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New York Times, Tuesday, October 16, 1962

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 29.7
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 33-Down had two "with"s. Eliminated one of them.

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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,841
Across
1
Umpire's call. : SAFE
5
Lost one's footing. : SLID
9
Musical symbol. : REST
13
Unyielding. : IRON
14
Arroyo's relative. : WADI
15
Greek assembly. : AGORA
17
Buskin. : BOOT
18
Graven image. : IDOL
19
Operandi or vivendi. : MODUS
20
Petty kingdom. : SATRAPY
22
Compendium. : EPITOME
24
Turnpike division. : LANE
25
Depot: Abbr. : STA
26
Devilkins. : IMPS
27
Valuable wood. : EBONY
29
Length measures. : METRES
31
Partner of branch. : ROOT
32
Vexation. : HARASSMENT
36
Pronoun. : ITS
37
Trainees at Parris Island, S. C. : MARINES
38
Feather scarf. : BOA
39
No check payer, he. : CHEAPSKATE
41
Crepusculum. : DUSK
42
Stage of life. : ESTATE
43
Free-for-all. : MELEE
44
Scorch. : CHAR
47
Chemical suffix. : ENE
48
Manxman. : GAEL
49
Beaming. : RADIANT
51
Breather. : RESPITE
54
Making a din. : AROAR
55
Golf tournament. : OPEN
57
Line or ridge. : SEAM
58
Actress Oberon. : MERLE
59
Contiguous. : NEAR
60
Envelope contents: Abbr. : ENCL
61
Difficult situation. : MESS
62
December time. : YULE
63
Dist. ___. : ATTY
Down
1
Kinsmen. : SIBS
2
Copper mining town, Venezuela. : AROA
3
Free. : FOOTLOOSE
4
Contestant. : ENTRANT
5
Pilfer: Slang. : SWIPE
6
"The Liner she's a ___ ... " : LADY
7
Groom's words. : IDO
8
Dabbler in the arts. : DILETTANTE
9
Branches: Bot. : RAMI
10
Boastfulness. : EGOTISM
11
Wicked Biblical city. : SODOM
12
Important suit. : TRUMP
16
Grieg's "___ Death." : ASES
21
At all. : ANY
23
Fire-worshiper. : PARSEE
25
Arranged in groups. : SERIATE
27
Drama expert Bentley. : ERIC
28
The two. : BOTH
29
Famous eulogist. : MARKANTONY
30
Sigmoid. : ESS
32
Speed up. : HASTEN
33
Overflowing with good spirits. : EBULLIENT
34
Muzzle. : NOSE
35
Gate receipts. : TAKE
37
British legislators. : MPS
40
TV adjuncts. : AERIALS
41
Kind of fishing. : DEEPSEA
43
College degrees. : MAS
44
Bone up. : CRAM
45
Zenana. : HAREM
46
Dote upon. : ADORE
48
Painting category. : GENRE
50
Bellicose Olympian. : ARES
51
"Camino ___." : REAL
52
Savoir-faire. : TACT
53
Dickens girl. : EMLY
56
Little: Fr. : PEU

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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