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New York Times, Thursday, August 11, 1960

40-Down : Herb.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,045
Across
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Sword. : TOLEDO
7
Go away: Colloq. : VACATE
13
Goddess of agriculture. : DEMETER
14
Immovable. : ADAMANT
16
Sea animal resembling a flower. : ANEMONE
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"Pirate of the gulf," circa 1800. : LAFITTE
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Honeydew, for example. : MELON
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Boatswain's whistle. : PIPE
20
Stannum. : TIN
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Hymn word. : AMEN
22
Jeweler's weight. : CARAT
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Title of a French priest. : PERE
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Receive. : GET
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Part of a club sandwich. : BACON
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Graduated glass tube used by chemists. : BURET
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Twist round. : ENTWINE
30
___ de suite. : TOUT
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Badger. : TEASE
33
Meat dish. : TRIPE
36
Cud-chewing animal. : GOAT
38
Opposite of work. : PASTIME
40
Magnate. : BARON
43
Kim's last name. : OHARA
45
Waterfall: Scot. : LIN
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Arabian port. : ADEN
47
Actor from Milwaukee. : TRACY
48
Complete assortment of printing type. : FONT
49
Vital fluid. : SAP
50
Flaccid. : LIMP
51
Bishop's headdress. : MITER
52
Resemble. : IMITATE
54
Southern confection. : PRALINE
56
Surveyor's assistant. : LINEMAN
57
Flow of rhythm. : CADENCE
58
Unite. : CEMENT
59
Dull. : STODGY
Down
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One kind of housing. : TENEMENT
2
French menu speciality. : OMELETTE
3
Shade of yellow. : LEMON
4
Harrow's rival. : ETON
5
Room. : DEN
6
Hours: Ital. : ORE
7
Lion-hearted. : VALIANT
8
Accommodate. : ADAPT
9
Bistro. : CAFE
10
Mon ___ Pierrot. : AMI
11
Rag. : TATTER
12
Not lacking any parts. : ENTIRE
13
Impairment. : DAMAGE
15
Doctrine. : TENET
19
On the affirmative side. : PRO
22
Capital of Crete. : CANEA
23
Symbol of excellence. : ACE
24
___ there (shake hands): Slang. : PUTIT
26
Quadruped with humped back. : BISON
27
Anatomical sac. : BURSA
29
Conestoga, for one. : WAGON
31
Seal or sea lion having ears. : OTARY
34
Important skill on shipboard. : PILOTING
35
Prominency. : EMINENCY
37
Anguish. : TORMENT
38
Moccasin. : PAC
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Freedom of access. : ENTREE
40
Herb. : BASIL
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Resembling the first man. : ADAMIC
42
Complain. : REPINE
44
Befall: Poet. : HAP
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Primeval Greek deity. : TITAN
48
Made application. : FILED
50
Halt. : LAME
51
Australian fish. : MADO
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Egyptian solar deity. : TEM
54
Items: Abbr. : PCS
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Rodent. : RAT

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1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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