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New York Times, Wednesday, December 5, 1962

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J K Q }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 31.0
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,891
Across
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Apprehends: Colloq. : NABS
5
Golden shiner. : CHUB
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Family member. : INLAW
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Clear. : EXONERATE
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Artless. : NAIVE
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Assigned. : ALLOCATED
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Game trail. : SPOOR
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Garden flower. : TEAROSE
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Splash gently. : LAP
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Compass point. : NNE
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Trains of a sort. : ELS
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Spanish seaport. : CADIZ
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Essex or Sussex. : SHIRE
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Certain writer. : HUMORISTS
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Containers. : CANS
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New: Abbr. : MOD
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Far East land. : NIPPON
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Along with. : AND
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Source of mortar ingredient. : SANDPIT
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___ dime (in a very small area). : ONA
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Became active. : ROUSED
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___ Vegas. : LAS
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Straitlaced one. : PRIG
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Fight opponents. : FISTMATES
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Cats: Sp. : GATOS
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Fruit. : LIMES
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Roaster. : PAN
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Social gathering. : BEE
52
Capture. : NET
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Historic town on the Rhine. : REMAGEN
57
Suburb of hell. : LIMBO
59
Tiny arachnid. : HOUSEMITE
61
Bay window. : ORIEL
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Realms of richness. : ELDORADOS
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This: Fr. : CETTE
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Arms of a starfish. : RAYS
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Delivered. : SENT
Down
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Cleverly done. : NEAT
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Spindle. : AXLE
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Gaucho weapon. : BOLA
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Certain sleepers. : SNORERS
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Lacking delicacy. : CRASS
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Distaste. : HATE
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Enemy of the Navaho. : UTE
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Confusion. : BEDLAM
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Hearten. : INSPIRIT
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Siesta. : NAP
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Courageous one. : LION
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Earl of Eden's title. : AVON
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Lived. : WERE
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School: Fr. : ECOLE
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Mythical youth. : ADONIS
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Curls up. : CUDDLES
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Energy: Colloq. : ZIP
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Band of fabric. : SCARF
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Tonkin city. : HANOI
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River through Kashmir. : INDUS
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Dear. : HON
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Amusement. : SPORT
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Famous opera role. : TONIO
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Obstacles. : SNAGS
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Title. : MADAME
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Osceola was one. : SEMINOLE
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Dance step. : PAS
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Initials on Musial's cap. : STL
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Headgear. : PANAMAS
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Rope or chain. : TETHER
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Pluckier. : GAMER
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Money in Morelos. : PESOS
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Political group. : BLOC
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Where Sligo is. : EIRE
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Give forth. : EMIT
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Vallee of Vermont. : RUDY
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André of France. : GIDE
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It isn't far from London. : ETON
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Retreat. : NEST
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Bouncing ___, soapwort plant. : BET
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Wave: Sp. : OLA

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1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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