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New York Times, Tuesday, October 2, 1962

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.78, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 23.1
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,827
Across
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Having less real value. : VAINER
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Seaweed. : ALGA
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Head of hair. : WIG
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___ of duty. : INLINE
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Deficiency disease. : BERIBERI
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Works together. : COACTS
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Seaweed product. : AGARAGAR
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___ circle. : INNER
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Musial. : STAN
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Colleague of Pooh-Bah. : KOKO
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Diving bird. : GREBE
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Prohibited. : TABU
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Gypsy horse. : GRI
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Break forth. : EXPLODE
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Joker. : WAG
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Name akin to Rudolph. : ROLF
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Farm enclosure. : STY
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Lemur of Madagascar. : AYEAYE
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With full force. : AMAIN
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Man's name. : IRA
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Coin of Italy. : SOLDO
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Gay dance. : CANCAN
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Elected: Fr. : ELU
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Glided. : SLID
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Language: Abbr. : ENG
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Individuals. : PERSONS
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Chemical suffix. : ANE
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Holiday. : FETE
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Replenish. : RENEW
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Steel beam. : IBAR
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Carriages. : GIGS
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Siouan Indian. : OMAHA
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Samoan harbor. : PAGOPAGO
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Short sleeve. : ARMLET
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Indian tribe of Hudson River valley. : SINGSING
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Carved pillars. : STELAE
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Biblical judge. : ELI
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___ many words. : INSO
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Property. : ESTATE
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Conquered: Lat. : VICI
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Presently. : ANON
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Flowering tree of East India. : ILANGILANG
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More pleasing. : NICER
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Dinner course. : ENTREE
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In medias ___. : RES
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Blind as ___. : ABAT
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Opposite of staccato. : LEGATO
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City in Spain. : GRANADA
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Tune. : AIR
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"And away ___!" : WEGO
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Asian land: Var. : IRAK
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Aircraft, for short. : GIRO
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Caspian Sea port. : BAKU
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Seven: Prefix. : SEPTI
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Containers: Abbr. : BXS
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Turkish titles. : BEYS
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Short prayer. : GRACE
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Style of type. : ROMAN
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Stringed instruments. : LYRES
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Washington city. : WALLAWALLA
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City in Turkey. : AYDIN
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Stone often lined with crystals. : GEODE
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Adjective suffix. : FIC
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Dawn goddess. : EOS
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Scruff. : NAPE
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Then: Fr. : ALORS
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Profit. : NETGAIN
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French "one." : UNE
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Prevails. : REIGNS
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Laughs out loud. : SNORTS
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Amphibian. : FROG
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Ant. : EMMET
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Latin pronoun. : IPSE
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Kettle handle. : BAIL
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Hindu fire god. : AGNI
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Stadium cry. : GOGO
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Ardor. : HEAT
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Done to ___. : ATEE
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Greek letter. : PSI
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Peer Gynt's mother. : ASE

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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