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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Wednesday, January 2, 1963

34-Down : Toothless mammal of the tropics.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 19.3 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,916
Across
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Beauty spot. : PATCH
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Big name in Belgrade. : TITO
10
One kind of word. : LAST
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Like a Teddy bear. : FURRY
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Open-eyed. : AGOG
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South American 34 Down. : APAR
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Believe: Fr. : CROIS
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Anthology, for example. : POTPOURRI
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Important product of Alaska. : SALMON
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Complete. : ROUNDOUT
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Actor's concern. : LINES
25
Sometime common commodity. : SENSE
26
Port in Arabia. : ADEN
28
Big lie. : WHOPPER
32
Atlantic seaport of Spain. : NOYA
33
Captain Flint, for one. : PARROT
34
Eureka! : AHA
37
Contest, verbal or otherwise. : DUEL
38
Window resting on a bracket. : ORIEL
39
Half of "sechs." : DREI
40
Tack on. : ADD
41
Characterized by melody. : ARIOSE
42
Eastern title. : EMIR
43
Eighth parts of a circle. : OCTANTS
44
Grant. : CARY
45
Deep-blue pigment. : SMALT
48
Anointed. : OILED
50
Apple dessert. : PANDOWDY
54
City on the Chemung river. : ELMIRA
57
Military command. : ORDERARMS
59
Better equipped. : ABLER
60
Freezes. : ICES
61
Mizzen royal. : SAIL
62
Lady of the toast. : MELBA
63
Denied (to). : LOST
64
Twisted. : AWRY
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Booming. : AROAR
Down
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USO enthusiasts. : PFCS
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Nimbus. : AURA
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Went for a ride, in the Gay Nineties. : TROLLEYED
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Represensible. : CRIMINAL
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Kind of tea. : HYSON
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Kind of dance. : TAP
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Operatic role. : IGOR
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One of Dorothy's companions in Oz. : TOTO
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Feared initials of 1922–34. : OGPU
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Great name in the theater. : LAUDER
11
Article with strings. : APRON
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Crane of India and Malay. : SARUS
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Shopworn. : TRITE
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Assault. : ONSET
21
Rhode Island resort. : NEWPORT
24
Canonical law of Islam. : SHARIA
26
"___ merry old soul was he!" : ANDA
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Mamie's family name. : DOUD
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Giant of myth. : ORION
30
Fast. : PRESTO
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Province where Pinsk is. : POLESIE
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Toothless mammal of the tropics. : ARMADILLO
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___ apparent. : HEIR
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Flippant. : AIRY
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May's opposite, figuratively speaking. : DECEMBER
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Booth. : ACTOR
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Firstborn. : OLDEST
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Coddle. : SPOIL
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One of the Polos. : MARCO
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Relative of the Rockies. : ANDES
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Denizen of 47 Down. : LLAMA
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"There ___ little girl ... " : WASA
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Stalemate. : DRAW
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Giant of myth. : YMIR
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One-fourth of a shekel. : REBA
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Sandarac tree. : ARAR
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Theatrical Christopher. : SLY

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

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