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New York Times, Saturday, May 14, 1960

39-Down : ___ caper (frolic about).

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,956
Across
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Heated just short of the boiling point. : SCALDED
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Beach location. : SEASIDE
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Employed (with "of"). : MADEUSE
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Phrase of formal welcome. : ALLHAIL
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Florida specialty. : ORANGES
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Challenges as false. : IMPUGNS
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Fat: Span. : GORDO
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Qualifying words. : IFS
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Haul: Colloq. : TOTE
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Successful politicians. : INS
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Namesakes of Miss Dartle. : ROSAS
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Union's bargain. : FRINGEBENEFITS
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Far-reaching. : LONG
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Seafood. : ROE
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A ripe old age. : NINETY
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Man's name: Abbr. : EDG
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Finds fault. : CARPSAT
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___ culpa. : MEA
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Dress showily: Slang. : DOLLUP
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Umpire's call. : OUT
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"See ___ ... " : APIN
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Management's bargaining point. : FEATHERBEDDING
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Negative verbal contraction. : WASNT
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Large wave. : SEA
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Bettor's term. : ODDS
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"There ___ happy land ... " : ISA
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Boy in Menotti opera. : AMAHL
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Utah Indians. : PAIUTES
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"Gone With the Wind" role. : MELANIE
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Gold striper. : ADMIRAL
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Charles and Andrew. : PRINCES
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Shaped liked a spearhead. : HASTATE
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Devices used on icy roads. : SANDERS
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Los Angeles headache. : SMOG
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"___ Nome," Verdi aria. : CARO
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After Shebat. : ADAR
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Imparting. : LENDING
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Whalelike mammal, the sea cow. : DUGONG
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Native: Suffix. : ESE
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First name in TV. : DESI
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Hiver or Printemps. : SAISON
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Tree. : ELM
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Jungfrau. : ALP
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Surrounds. : SHUTSIN
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Role in Verdi opera. : IAGO
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Force. : DINT
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In addition. : ELSE
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Sections of certain harbors. : FREEPORTS
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Cherubs. : SERAPHS
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Legislatures. : SENATES
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Throw ___ (become very upset). : AFIT
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Disappeared. : FLED
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"Rule with a ___ iron." : RODOF
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Fireplace: Scot. : INGLE
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Manhattan or Bronx: Abbr. : BOR
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Rates of speed. : TEMPI
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Mug. : STEIN
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___ and yin, dualism in Chinese philosophy. : YANG
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___ caper (frolic about). : CUTA
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Understudy: Colloq. : SUB
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Bardell vs Pickwick, for example. : LAWSUIT
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___ Eve. : ADAMAND
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Isolate. : ENISLE
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Buy and sell. : DEALIN
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Kingfish. : OPAH
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Art cult of 50 years ago. : DADA
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Obscures. : DIMS
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Electrical abbreviation. : AMPS
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Noun suffix. : ANCE
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Yesterday: Fr. : HIER
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Not so much. : LESS
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Musical syllable. : TRA
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Cockney word for hot weather. : EAT
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Time. : ERA

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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