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New York Times, Friday, March 9, 1962

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.74, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 96, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 51.8
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,620
Across
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Cornered. : UPATREE
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Answered back: Colloq. : SASSED
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Burlap. : SACKING
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Syncopated rhythm. : RAGTIME
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Katanga leader. : TSHOMBE
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Extend beyond. : OVERLAP
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"A woman ___ sometime thing ... " : ISA
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Humorous term for a cigar. : ELROPO
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___ time (never). : ATNO
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Girl in a Spanish song. : NITA
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Tanker. : OILER
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Buenos ___. : DIAS
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Another time. : OVER
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Worsted yarn. : CADDIS
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French summer. : ETE
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Hearth goddess. : VESTA
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Fussed (with). : TINKERED
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Speaking freely: Colloq. : OPENINGUP
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Market place of old Rome. : THEFORUM
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To love: Fr. : AIMER
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Old English letter. : WEN
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Rhythmical. : CADENT
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Garment. : CAPE
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Jar. : OLLA
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More dismal. : DIRER
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Ricochet. : SKIP
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Robed (in). : CLAD
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Some Japanese in America. : ISSEIS
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Equal: Prefix. : ISO
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Trapeze artist. : ACROBAT
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Yields. : RELENTS
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Spicy stews. : RAGOUTS
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Trail along the ground. : DRAGGLE
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Creator of Uncle Toby. : STERNE
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Dialyzes. : OSMOSES
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Oscar winner, 1960. : USTINOV
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Inactive. : PASSIVE
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Loyal friend. : ACHATES
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Boxing term. : TKO
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"___ of the Ancient Mariner." : RIME
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As a whole: Fr. : ENBLOC
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Woman adviser. : EGERIA
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Adding salt to. : SAVORING
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Vital statistic. : AGE
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Violin, for short. : STRAD
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Having an excess of dregs. : SILTIER
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Come forth. : EMANATE
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Ousted. : DEPOSED
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Inveigled: Slang. : ROPEDIN
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Workers with seniority. : OLDTIMERS
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___ self-defense. : ARTOF
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Sea bird. : SKUA
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Part of the Bible: Abbr. : APOC
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Heroic poems. : EPICS
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Shoot out light. : ERADIATE
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Sun lovers. : NUDISTS
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Status symbol. : TWOCARS
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A woman scorned. : HELLCAT
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Broaden. : ENLARGE
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Promising characteristics. : MAKINGS
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Formal letter. : EPISTLE
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Lies quiet and calm. : REPOSES
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___-well. : NEERDO
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Testers. : TRIERS
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Dead as ___nail. : ADOOR
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Bridge winning. : SLAM
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Sweet roll. : BUN
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I: Lat. : EGO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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