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New York Times, Monday, May 6, 1963

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 62.0 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,027
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Old-time cart. : WAIN
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Seasons. : SALTS
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Certain workers with books. : CPAS
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Words of comparison. : ISTO
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Popular current author. : OHARA
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Department of France. : ORNE
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Commotion. : STIR
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Cynosure. : FOCALPOINT
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Certain cancellations. : POSTMARKS
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Where Kutch is. : INDIA
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Possessive. : HERS
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Merchant guild. : HANSE
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At ___ (puzzled). : ALOSS
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Banquet VIP. : EMCEE
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Diamond. : GEM
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A long time: Colloq. : MONTHS
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Part of a prodigal's motto. : EASYCOME
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Bay ___. : AREA
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Hersey town. : ADANO
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Name for a lion tamer. : LEON
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Fish of the gurnard family. : SEAROBIN
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Nebraska river. : PLATTE
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___ Arbor. : ANN
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A sale, in Paris. : VENTE
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Timber trees. : ASHES
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N. M. county. : OTERO
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Certain pumps. : RAMS
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Croc. : GATOR
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Larks. : SONGBIRDS
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Surrounded by trouble. : INHOTWATER
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Surface covering. : COAT
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Printing term. : STET
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Tend. : NURSE
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Soul: Sp. : ALMA
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Sailors. : TARS
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Inscribed. : WROTE
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Unpleasant expression. : LEER
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Shred. : WISP
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Concerning. : ASTO
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"... as ___ in heaven." : ITIS
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Celestial beacon. : NORTHSTAR
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Up to now. : SOFAR
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"Get ___." : AHORSE
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Shortage. : LACK
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Part of the street scene. : TRASHCAN
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Gal in a song. : SAL
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Ring-tailed animals. : COONS
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"___ before destruction ... " : PRIDEGOETH
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Years: Lat. : ANNI
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___ precedent. : SETA
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Like certain woods. : PINEY
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Engage. : MESH
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Fabulist. : AESOP
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Cousin of Absalom. : AMASA
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Popular movie star. : LOREN
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"Love ___." : ONEANOTHER
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Signified. : MEANT
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Play the ham. : EMOTE
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Early Egyptian ruler, c. 3400 B.C. : MENES
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Weapon. : SABER
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Learned in Greek and Latin. : CLASSICAL
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Feature of the Mesozoic. : DINOSAUR
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Public. : OVERT
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Inexperienced person. : LAMB
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Punny name in Oscar Wilde comedy. : ERNEST
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Horn sounds. : TOOTS
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Coincide. : AGREE
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Main point. : GIST
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Theater group. : ANTA
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Another, in Madrid. : OTRO
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Walk-on. : ROLE
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Fortune's title. : DAME
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Excel. : STAR
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Direction. : WNW

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

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