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New York Times, Thursday, August 25, 1960

38-Down : Root's companion.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, 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. 4,059
Across
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Famous Ohioan. : TAFT
5
Leonine locks. : MANE
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Leaflet. : TRACT
14
Large Atlantic fish. : OPAH
15
Surrounded by. : AMID
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Frilling of lace, ribbon, etc. : RUCHE
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A silicate. : MICA
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Nickname heard in Dixie. : KINGCOTTON
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Melee. : BATTLEROYAL
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Table scrap. : ORT
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Gambler's chit. : IOU
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Sounds of trumpets. : BLARES
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Newsmongers. : GOSSIPS
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Baltic port or canal. : KIEL
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Stulms. : ADITS
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Family poker. : PENNYANTE
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Card game, variant of Skat. : SOLO
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Innocents. : BABES
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Middle of the ___. : ROAD
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Interdict. : PROSCRIBE
42
Something without substance. : SMOKE
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Chester ___ Arthur. : ALAN
44
Sensational tale. : SHOCKER
46
East Indian fig tree. : BANYAN
49
Feel out of sorts. : AIL
50
Japanese statesman. : ITO
51
What U.S. needs more of. : SCHOOLROOMS
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Historic spot in Ireland. : TARASHALLS
60
Stow. : CRAM
61
19th cen. juvenile heroine. : ELSIE
62
Left or right. : SIDE
63
Nora of the ballet. : KAYE
64
Goes coasting. : SLEDS
65
Nosegay. : POSY
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Traffic sign. : SLOW
Down
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Grant's ___. : TOMB
2
Capital of Western Samoa. : APIA
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It is necessarily so. : FACT
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In other words. : THATISTOSAY
5
Become friendly again. : MAKEUP
6
Prince in Kabul. : AMIR
7
Senora's boy. : NINO
8
Nervous. : EDGY
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Vehicle of grandpa's day. : TROLLEY
10
Same old grind. : RUT
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Stock company member. : ACTOR
12
Job. : CHORE
13
Campers' lodgings. : TENTS
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Campers' lodgings. : CABINS
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Grandmother of Timothy. : LOIS
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Time pieces. : ALARMCLOCKS
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Pant violently. : GASP
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Gardenia, for one. : ODOR
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Fodder-fermenting bin. : SILO
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Where the Tagus flows. : SPAIN
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On hands and ___. : KNEES
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Recede. : EBB
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Corner's companion. : NOOK
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Receive. : TAKE
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River in Germany. : EDER
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Root's companion. : BRANCH
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Campus groups. : CLASSES
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Evening: Fr. : SOIR
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Cagney role in new movie. : HALSEY
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Morsels. : BITES
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In any way. : ATALL
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King Olaf's people. : NORSE
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Trunk fastener. : HASP
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Potpourri. : OLIO
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Early name in autos. : OLDS
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Spoken. : ORAL
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County in Ireland. : MAYO
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Diving duck. : SMEW
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Succor. : AID

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

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