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New York Times, Monday, January 1, 1962

12-Down : Greek letter.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 13, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 73.7
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,553
Across
1
Intent. : RAPT
5
"___ in the Stilly Night." : OFT
8
Australian state capital. : HOBART
14
City on a Great Lake. : ERIE
15
O. T. book: Abbr. : NEH
16
Cochise was one. : APACHE
17
Sublimity. : GRANDEUR
19
English poet. : MILTON
20
1962, for instance. : ANNUSDOMINI
22
___ Bank. : SOIL
23
___ generis. : SUI
24
Sioux. : IOWAS
28
Abstract identity. : SELF
30
Fuel. : GASOLINE
32
Composed. : COOL
34
Former resident of Albany. : LEHMAN
36
Water sprite. : NIX
37
Hold. : OWN
38
These years. : SIXTIES
39
Sault ___ Marie. : STE
40
Security group: Abbr. : CIA
41
U. S. President. : ARTHUR
42
Business degrees. : MBAS
43
Alert. : ONTIPTOE
45
"The One-Hoss ___." : SHAY
47
Panting. : AGASP
48
Gypsy gentleman. : RYE
50
Dies ___. : IRAE
52
Pulitzer Prize novel. : THEYEARLING
55
New Zealanders. : MAORIS
58
Flight captains. : AVIATORS
60
Burning. : ONFIRE
61
Johnny ___. : REB
62
On the deep. : ASEA
63
Novelist Sabatini. : RAFAEL
64
Draft machinery: Abbr. : SSS
65
Mother of Apollo. : LETO
Down
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___ U. S. Pat. Off. : REG
2
Tapestry. : ARRAS
3
Beethoven's "Appassionata." : PIANOSONATA
4
Man who drew Alice. : TENNIEL
5
Little ___. : ONES
6
Quarrels. : FEUDS
7
Vincent Youmans tune. : THROUGHTHEYEARS
8
Hooks, in zoology. : HAMI
9
Views. : OPINIONS
10
John de ___, Scottish king. : BALIOL
11
Function. : ACT
12
Greek letter. : RHO
13
Big ___. : TEN
18
Lackluster. : DULL
21
Oxford, Ohio, university: Abbr. : MIAMIU
25
Almost loses: Colloq. : WINSBYANOSE
26
Santa ___. : ANITA
27
Biological divisions. : SEXES
29
Trifle. : FLIRT
31
Ancient Irish tenants. : SAERS
32
Beverage. : COCOA
33
Due. : OWING
35
Former Conservative. : EXTORY
38
Greenish-blue. : SAPPHIRE
42
Conjugal. : MARITAL
44
Where Trieste is. : ISTRIA
46
"Eyes" of beans, peas, etc.: Bot. : HILA
49
Place for a nest. : EAVES
51
Florida flier. : EGRET
53
Donkey: Ger. : ESEL
54
Framework. : RIBS
55
Part of Africa: Abbr. : MOR
56
Table talk. : ANA
57
Not working. : OFF
59
___ Paulo. : SAO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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