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New York Times, Tuesday, June 13, 1961

25-Across : Measures of length: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,351
Across
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Modern beverage maker. : TEABAG
7
Makes a new recording. : RETAPES
14
Mild expletive. : DOGGONE
15
Condiment. : OREGANO
16
Housewife's chores. : ERRANDS
17
Small pitcher. : CREAMER
18
Mediterranean island. : CRETE
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Carfare. : TOKEN
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Golf club specialist. : PRO
22
Tributary of the Seine. : OISE
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Adjusted to proper condition (with "up"). : TUNED
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Part of r.p.m.: Abbr. : REVS
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Measures of length: Abbr. : YDS
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Kitchen device. : CORER
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Caravansery. : SERAI
28
___ perditae (lost arts): Lat. : ARTES
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Ancient serfs. : HELOTS
30
Describing baby foods. : PUREED
32
Do an editorial job. : REVISE
33
Payment of a sort. : RANSOM
34
Ancient stringed instrument. : REBEC
35
Actor Welles. : ORSON
36
Gov. Carvel's capital. : DOVER
37
Cheering word. : RAH
40
Solar disk. : ATEN
41
Odin, Thor, Tyr, etc. : AESIR
42
Censor of ancient Rome. : CATO
43
Depot: Abbr. : STA
44
Man with a mike. : EMCEE
45
Vouchers. : CHITS
46
Oberon's spouse. : TITANIA
48
Response to a knock on the door. : WHOISIT
50
Corrected, as a literary work. : EMENDED
51
Breadwinners. : EARNERS
52
Rudolph's claim to fame. : REDNOSE
53
Did over. : REMADE
Down
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Scorching. : TORRID
2
Way out. : EGRESS
3
Semiprecious stone. : AGATE
4
Kind of 42 Down. : BONE
5
In order to: Colloq. : AND
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Motioned. : GESTURED
7
White House chair. : ROCKER
8
Made a fluff. : ERRED
9
Suffix on certain numbers. : TEEN
10
Oriental ruler. : AGA
11
Cold winds from the Andes. : PAMPEROS
12
Deprive of strength. : ENERVATE
13
Women's club. : SOROSIS
14
Wooden duck, for one. : DECOY
20
Certain persons or things. : ONES
23
Tribal symbol. : TOTEM
24
Antiquary. : RELIC
26
Uncle of Oedipus. : CREON
27
Cut off. : SEVER
28
Pyromaniac's crime. : ARSON
29
Writer of many familiar hymns. : HEBER
30
Moonlighter's working hours. : PARTTIME
31
Removed from office. : UNSEATED
32
Type of newspaper man. : REVIEWER
33
Covered pan. : ROASTER
34
Emblem of England. : ROSE
36
Period of time. : DECADE
37
Stirred up. : RAISED
38
Raiment. : ATTIRE
39
Innkeepers. : HOSTS
41
French friends. : AMIES
42
Dinnerware. : CHINA
44
Inner: Comb. form. : ENDO
45
Bulblike underground stem. : CORM
47
Massachusetts cape. : ANN
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Verb for Robert Burns. : HAE

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

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