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New York Times, Tuesday, May 1, 1962

30-Across : Countrywide.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,673
Across
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Naive person. : BABE
5
La ___ Opera House. : SCALA
10
Open. : AJAR
14
Cupid. : AMOR
15
Modern fiber. : ORLON
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Thousand: Prefix. : KILO
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Poorly constructed. : JERRYBUILT
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"For ___ be the Queen of the May." : IMTO
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Flavoring substance. : ANISEED
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Rests against. : LEANSON
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Square feet. : AREA
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Regarding. : ASTO
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Some ball teams. : MAJORS
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Countrywide. : NATIONAL
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Exams. : ORALS
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C. G. S. units. : DYNES
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Part of the New Deal. : WPA
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Tortoise vs. hare. : RACE
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Largest of the Lesser Sundas. : TIMOR
39
The Mets, for one. : TEAM
40
Biblical boat. : ARK
41
Continue. : RUNON
42
Relative. : NIECE
43
Old-time steward or pantry man. : LARDERER
45
German lyrics. : LIEDER
46
Desert dweller. : ARAB
47
Israeli VIP. : EBAN
49
___ love. : LABOROF
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Naive person. : EWELAMB
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White: Prefix. : ALBO
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Flag of a sort. : JOLLYROGER
60
Plant cutting. : SLIP
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Deport. : EXILE
62
Place for roses. : VASE
63
Porkpies. : HATS
64
Tenth President. : TYLER
65
Mild expletive. : EGAD
Down
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___ California, Mexico. : BAJA
2
Responsive word. : AMEN
3
Former Met star. : BORI
4
Slips. : ERRS
5
Becomes sedate. : SOBERS
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Boorish. : CRUDE
7
Eastern name. : ALI
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Take it easy. : LOLL
9
Aardvark. : ANTEATER
10
Related. : AKINTO
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Plant named for Jamestown. : JIMSONWEED
12
Voice. : ALTO
13
Darling, in Ireland. : ROON
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1776 and 1962. : YEARS
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Without change. : ASIS
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Nowadays (used only in a negative context). : ANYMORE
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Point of a parable. : MORAL
27
Macaw. : ARARA
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Jumping animal. : JACKRABBIT
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Arena sound. : OLE
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Soon. : ANON
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Quickly. : APACE
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Debussy piece. : LAMER
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Have a meal. : DINE
38
Plane. : TURBOJET
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Four-in-hand. : TIE
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Opposite of van. : REAR
42
Forty-___. : NINER
44
Languishes. : DROOPS
45
Buzfuz, for one. : LAWYER
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Popular girl. : BELLE
49
Tie with rope. : LASH
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Nazimova. : ALLA
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Sly. : FOXY
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World mover. : LOVE
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King spared by Saul. : AGAG
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Plateau. : MESA
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Reared. : BRED
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"Diamond ___." : LIL

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

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