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New York Times, Wednesday, August 17, 1960

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 31.3
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,051
Across
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Texas metropolis. : DALLAS
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___ in on (profited). : CASHED
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Italian dish. : RAVIOLI
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Concurred. : ACCEDED
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Gathered. : AMASSED
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Yellowish-pink flower. : TEAROSE
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Vehicles. : CARTS
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Sounds of inquiry. : EHS
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Most common printing type. : ROMAN
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Shield. : EGIS
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Cleanse. : SCOUR
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Capital of Timor. : DILI
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Dry, as wine. : SEC
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Tropical fish. : SNAPPER
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Pro ___. : TEM
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Parts of a circle. : SECTORS
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Taunts. : GIBES
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Boathouse gear. : OARS
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Safeguard, in electrical circuits. : FUSE
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Big bird. : STORK
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Golden commodity. : SILENCE
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Incorporated town: Abbr. : BOR
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Asian capital. : TEHERAN
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Us: Ger. : UNS
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Mixture. : OLIO
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Milwaukee product. : LAGER
49
Colette heroine. : GIGI
50
Stately. : NOBLE
52
"___ Wild Rose." : TOA
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Sink. : BASIN
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Try to excel. : EMULATE
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Having living quarters. : ROOMING
58
Type of muscle. : ROTATOR
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Fine lace from Belgium. : MALINES
60
Headlands. : NESSES
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Building material. : STONES
Down
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Compensation for injury. : DAMAGES
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Miser's trait. : AVARICE
3
Tips. : LISTS
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Business mishap. : LOSS
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Relative of 48 Across. : ALE
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Motorcycle extras. : SIDECARS
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Condiment. : CATSUP
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Card. : ACE
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Blemish. : SCAR
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Biblical king. : HEROD
11
Dweller, south of the Dead Sea. : EDOMITE
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St. François ___. : DESALES
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Sport attraction. : RACES
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Much-worn fabric. : DENIM
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Jumps over. : HOPS
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Submarine device. : SNORKEL
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Usual. : REGULAR
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Go into action. : START
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Come up. : RISEN
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Bird call. : COO
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Mountain peak: Scot. : BEN
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Arsenal contents. : FIREARMS
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Wise man of legend. : SOLOMON
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Compliment. : TRIBUTE
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Utah lily. : SEGO
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The kitchen. : CUISINE
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Diesels. : ENGINES
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Foot-in-mouth event. : BONER
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Misanthropes. : HATERS
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Musical get-togethers. : SINGS
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Earthen jars. : OLLAS
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Waif. : GAMIN
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Sups. : EATS
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Machete. : BOLO
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___ dancer. : TOE
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Grain. : OAT

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

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