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New York Times, Wednesday, May 29, 1963

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 41.1
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,050
Across
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Regions. : TRACTS
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Zoo attraction. : CUB
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Type of city: Abbr. : SPT
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Loud noise. : REPORT
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___ Grande. : CASA
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Low shoe. : TIE
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Girl's name. : ALEXIA
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Island country: Abbr. : ICEL
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Summer dwelling. : INN
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Gainsaid. : CONTRADICTED
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Be sounded back. : ECHO
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Tropical palm. : COCO
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Farmland. : ACRE
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Torch. : FLAMBEAU
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Creator. : AUTHOR
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Napoleon's resting place: Fr. : TOMBE
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Sizes in the clothing department. : SMALLS
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Map abbreviations. : STS
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Prepares. : GETSSET
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Make ___ of. : AGO
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Units of distance, on the steppes. : VERSTS
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Hearsay. : RUMOR
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Suits. : BEFITS
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Effervescence. : AERATION
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Tourist sight. : RUIN
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Musical heroine. : ANNA
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Taro root. : EDDO
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Tabu. : INTERDICTION
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On ___. : DIT
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Garden implement. : HOSE
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Jael's victim. : SISERA
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Outstanding. : ACE
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Parts of houses. : ELLS
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One of the Wylies. : ELINOR
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Prompted. : LED
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___ Miss. : OLE
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Girl in Schubert song. : SYLVIA
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Refrain syllable. : TRA
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Kind of pronoun: Abbr. : REL
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Mandrill. : APE
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Fop. : COXCOMB
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Tom, Dick and Harry. : TRIO
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Position. : STANCE
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Tropical tree. : CACAO
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Worn. : USED
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Paradise island. : BALI
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Overcast. : STITCH
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English dramatist. : PINERO
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Compassionate. : TENDER
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Full details. : CIRCUMSTANCES
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Hails. : TOASTS
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Sailboats. : CATS
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Salamanders. : EFTS
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Thicken. : CLOT
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Virginia specialties. : HAMS
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Bring into being. : BEGET
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Porter. : ALE
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Extreme. : ULTRA
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Go along with. : ASSENT
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Common suffixes. : ERS
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Encompassed by. : AMID
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Exclamation of pleasure. : GOOD
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Whether ___. : ORNO
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Morning-glory. : VINE
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Tool. : UTENSIL
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Nuptial. : BRIDAL
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One of the Kennedys. : EUNICE
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Equipped. : FITTED
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Inspires. : RAISES
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Passageway. : AISLE
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Current: Prefix. : RHEO
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"Oh, you beautiful ___ ... " : DOLL
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Too smooth. : OILY
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Stationer's abbreviation. : ENV
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Relative of rex. : ROI
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Macaw. : ARA

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3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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