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New York Times, Friday, April 26, 1963

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 23.0 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,017
Across
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Dance "the light fantastic." : TRIP
5
Spring. : SKIP
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Something regrettable. : SHAME
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Goddess of youth. : HEBE
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Elfin being. : PERI
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Artist on a U.S. stamp. : HOMER
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Tree. : EVERGREEN
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Colorado ski town. : ASPEN
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Ocean swell. : SEA
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Burn's "own." : AIN
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Registers. : ENLISTS
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Nest site. : ELMTREE
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Far: Prefix. : TELE
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June crop, on campus. : ABS
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Spring observance, April 26. : ARBORDAY
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Tree. : LOCUST
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Cat call. : MEOW
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Candlenut. : AMA
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Place. : SPOT
38
Cutting tool. : DIE
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Ichabod Crane's rival. : BROM
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Urchin. : TAD
41
Experts. : ACES
43
Philemon's wife, in Greek legion. : BAUCIS
45
Juneberry. : SHADBUSH
47
Say further. : ADD
48
Grate. : RASP
49
Of highest excellence. : CLASSIC
53
Cigar tree. : CATALPA
56
Pharmacist's manual: Abbr. : USP
57
"___ Summer Garden." : INA
58
Spanish friend. : AMIGO
59
Shade-loving annual. : IMPATIENS
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Stick. : BATON
63
Lodge. : ROOM
64
Editor's term. : STET
65
Excelled. : SHONE
66
Parts of words: Abbr. : SUFS
67
On earth. : HERE
Down
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Plural pronoun. : THESE
2
Make merry. : REVEL
3
Type of girder. : IBEAM
4
For each. : PER
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Most lively. : SPRIEST
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N. H. city. : KEENE
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Choler. : IRE
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Maine symbol. : PINETREE
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Superficial. : SHALLOW
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Maker of knitted goods. : HOSIER
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Elec. units. : AMPS
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Fitting. : MEET
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Sea birds. : ERNS
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Clothes. : GARBS
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Biblical peak. : NEBO
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Firm. : TAUT
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Mennonites. : AMISH
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Jeanne ___. : DARC
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Mine: Fr. : AMOI
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Vegetables. : YAMS
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Landing craft. : LSTS
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Large Atlantic fish. : OPAH
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Musical finale. : CODA
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Loses hope. : DESPAIRS
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Signs of spring. : BUDS
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Ear shell. : ABALONE
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Point. : CUSP
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See 17 Across. : BALSAMS
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Modify. : ADAPT
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Fairy tale creature. : DRAGON
49
___ tea. : CUPOF
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Seven: Sp. : SIETE
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More secret. : INNER
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Social group. : CASTE
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N. Y. C. fleet. : CABS
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Oriental nurse. : AMAH
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Josip Broz. : TITO
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Soft: Fr. : MOU
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Somewhat: Suffix. : ISH

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

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