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New York Times, Thursday, November 2, 1961

20-Across : Alternative answers.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 33.7
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,493
Across
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Singer. : ALTO
5
Cooked. : BAKED
10
God of love. : EROS
14
Cape ___. : HORN
15
Unextinguished. : ALIVE
16
Nearest to. : NEXT
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Type of arch. : OGEE
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Uncommitted. : NONALIGNED
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Alternative answers. : YESORNO
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Tunisia and India, with 18 Across. : NATIONS
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Shoals. : REEFS
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Pallid. : WAN
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More temperate. : SOFTER
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Show a play of colors. : OPALESCE
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Net for fishing. : TRAWL
35
Seasoning. : CURRY
36
Buddy. : PAL
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Exchange premium. : AGIO
38
Coin of Iraq. : DINAR
39
Henry ___. : VIII
40
Kind of lace. : VAL
41
Shabby. : SEEDY
42
Small: Prefix. : MICRO
43
Total effect. : ENSEMBLE
45
Scholar. : SAVANT
46
Part of D.V. : DEO
47
Perry Mason's aid. : DELLA
49
Where Santa Claus is. : INDIANA
53
Innocence. : NAIVETE
57
See 18 Across. : NEUTRALIST
59
Short for an English shire. : OXON
60
Concerning. : ASTO
61
Upshot. : ISSUE
62
About, for short. : CIRC
63
River of the Ukraine. : STYR
64
Play parts. : ROLES
65
Diminutive suffix. : ETTE
Down
1
Hailing call. : AHOY
2
Box in an arena. : LOGE
3
Very: Fr. : TRES
4
A few. : ONEORTWO
5
Flag. : BANNER
6
Reserved. : ALOOF
7
In-laws. : KIN
8
Author Hunter. : EVAN
9
Virginia's first governor. : DELAWARR
10
Source of power. : ENGINE
11
City on the Truckee. : RENO
12
Bovines. : OXEN
13
Criteria: Abbr. : STDS
19
Fanfani's country. : ITALY
21
Dance. : REEL
24
Dived. : SOUNDED
26
Barrel part. : STAVE
27
Bach's "royal instrument." : ORGAN
28
Falls short. : FAILS
30
Supplicate. : PRAY
31
Bright star in Virgo. : SPICA
32
Stone monument. : CAIRN
33
Author of "Ash Wednesday." : ELIOT
35
Pale sky blue. : CIEL
38
Genial. : DEBONAIR
39
Orally. : VIVAVOCE
41
Sully. : SMEAR
42
New African nation. : MALI
44
Recipient of many letters. : EDITOR
45
Roofing material. : SLATES
48
Follow. : ENSUE
49
___ much as. : INAS
50
Hornet's home. : NEST
51
Moral obligation. : DUTY
52
In addition. : ALSO
54
Theatre sign. : EXIT
55
Legal term. : TORT
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Noun suffix. : ENCE
58
Manhattan: Abbr. : ISL

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

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