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New York Times, Monday, September 25, 1961

9-Down : Gentle.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,455
Across
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___ facie. : PRIMA
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Log conveyance. : RAFT
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Soft mineral. : TALC
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Dormouse. : LEROT
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Israeli port. : ACRE
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Flat plinth. : ORLO
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Sheeplike. : OVINE
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Stratum. : VEIN
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Bell ringing. : PEAL
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Probate term. : TESTATE
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___ Eve. : ADAMAND
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Shade tree. : ASH
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Musical effects. : TREMOLOS
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Well-behaved. : MANNERLY
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Prince, in Abyssinia. : RAS
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South African iris. : IXIA
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River into the Seine. : EURE
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Trading ___. : STAMP
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100 years: Abbr. : CEN
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City on the Ganges. : BENARES
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French month. : MAI
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Make ___ with (enter into secret plans). : ADEAL
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Time ___ half. : ANDA
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Kansas forte. : CORN
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Animal's cry. : MAA
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Voice quality. : NASALITY
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Ringed planet's namesake. : SATURDAY
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Sooner than. : ERE
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Exhibit. : PRESENT
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Adaptability. : PLIANCY
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Roast: Fr. : ROTI
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Althorn. : ALTO
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Springe. : SNARE
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Egyptian sun god. : AMON
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Tin foil for mirrors. : TAIN
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___ Springs, 1781 battle site. : EUTAW
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Special flavor. : TANG
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Catch sight of. : ESPY
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Catches sight of. : SPOTS
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Novel scheme. : PLOT
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Dream: Fr. : REVE
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Rainbow flower. : IRIS
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Where Little Big Horn is. : MONTANA
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Relaxed. : ATEASE
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Talk with excessive enthusiasm. : RAVE
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Hair's-breadth. : ACE
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Monk. : FRIAR
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Gentle. : TENDER
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Highest. : TOPMOST
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Of a space. : AREAL
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Grassy plain. : LLANO
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Common ailments. : COLDS
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"So give ___ cheers ... " : THREE
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Gather. : AMASS
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"Where law ends, ___ begins." : TYRANNY
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Silicate. : MICA
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Chopped. : AXED
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Maris' number. : NINE
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Green moth. : LUNA
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Earth goddess. : ERDA
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Mine: Fr. : AMOI
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Shopping center. : MART
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Like Vermont hillsides. : PINY
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Trumpet sound. : BLARE
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Display frame. : EASEL
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Laughable. : AMUSING
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Profit: Slang. : CLEANUP
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Grown together: Bot. : ADNATE
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Ascends. : ARISES
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Lean eater. : SPRAT
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Pleasant odor. : AROMA
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Wyoming range. : TETON
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African range. : ATLAS
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Something small of its kind. : PONY
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Front-page acronym. : NATO
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Supporter of: Suffix. : CRAT
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Trees. : YEWS
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Foul ___. : TIP

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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