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New York Times, Tuesday, November 20, 1962

9-Down : Grapefruit.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { H J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 33.7
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,876
Across
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Where the Pamirs are. : ASIA
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Field: Prefix. : AGRO
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Home of the "Shrew." : PADUA
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Kitchen, for one. : ROOM
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Mansard. : ROOF
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Complexion shade. : OLIVE
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Figure in business. : TOTALCOST
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Benny's impersonation. : MISER
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Not tasty. : STALE
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Annoyance: Colloq. : PEEVE
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Largest river of Scotland. : TAY
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Stowe character. : EVA
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Flying Dutchman. : SAILOR
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Eyeleteers. : BODKINS
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Not extreme. : MODEST
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Tool. : AXE
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Inward. : ENTAD
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That ___ say. : ISTO
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___ Jack Robinson. : BEFOREONECANSAY
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Observed. : EYED
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Hemingway character. : PILAR
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Before. : ERE
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Dormice. : LEROTS
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Rubbed off. : ABRADED
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Famous symphony. : EROICA
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Part of RSVP. : SIL
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Foochow's river. : MIN
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Performing art. : OPERA
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Arch. : VAULT
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Whole. : UNCUT
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Part of TVA. : TENNESSEE
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Picture. : SCENE
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___ time. : INNO
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Piercing. : KEEN
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Facilitated. : EASED
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Ancestor of Lamech. : CAIN
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Places of refuge. : ARKS
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Fine ___. : ARTS
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Lampblack. : SOOT
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Jot. : IOTA
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Grandson of Esau. : AMALEK
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Curve. : ARC
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Gelett Burgess creation. : GOOP
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Sweetbriers. : ROSES
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Cup ___. : OFTEA
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Grapefruit. : POMELO
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Oriental name. : ALI
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Pained. : DISTRESSED
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Part of the eye. : UVEA
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Ethereal: Poetic. : AERY
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Imposer of fines. : LEVIER
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Energy. : VIM
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One of the Lindberghs. : ANNE
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Lord of Valhalla. : ODIN
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Hubbub. : BABEL
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Field daisy. : OXEYE
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Acts of courtesy or respect. : DEFERENCES
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Series of organ pipes. : STOP
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Goggle. : STARE
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Trifled. : TOYED
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Bird. : ANI
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Rue ___ Paix. : DELA
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Incense. : ODOR
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Hansoms. : CABS
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Come about. : ARRIVE
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Blew the bugle. : TOOTED
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Taste. : SIP
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Largest state. : ALASKA
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Pertaining to whales. : CETIC
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Amphitheater. : ARENA
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Calliope, for one. : MUSE
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Indian empire, circa 1200. : INCA
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Years: Lat. : ANNI
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Employer. : USER
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Flavorsome vegetable. : LEEK
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Round numbers. : TENS
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French article. : UNE
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Sine qua ___. : NON

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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