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New York Times, Friday, September 27, 1963

23-Down : ___ law of motion.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 7, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 37.0
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,171
Across
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Co-star in forthcoming film version of "Becket." : OTOOLE
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See 1 Across. : PETER
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See 55 Across. : OFARABIA
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Half of a comedy team. : LAUREL
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Stealing, in a way. : PIRATING
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1844 opera. : ERNANI
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Famous: Abbr. : CEL
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One adjective for Rome. : ETERNAL
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Jose or Juan. : SAN
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Golfer's concern. : IRONS
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Fit. : MEET
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Refusing to plead: Law. : MUTE
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Cast (an actor) repeatedly in the same kind of role. : TYPE
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First, for one. : BASE
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Type of nylon hosiery. : NORUN
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"Say ___." : WHEN
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Layette necessity. : DIAPERS
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Assail. : SETON
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Grove of small trees. : COPSE
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___ age. : ACTONES
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Man's nickname. : MOSE
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Resembling: Suffix. : PHANE
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___ marché (cheap): Fr. : ABON
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White House name. : TAFT
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Parts of theaters. : PITS
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Dutch ___. : OVEN
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With reference to. : ASFOR
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Actor Wallach. : ELI
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Suffer from the heat. : SWELTER
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Where Altdorf is. : URI
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Region in the Vosges mountains. : ALSACE
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Another role for 1 Across. : LAWRENCE
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Star of "Irma La Douce." : LEMMON
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One kind of income. : UNEARNED
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Brief pauses in reading. : RESTS
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Leading man in "She Loves Me." : MASSEY
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Rabbit with right-angled ears. : OARLOP
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Musical syllable. : TRA
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Plotter of 1678. : OATES
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Newspaper term. : OBIT
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Football player. : LINEMAN
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Tidal waves in an estuary. : EAGRES
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Box ___. : PLEAT
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One of the Warrens. : EARL
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Wine cask. : TUN
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Deletions. : ERASURES
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Restore, as a certain type of alcohol. : RENATURE
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In the work quoted: Lat. abbr. : OPCIT
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Like Hotspur. : FIERY
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Wardrobe items. : LINENS
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Obligation. : NEED
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___ law of motion. : NEWTONS
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Children. : MOPPETS
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Good, in Italy. : BENE
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Ancient Greek temple. : NAOS
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Sharpen. : HONE
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Monumental portrait statue. : ICON
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Great poet and dramatist. : SCHILLER
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State socialism, in France. : ETATISME
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Attraction. : APPEAL
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Except. : SAVE
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Where Glacier National Park is. : MONTANA
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War: Lat. : BELLUM
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"___ Thing Happened," etc. : AFUNNY
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Effectiveness. : FORCE
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True's partner. : TRIED
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Famous American track star. : OWENS
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Screen of tapestry. : ARRAS
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Macbeth, for one. : SCOT
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Farm animals. : EWES
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Times of day, for short. : AMS
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Poetic conjunction. : ERE

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

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