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New York Times, Friday, April 26, 1963

40-Across : Urchin.

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 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
9
Something regrettable. : SHAME
14
Goddess of youth. : HEBE
15
Elfin being. : PERI
16
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
62
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
5
Most lively. : SPRIEST
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N. H. city. : KEENE
7
Choler. : IRE
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Maine symbol. : PINETREE
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Superficial. : SHALLOW
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Maker of knitted goods. : HOSIER
11
Elec. units. : AMPS
12
Fitting. : MEET
13
Sea birds. : ERNS
18
Clothes. : GARBS
23
Biblical peak. : NEBO
25
Firm. : TAUT
28
Mennonites. : AMISH
29
Jeanne ___. : DARC
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Mine: Fr. : AMOI
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Vegetables. : YAMS
32
Landing craft. : LSTS
33
Large Atlantic fish. : OPAH
34
Musical finale. : CODA
38
Loses hope. : DESPAIRS
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Signs of spring. : BUDS
41
Ear shell. : ABALONE
42
Point. : CUSP
43
See 17 Across. : BALSAMS
44
Modify. : ADAPT
46
Fairy tale creature. : DRAGON
49
___ tea. : CUPOF
50
Seven: Sp. : SIETE
51
More secret. : INNER
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Social group. : CASTE
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N. Y. C. fleet. : CABS
54
Oriental nurse. : AMAH
55
Josip Broz. : TITO
60
Soft: Fr. : MOU
61
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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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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