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New York Times, Thursday, July 21, 1960

52-Down : See 70 Across.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { F J W }, Scrabble score: 322 (avg 1.70)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,024
Across
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Examine by questioning. : QUIZ
5
Block of type metal, used as blank. : QUAD
9
U. S. jet plane. : SABRE
14
"Do ___ others ... " : UNTO
15
Hindustani language. : URDU
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Ural-Altaic language. : UGRIC
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Footnote word. : IDEM
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Invasion site of 1944. : ANZIOBEACH
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Old-fashioned girl. : TOMBOY
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Supplements (with "out"). : EKES
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Notwithstanding that: Var. : THO
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Fraulein's name. : ILSE
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Cut copy. : EDIT
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Frolic. : SPREE
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Quality of being harsh or shrill. : STRIDENCE
36
Cambodia's neighbor. : LAOS
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Patriotic group. : SAR
38
Next to the last syllable. : PENULT
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One of the Gardners. : AVA
40
Watery. : AQUEOUS
42
Seafood item. : ROE
43
Second member of Hindu triad. : VISHNU
45
From: Ger. : AUS
46
Subdivision of the Soviet federation: Abbr. : ASSR
47
Devil worshipers. : SATANISTS
49
Playing card. : QUEEN
50
Moved at a fast clip. : TORE
51
Tense. : TAUT
53
Political group. : ADA
56
Schoolbook. : TEXT
58
Fan. : ROOTER
62
Thrashing: Slang. : LAMBASTING
65
Sea: Lat. : MARE
66
Fold. : PLEAT
67
Kitchen staple. : OLEO
68
Angle between leaf and stem. : AXIL
69
Irish poet and playwright. : SYNGE
70
Rare gas. : NEON
71
Minute. : TINY
Down
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Leave. : QUIT
2
Cancel. : UNDO
3
Article. : ITEM
4
Voodoo snake deities. : ZOMBIES
5
Landing places. : QUAYS
6
Coffee container. : URN
7
Cutting tool. : ADZE
8
Small, horned antelope. : DUIKER
9
Settles. : SUBSIDES
10
Time. : AGE
11
Unruly child. : BRAT
12
Abounding (in). : RICH
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Type of sound. : ECHO
19
Son of Laius and Jocasta. : OEDIPUS
21
Spanish cheer. : OLE
25
Biblical hunter. : ESAU
27
Basis of logarithms. : TEN
28
Croats and Slovenes, for instance. : SLAVS
29
City of Lombardy. : PAVIA
30
Cook. : ROAST
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Negotiate. : TREAT
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Woman in white. : NURSE
34
Come to an end. : CLOSE
35
Everlasting: Poet. : ETERN
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Country gentlemen. : SQUIRES
40
Furnish with notes. : ANNOTATE
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Expel. : OUST
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Old ___. : HAT
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Type of restaurant. : AUTOMAT
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Church official. : SEXTON
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Quid pro ___. : QUO
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See 70 Across. : ARGON
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Snow-capped peaks. : ALPS
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TV newsman. : DALY
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Verily. : AMEN
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Ceramic plate. : TILE
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Means of conveyance. : TAXI
60
Colleen's name. : ERIN
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Depend (on). : RELY
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Container. : BAG
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New: Comb. form. : NEO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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