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New York Times, Wednesday, February 24, 1960

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J W Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 23.1
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,876
Across
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French seaport. : HAVRE
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French town on English Channel. : STMALO
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Short biography. : MEMOIR
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Water carnival. : AQUACADE
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Running out. : EBBING
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News flash. : BULLETIN
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Vehicle. : TRUCK
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Stability. : POISE
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Kindergartner. : TOT
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Vex: Colloq. : RILE
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Movie and song title. : LAURA
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Their: Fr. : LEUR
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Gilbert and Sullivan heroine. : IDA
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Western Indian. : PIUTE
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To the point. : TERSE
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Principal. : CENTRAL
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Dressmaker's strategy. : DART
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Discolor. : STAIN
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Zoologist's concern. : FAUNA
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Molded mass of food. : LOAF
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Pension, perhaps. : STIPEND
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Spanish card game. : OMBER
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Poplar. : ASPEN
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Through. : PER
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Caret-shaped marks. : VEES
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Evident. : CLEAR
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Lake in foothills of Alps. : COMO
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Consumed. : ATE
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Vocal composition for church use. : MOTET
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South African novelist. : PATON
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Very well educated. : LETTERED
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Growing in high altitudes. : ALPINE
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Secluded. : SOLITARY
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Poetry. : VERSES
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Causes aversion. : REPELS
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Departures. : EXITS
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Islands off Scotland. : HEBRIDES
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Walking. : AMBULANT
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Give expression to. : VOICE
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Sports arena. : RINK
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Unit of work. : ERG
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Acted as an escort. : SQUIRED
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Center of oil-producing region. : TULSA
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Tom. : MALE
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Expert. : ACE
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Last mentioned, of two. : LATTER
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What comparisons are. : ODIOUS
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Of a system of weights and measures. : METRIC
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On every side. : ABOUT
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___ nous. : ENTRE
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John ___ Jones. : PAUL
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Vine. : LIANA
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Cessation. : LETUP
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Antonym of 29 Down. : PRIOR
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Feature of a wedding gown. : TRAIN
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Legends. : TALES
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In pursuit of. : AFTER
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Employer of relatives. : NEPOTIST
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Windflowers. : ANEMONES
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Shows uncertainty. : FALTERS
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Young oyster. : SPAT
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Airplanes flown by remote control. : DRONES
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Ellipses. : OVALS
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Shooting star. : METEOR
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Overhang. : BEETLE
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Threadbare. : SEEDY
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Structure of an atoll. : CORAL
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Island in Bay of Naples. : CAPRI
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Apportion. : METE
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Fold: Comb. form. : PLEX
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Foul ___, in baseball. : TIP
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Latin greeting. : AVE

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

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