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New York Times, Saturday, June 4, 1960

45-Down : Lacking in interest.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,977
Across
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Brownish yellow. : AMBER
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Pace. : STEP
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___ say. : SOTO
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Laura ___, 19th cent. actress. : KEENE
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Yum-Yum and friends. : TRIO
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Confess. : AVOW
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Type of relative. : INLAW
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Of flying craft. : AERO
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Poetic time of day. : MORN
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Music for a ballet. : NUTCRACKERSUITE
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Sounds by the second. : TICKS
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Supplying part. : FEEDER
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Indicate. : DENOTE
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British Field Marshal of 1941. : DILL
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Con ___. : AMORE
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Sounds of disapproval. : BOOS
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"Springtime" or "Summertime." : SONG
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Removable part of a drill. : BIT
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Gets rid of (with "off"). : SLOUGHS
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Boston cream ___. : PIE
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Proofreader's mark. : STET
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Site of ancient Olympic games. : ELIS
44
Asaph's song. : PSALM
46
Float. : RAFT
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Machines for shaping wood. : LATHES
49
Handwriting. : SCRIPT
52
View. : SCENE
54
Often-seen sign. : KEEPOFFTHEGRASS
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Besides. : ALSO
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Side petals of a flower: Bot. : ALAE
61
Chinese nut. : LICHI
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Deadlocked. : TIED
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Felix and others. : CATS
64
Sinclair Lewis hero. : ELMER
65
Sign on a diner. : EATS
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Expressive features. : EYES
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One of the Taylors. : DEEMS
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Similar. : AKIN
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Cafeteria list. : MENU
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Wardrobe accessory. : BELT
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Legislator. : ENACTOR
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Does a newspaper job. : REWRITES
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Pile. : STACK
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Long journeys: Colloq. : TREKS
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Hibernia. : EIRE
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Easy mark. : POORFISH
10
Namesakes of Biblical prophet. : SAMUELS
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Of a certain shape. : OVOID
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German cake. : TORTE
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Landlord. : OWNER
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Hole in one. : ACE
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Item on a musical program: Abbr. : SEL
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Light strokes. : DABS
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Give out. : EMIT
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Observe. : NOTE
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Borzois. : DOGS
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Arrow used with a crossbow. : BOLT
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Madame's affirmation. : OUI
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Brilliantly colored food fish. : OPAH
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Shade of green. : NILE
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Peridots. : GEMS
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Drill command. : LEFTFACE
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Set with shiny pieces. : SPANGLED
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Alidade supports. : TRIPODS
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Lacking in interest. : STERILE
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Highest Philippine mountain. : APO
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Shelter. : LEE
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Flat food fish. : SKATE
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Poetic name for a ladylove. : CELIA
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Place again. : RESET
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Dignity and pomp. : STATE
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Game requiring 32 pieces. : CHESS
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Strip off. : FLAY
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Top. : ACME
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Ark passenger. : SHEM
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Letter opener. : SIRS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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