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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Saturday, February 23, 1963

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J K Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 43.8
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,961
Across
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Gulf. : CHASM
6
Extinct wild ox. : URUS
10
U.N. member. : USA
13
Certain Africans. : MAUMAU
14
Group of nine. : NONUPLET
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Mosaic gold. : ORMOLU
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Use of another's property. : USUFRUCT
18
Free (of). : RID
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Diverts. : AMUSES
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Tar's term. : ALEE
22
Condensed books: Abbr. : ABRS
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Paraguay's neighbor: Abbr. : URU
25
Accessory mechanisms. : GEARS
26
Half mask: Fr. : LOUP
27
African river. : UBANGI
30
Explosive. : TNT
31
Recapitulate. : SUMUP
33
Indifference. : ALOOFNESS
35
NASA concern. : MOON
37
Eight, in Italy. : OTTO
38
Wolves in sheep's clothing. : DECEIVERS
42
Openings. : SLITS
46
German pronoun. : ICH
47
Baseball event. : SERIES
49
Hurt. : ACHE
50
Excel. : SHINE
52
Mouth: Prefix. : ORO
53
Daily bread, for one. : NEED
54
Porter. : COLA
55
Assumes an alert position. : SITSUP
58
Neckpiece. : BOA
59
Cooking unit. : OILSTOVE
61
Baseball play. : PUTOUT
63
More constrained. : UNEASIER
64
Salt of an acid. : OLEATE
65
Legalized a document: Abbr. : SGD
66
Novel heroine. : TESS
67
Achievements. : FEATS
Down
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Mountain group in Canada. : CARIBOU
2
Tedious. : HUMDRUM
3
Relative of "aime." : AMO
4
Part of a casa. : SALA
5
Loose dress worn in Hawaii. : MUUMUU
6
Out-of-the-way. : UNUSUAL
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Multiflora. : ROSE
8
Latin number. : UNUS
9
Part of a word: Abbr. : SUF
10
Cry out, as a hound. : ULULATE
11
Distinguishes. : SECERNS
12
Swears under oath. : ATTESTS
13
Fable finales. : MORALS
15
Latin prefix. : PRAE
20
More suave. : URBANER
23
Sea foam. : SPUME
25
Special aptitudes. : GIFTS
28
Trappers. : NOOSERS
29
Secured. : GOT
32
Social asset. : POISE
34
Actor from San Francisco. : NOLAN
36
Egg-shaped ornament, in French architecture. : OVE
38
Flat and circular. : DISCOUS
39
Resounding. : ECHOING
40
Dispirited. : CHILLED
41
Rabble rousers. : RIOTERS
43
Winter sight. : ICEBOAT
44
On ___ (at odds). : THEOUTS
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Unruffled. : SEDATE
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"___ the evening ... " : SOUPOF
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Space age initials. : NASA
55
Couturier's fabric. : SOIE
56
Currier's partner. : IVES
57
Childish complaint. : PULE
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Quieting sound. : TST
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Souchong. : TEA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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