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New York Times, Saturday, August 13, 1960

37-Down : Native of Babylonia.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J V X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,047
Across
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Automotive pioneer. : OLDS
5
Remain. : ABIDE
10
Man: Colloq. : CHAP
14
Weapon. : DART
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"___ is an island ... " : NOMAN
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City near Lake Tahoe. : RENO
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Willow. : ITEA
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Fixture in Carnegie Hall. : GRANDPIANO
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Walk clumsily. : SHAMBLE
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"___ Eden." : EASTOF
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Landmark of 45 Across. : TEMPLESQUARE
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River into the Rhine. : AAR
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Mutiny. : UPRISING
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Pamphlet. : TRACT
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Recordings of a sort. : TAPES
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John or Jane. : DOE
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Wish. : WANT
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Wished. : CARED
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City on 26 Across. : BERN
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Cunning. : ART
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Sound made by grasshoppers. : CHIRR
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Factory. : PLANT
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Flying boat. : SEAPLANE
44
A vast area. : SEA
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"The Crossroads of the West." : SALTLAKECITY
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Close by. : ATHAND
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Grows gloomy: Poet. : DARKLES
54
Planned. : CHALKEDOUT
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Indian weight, 180 grains. : TOLA
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Time period. : TERM
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Usher's milieu. : AISLE
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Deeply: Poetic. : INLY
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Puts words to music. : SETS
62
Retreats. : NESTS
63
Facility. : EASE
Down
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Horace, for example. : ODIST
2
Machine tool. : LATHE
3
Fancy. : DREAM
4
English revenue law of 1765. : STAMPACT
5
Man with hook and line. : ANGLER
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Tiresome things. : BORES
7
"___ lone cowhand ... " : IMA
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Title for Cupid. : DAN
9
Made beloved. : ENDEARED
10
Turning points. : CRISES
11
Zeal. : HEAT
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Part of A. D. : ANNO
13
Sound accompanying a quick disappearance. : POOF
19
Proverbially, heaven for good Americans. : PARIS
21
Blurt out: Colloq. : BLAT
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Altercation. : QUARREL
25
Superior. : UPPER
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Thought. : IDEA
29
Fate of Teutonic folklore. : NORN
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Formerly, a man well born: Abbr. : GENT
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Common verbal contraction. : TWAS
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Of thin texture. : RARE
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Pier or column. : ANTA
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Spoil. : TAINT
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Native of Babylonia. : CHALDEAN
38
Evening wear. : BLACKTIE
40
Metallic sound. : CLANK
41
Equal. : PEER
43
Book of the Old Testament. : PSALMS
44
Ice show necessity. : SKATES
46
Of age. : ADULT
47
Actress Massey. : ILONA
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Divulges. : TELLS
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Great violinist of 50 years ago. : YSAYE
50
Feigns. : ACTS
51
Biblical pronoun. : THEE
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Red deer. : HART
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Cube. : DIE
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W. W. II outfit: Abbr. : OSS

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

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