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New York Times, Friday, June 14, 1963

15-Down : Massage.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,066
Across
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Territory of a sort. : DUKEDOM
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Come ___! : OFFIT
13
T. Roosevelt's advice, "Carry ___." : ABIGSTICK
16
Imprudence. : FOLLY
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Compass point. : DIRECTION
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Russian stream: Abbr. : URALR
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Where Tel Aviv is: Abbr. : ISR
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German article. : EINE
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Revered dragon slayer: Abbr. : STGEO
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Rank. : TIER
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Supine. : FACEUP
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Argue at the bar. : PLEAD
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Famous name in opera. : ALDA
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Eminence. : NOTE
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Hurry. : RUN
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Mallorca or Menorca. : ISLA
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Alpine race. : SLALOM
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Army branch: Abbr. : INF
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June anniversary. : FLAGDAY
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French season. : ETE
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Far Eastern country. : MALAYA
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Timely name. : ROSS
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Pronoun. : SHE
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Nanny's vehicle. : PRAM
46
Early sign of spring. : THAW
48
Danish prince, hero of medieval tale. : OGIER
50
V-shaped insert in a garment. : GUSSET
52
Soak up. : BLOT
53
Having bulk and weight. : MASSY
55
Member of a Japanese race. : AINU
57
Vapor: Abbr. : ATM
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"___ the Stilly Night." : OFTIN
60
Very hard alloy. : TOOLSTEEL
63
Ape. : ORANG
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Giggled, British style. : SNIGGERED
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City in Kansas. : DODGE
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Checks again. : RETESTS
Down
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Member of the family. : DAD
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A German people of Caesar's time. : UBII
3
Famous name in opera. : KIRSTENFLAGSTAD
4
Adviser of Numa Pompilius. : EGERIA
5
Decoration. : DSC
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Dark brown fur. : OTTER
7
Year in Leif Ericsson's time. : MIII
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Utilitarian. : OFUSE
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Goddess of chance. : FORTUNA
10
Contemporaries of marathon dancers. : FLAGPOLESITTERS
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He: Lat. : ILLE
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Learner. : TYRO
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Massage. : KNEAD
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Enlighten. : EDIFY
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Houses in Andalusia. : CASAS
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Paint and powder. : PRIMP
27
Of a satellite. : LUNAR
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State: Abbr. : ALA
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Pledge ___ Flag. : TOTHE
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Eastern title. : EMEER
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Shutter parts. : SLATS
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Disinfectant. : LYSOL
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Wall Street name. : DOW
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Funny. : AMUSING
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Parts of a race. : HEATS
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Beard. : GOATEE
51
Irish dramatist. : SYNGE
52
Convexity. : BULGE
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Humor. : MOOD
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Of a continent: Prefix. : AFRO
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Black: Fr. : NOIR
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Get together. : MEET
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Army man: Abbr. : SGT
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Nobles: Abbr. : LDS

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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