL
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Not suitable. : IMPROPER
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Check for quality of performance. : MONITOR
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Weepers. : SOBBERS
39
Dawns. : SUNRISES
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Slightest. : LEAST
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Turkish emblem. : CRESCENT
43
Architectural extension. : ELL
44
Body's companion. : SOUL
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Copy writer. : ADMAN
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Flourish made after a signature. : PARAPH
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The pater. : DAD
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Equestrian game. : POLO
58
Egyptian deity. : AMENRA
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Worshipper. : IDOLATER
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Seaport on the Don. : ROSTOV
62
Holders of the franchise. : ELECTORS
63
Succès d'___. : ESTIME
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Last course. : DESSERT
Down
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"What's in ___?" : ANAME
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Drawing room. : SALON
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Make fine distinctions. : SPLITHAIRS
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Exclamation. : AHA
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English county. : YORK
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Namesakes of an earth goddess. : ERDAS
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St. Francis ___. : DASSISI
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Tonsorial insigne. : BARBERPOLE
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Coppermine town near Caracas. : AROA
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Egg part. : YOLK
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Custom. : RULE
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Consumer. : USER
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Degrees in education. : MEDS
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Amo, ___, amat. : AMAS
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Of the great artery. : AORTIC
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Engineering feats. : DAMS
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Narrow escape: Colloq. : CLOSESHAVE
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Ancient Assyrian city. : ARBELA
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"Seven Keys ___." : TOBALDPATE
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Uncloses: Poet. : OPES
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Short for a girl's name. : GERT
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Art: Lat. : ARS
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Preside at the tea table. : POUR
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Nine: Prefix. : ENNE
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Physicist's degree. : MSC
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Nevada city. : RENO
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Not spontaneous. : STUDIED
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Companion to a tureen. : LADLE
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Use highways. : MOTOR
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On the lookout. : ALERT
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Conjunctions. : NORS
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Cut down. : PARE
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Biblical prophet. : AMOS
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Siesta. : REST
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Hostile to: Prefix. : ANTI
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Campus affair. : PROM
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Solves. : DOES
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Letters used by proofreaders. : LCS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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