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New York Times, Tuesday, June 28, 1960

44-Down : Split.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,001
Across
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Hence. : ERGO
5
Under sail. : ASEA
9
___ suit. : SWIM
13
Hooliganism. : ROUGHSTUFF
16
"I ___ little pony ... " : HADA
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Director of an opera company. : IMPRESARIO
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Minute quantity. : ATOM
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Short garment. : CAPELET
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___ Paix. : RUEDELA
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One. : ANY
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Claimant to a throne. : PRETENDER
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Poetic structure. : METRE
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Drive away. : DISPEL
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Turned to the left, as horses. : HAWED
32
Incipience. : ONSET
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Ear: Comb. form. : OTO
35
Girl's name. : ALIX
36
Tough nut to crack. : POSER
37
Swallowing sound: Colloq. : GLUB
38
Old language: Abbr. : LAT
39
Entice. : TEMPT
40
Withered one. : CRONE
41
Thallophyte. : LICHEN
43
Levant. : OSCAR
45
Part of a bridle. : HEADSTALL
47
Motorists' group. : AAA
50
Tuareg. : SAHARAN
52
Biblical sage. : SOLOMON
54
Including more than one: Abbr. : PLUR
55
Autochthonous. : NATIVEBORN
57
"It ___ necessarily so ... " : AINT
58
Sea lane. : TRADEROUTE
59
Important science: Colloq. : MATH
60
Very perceptive. : KEEN
61
Significant times. : ERAS
Down
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Heath. : ERICA
2
Type of type. : ROMAN
3
Fish bowl resident. : GUPPY
4
Golliwogg. : OGRE
5
Declare. : ASSERT
6
Cruise accommodation. : STATEROOM
7
Global area: Abbr. : EUR
8
Light ___ under. : AFIRE
9
Nuances. : SHADES
10
Aquatic sport. : WATERPOLO
11
Man on a pedestal. : IDOL
12
Housewife. : MAMA
14
Relieved. : HELPED
15
Originator. : FOUNDER
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Redact. : EDIT
24
Sawbuck. : TENSPOT
25
Part of North America: Abbr. : MEX
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Vingt-___. : ETUN
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Projection. : LOBE
29
Foyer. : HALL
30
Mountain range in Siberia. : ALAI
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Search for a scapegoat. : WITCHHUNT
33
Overrules. : SETSASIDE
36
Earring. : PENDANT
37
Dog's warning. : GRR
39
Lachryma. : TEAR
40
Guest. : CALLER
42
Fireside. : HEARTH
44
Split. : CLOVEN
46
Imaginary animal, creation of Lewis Carroll. : SNARK
47
Love: Fr. : AMOUR
48
Artery. : AORTA
49
Two wives of Henry VIII. : ANNES
50
Global area: Abbr. : SPAM
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Inter ___. : ALIA
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Shawm. : OBOE
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Scotsman's "to." : TAE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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