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New York Times, Thursday, December 6, 1962

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 29.8 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,892
Across
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High: Lat. : ALTA
5
Nicholas, for one. : SAINT
10
Garden growth. : MOSS
14
Quantity of paper. : REAM
15
Greek official. : EPHOR
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Mrs. John Glenn. : ANNA
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Wind. : GALE
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Black figure. : SPADE
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Galley mark: Abbr. : ITAL
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Worked. : OPERATED
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___ VII. : AURORA
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Thought. : IDEA
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Immersed (in). : STEEPED
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The VII's raison d'etre. : SPACETRAVEL
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Hours: Sp. : HORAS
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Plan again. : REDESIGN
36
Friendship VII's Shepard. : ALAN
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Hebrew measure. : HIN
38
Zoological suffix. : IDAE
39
Bread spread. : MOLASSES
42
Bell sound. : KNELL
43
___ VII. : LIBERTYBELL
46
Beach. : SEASIDE
50
Television pet. : ASTA
51
Tempt. : INVITE
52
Four important matters. : FREEDOMS
56
Insect. : GNAT
57
Galley mark. : CARET
59
Loyal. : TRUE
60
Calliope. : MUSE
61
Collect. : AMASS
62
Run swiftly. : HARE
63
Islets: Brit. : AITS
64
"___ 66." : ROUTE
65
Members of a brotherhood. : ELKS
Down
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Southern constellation. : ARGO
2
Spring. : LEAP
3
Account. : TALE
4
Literary collection. : AMERICANA
5
Group of six. : SESTET
6
Look. : APPEAR
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"Oh that ___ wings like a dove." : IHAD
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Land of ___. : NOD
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Handled. : TREATED
10
French official. : MAIRE
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In the lead. : ONTOP
12
Catch. : SNARE
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Incongruous mixture: Colloq. : SALAD
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George and others. : ADES
23
African river. : UELE
25
Scandinavian name. : SVEN
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Pillow ___. : SHAM
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Famous Venetian. : POLO
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Asian Sea. : ARAL
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Originate. : ARISE
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___ Sailor. : SINBADTHE
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___ fixe. : IDEE
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Impudence: Slang. : GALL
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Mrs. Jarley's friend. : NELL
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Greek goddess. : HEBE
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Chink. : SLIT
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One place for a passenger. : SIDECAR
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Stomach: Scot. : KYTE
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Least common. : RAREST
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Fly. : TSETSE
46
___ VII. : SIGMA
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Boredom. : ENNUI
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Nautical term. : AVAST
49
Building lots. : SITES
52
Berlin title. : FRAU
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Spoken. : ORAL
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Darkness. : MURK
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Attends. : SEES
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___, amas, amat. : AMO

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