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New York Times, Tuesday, May 10, 1960

43-Down : Sweet potato: Span.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,952
Across
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In the same place: Latin abbr. : IBID
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Brilliant display. : POMP
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Bottle-shaped vessel. : FLASK
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Heath. : MOOR
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Loud sound. : ROAR
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Put in a certain class. : LABEL
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___ of Cleves. : ANNE
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Secy. Benson. : EZRA
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Type of kitchenware. : AGATE
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Rally. : MASSMEETING
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Have a meal. : SUP
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River into the Sea of Azov. : DON
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Honshu bay. : ISE
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Seven: Comb. form. : HEPT
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Cut up. : DICED
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Lung: Comb. form. : PNEUMO
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Handsome men. : ADONISES
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Barely warm. : TEPID
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Explodes. : BLOWSUP
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Fault. : DEMERIT
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Make glad. : ELATE
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Dangerous mine gas. : FIREDAMP
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Spring-blooming tree. : REDBUD
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Dressed to the ___. : NINES
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Distinct region. : ZONE
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Concha. : EAR
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___ loss. : ATA
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Home of an odalisk. : ODA
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Shapely, Hale, etc. : ASTRONOMERS
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Song for a choir. : MOTET
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River of Yorkshire. : AIRE
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Free from ice. : OPEN
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Well done! : BRAVO
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Pour. : TEEM
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Approximating. : NEAR
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Monotheistic religion. : ISLAM
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Vessel of myth. : ARGO
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Convention members: Abbr. : DELS
Down
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Title of rule of Yemen. : IMAM
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___ fide. : BONA
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Relatives of protons. : IONS
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Ornamental porcelain. : DRESDENWARE
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Dress oneself up. : PREEN
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Escape slowly. : OOZE
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Small swallows. : MARTINS
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Commend. : PRAISE
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Spring flower. : FLAG
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Fall behind. : LAG
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Humble. : ABASE
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Arrangement. : SETUP
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Thief: Comb. form. : KLEPT
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Dressmaker. : MODISTE
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A gender. : NEUTER
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Storied gem. : HOPEDIAMOND
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Small flounder. : DAB
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Dillydally. : IDLE
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Self-controlled. : COOL
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Energy: Slang. : PEP
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Token. : MEMENTO
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Soft leathers. : SUEDES
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Kingdom of SW Asia. : IRAN
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Novel price of former days. : DIME
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Brought about. : DID
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Communities: Abbr. : TPS
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Coat maker. : FURRIER
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Sweet potato: Span. : BATATA
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Voodoo deity. : ZOMBI
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Perfumes. : ODORS
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Brazilian seaport. : NATAL
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Wind: Comb. form. : ANEMO
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See 3 Down. : ATOM
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Where Eugene is: Abbr. : OREG
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Fencing foil. : EPEE
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Authentic. : REAL
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Brazilian gentlemen: Abbr. : SNRS
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Miss St. Clare. : EVA

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

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