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New York Times, Saturday, May 4, 1963

17-Across : Extinct American species.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 41.2 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,025
Across
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Jargon. : CANT
5
Sternward. : ABAFT
10
Commander of David's army. : JOAB
14
Sailor's term. : ALEE
15
Montague man. : ROMEO
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Burning: Prefix. : IGNI
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Extinct American species. : PASSENGERPIGEON
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Iota. : TITTLE
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Without constraint, in France. : SANSGENE
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Currency. : CASH
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Let slip by. : LOSE
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Deals with. : TREATSOF
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Gymnast. : TURNER
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Gym appurtenance. : HORSE
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Outline. : TRACE
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Eggs, in biology. : OVA
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Fictional Jane. : EYRE
38
School. : TEACH
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Certain agents. : TMEN
40
Freeze. : ICE
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Prize. : VALUE
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Common verbal contraction. : ARENT
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Nearly extinct American species? : REDCAP
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Investigates. : DIGSINTO
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Great name in opera. : ALDA
49
California city. : NAPA
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___ Bars. : STARSAND
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Melba. : NELLIE
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Nearly extinct American species? : PASSENGERTRAINS
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Scheming: Colloq. : UPTO
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More like a doll. : CUTER
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Abbreviation in grammar. : NEUT
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Type of sign. : NEON
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E. B. White specialty. : ESSAY
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Great name in the theater. : DUSE
Down
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Nemo, for one: Abbr. : CAPT
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Mountain range in Asia. : ALAI
3
Homely spot. : NEST
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Item for the courts. : TESTCASE
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Matt Dillon. : ARNESS
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Quagmire. : BOG
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City SE of Fort Dodge. : AMES
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Wild. : FERAL
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Best. : TOPNOTCH
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Measure of a sort. : JIGGER
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S-shaped curve. : OGEE
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At another time. : ANON
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Twining stem. : BINE
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Make proud. : ELATE
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Matter in question. : ISSUE
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Resting place. : HOTEL
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"___ Finest Hour." : THEIR
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Harvard philosopher. : ROYCE
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Strayed from truth. : ERRED
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Artifice. : FRAUD
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Name, in Latin. : NOMEN
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Consequence. : EVENT
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___ earth. : RANTO
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___ the hole. : ACEIN
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Variety show number. : TAPDANCE
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___ error. : TRIALAND
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French dance. : VALSE
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Old Turkish coin. : ASPER
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Frémont's guide, 1842–44. : CARSON
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Crane support. : GANTRY
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Character in "Macbeth." : ANGUS
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Told, as yarns. : SPUN
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Ribbon. : TAPE
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Concerning. : ASTO
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Troop units: Abbr. : DETS
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Stead. : LIEU
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"Truth is not ___." : INUS
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East: Sp. : ESTE
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Part of Agriculture: Abbr. : REA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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