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New York Times, Friday, July 13, 1962

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 50, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 63.4
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,746
Across
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Indian. : HOPI
5
College group. : FRAT
9
Center. : HUB
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Marine detection device. : LORAN
13
Decorate again. : REDO
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To the: It. : ALLA
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Treacherous arachnid. : BLACKWIDOW
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Astound. : STUN
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Auld lang ___. : SYNE
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Ribicoff's dept. : HEW
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Near: Fr. : AUPRES
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Inexperienced person. : GREENHORN
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Red ___ beet. : ASA
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Suffix in chemistry. : ANE
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Opposite of zenith. : NADIR
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Man's name: Abbr. : DAV
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Make haste. : GOFAST
34
___ Aviv. : TEL
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Missile. : NIKE
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Popular comedienne. : HERMIONEGINGOLD
42
On the blue. : ASEA
43
Education org. : NEA
44
Lay. : BALLAD
45
Reference book: Abbr. : ENC
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Bound by. : UNDER
49
Italian girl's name. : ENA
50
Color spreads. : ADS
52
Most affectionate. : TENDEREST
55
Sides: Lat. : LATERA
57
Wager. : BET
58
Hence. : ERGO
61
Dismal. : GRAY
62
Table setting. : SILVERWARE
65
Entr'___. : ACTE
66
___ blue. : TRUE
67
Customer. : BUYER
68
It is so. : YES
69
Soothsayer. : SEER
70
___ dixit. : IPSE
Down
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Saintly. : HOLY
2
Part of the U. S. A. : ORANGEFREESTATE
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Horse. : PACER
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Black substance. : INK
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Well-wisher. : FRIEND
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Cause of three cheers. : REDWHITEANDBLUE
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Stir. : ADO
8
"Marching as ___." : TOWAR
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Part of a padlock. : HASP
10
Source of a tan. : ULTRAVIOLETRAYS
11
Type of song. : BLUES
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Dieter's abbreviation. : LBS
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Handle: Lat. : ANSA
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College at Norton, Mass. : WHEATON
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German conjunction. : UND
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Sword: Prefix. : ENSI
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State: Abbr. : OREG
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Turkish title. : AGHA
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Negatives. : NOES
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Of a certain church: Abbr. : ANGL
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To ___ (everybody). : AMAN
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French liner. : LIBERTE
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White-sheeted group. : KLAN
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Nordic legend. : EDDA
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German "nine." : NEUN
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Nostril: Obs. : NARE
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Basketball player: Abbr. : CTR
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Kipling character. : DEEVER
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Seaweed. : ALGA
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Jane Austen hero. : DARCY
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Orients. : EASTS
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"Cinch." : SEWUP
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"Brown ___." : EYES
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Good will, old style. : GREE
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Poetic contraction. : OER
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Wrath. : IRE
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Diamond abbreviation. : RBI

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

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