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New York Times, Thursday, July 18, 1963

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { B Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 37.4
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 31-Down was "Brainstorms, for for example." Removed the extra "for."

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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,100
Across
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Contents of a certain magazine. : FILM
5
Recorded. : TAPED
10
Shoo! : SCAT
14
Vicinity. : AREA
15
French school. : ECOLE
16
"Archduke ___," by Beethoven. : TRIO
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Burlesque of a sort. : MOCKHEROIC
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Boisterous play. : ROMP
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Aardvark. : ANTEATER
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Mr. Kringle. : KRISS
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The birds. : AVES
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Sends. : SHIPS
25
Filch. : PILFER
28
Bridge. : SPAN
29
___ polloi. : HOI
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Santa ___. : ANITA
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Protection for a goalie. : SHINGUARD
35
Sit. : POSE
36
Rowed. : OARED
37
Brood of pheasants. : NIDE
38
Confidentially. : ENTRENOUS
40
"Ave ___." : MARIA
41
Ribbed fabric. : REP
42
Special flavor. : TANG
43
Present and past. : TENSES
44
Geneva's river. : RHONE
46
I came: Lat. : VENI
47
Article of food. : VIAND
48
White House resident, 1850–53. : FILLMORE
52
Considerateness. : TACT
53
Missed. : OVERLOOKED
55
Nautical direction. : ALEE
56
North Dakota city. : FARGO
57
___ Bator. : ULAN
58
Fighter Willard. : JESS
59
Was nourished by. : FEDON
60
Camera's relative. : SALA
Down
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Reputation, in Rome. : FAMA
2
Power. : IRON
3
Talk: Abbr. : LECT
4
Follow. : MAKEAFTER
5
Seesaw. : TEETER
6
Character in "The Rivals." : ACRES
7
Unfavorable. : POOR
8
Whitney. : ELI
9
Sailor. : DECKHAND
10
Dismantle. : STRIP
11
Part of a sight. : CROSSHAIRS
12
Goals. : AIMS
13
Excel. : TOP
18
___ heart. : HAVEA
22
Sound. : RING
24
Front-page figures. : SPIES
25
Monograph. : PAPER
26
___ piece (whole). : INONE
27
Shopper's concern. : LISTPRICES
28
Shoulder movement. : SHRUG
30
Do ___. : ORDIE
31
Brainstorms, for example. : IDEAS
33
Tributary of 44 Across. : SAONE
34
All agreed. : UNANIMOUS
36
From time to time. : ONANDOFF
39
Town near London. : ETON
40
___ Park, Calif. : MENLO
43
"Snitch." : TELLON
45
Detests. : HATES
46
Zodiac sign. : VIRGO
47
Poetic valley. : VALE
48
Man's nickname. : FERD
49
Neighbor of Tex. : OKLA
50
Tangible. : REAL
51
Novelist Ferber. : EDNA
52
___ Mahal. : TAJ
54
Woe, in Latin. : VAE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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