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New York Times, Saturday, July 1, 1967

9-Down : Of the highest quality.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { Q V W X Y }, Scrabble score: 317 (avg 1.68)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,531
Across
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Biblical Syria. : ARAM
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Of the ear. : OTIC
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One kind of program. : CRASH
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Give (out). : METE
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Wearer of 62 Across. : NERO
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Weapon. : LANCE
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Church heads: Abbr. : ABPS
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Judge. : DEEM
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Flower product. : ATTAR
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Two earphones. : HEADSET
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Part of London. : EASTEND
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Withdraw, as a horse, from a race. : SCRATCH
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She-bear: Lat. : URSA
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Treat as vital. : MAKEAPOINTOF
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Large drinking bowl of old. : MAZER
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Russet pear. : BOSC
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Cousin of a tippet. : BOA
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Fleur-de-lis. : IRIS
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Locale. : SCENE
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Boogie-woogie. : JAZZ
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Flipper's cousin. : FIN
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Neighbor of U. of S. C. : UCLA
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Gay ___. : PAREE
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Accept consequences. : FACETHEMUSIC
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Name in golf. : LEMA
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Small change. : NICKELS
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Method for communicating knowledge. : ORGANON
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Describing some eyes. : DEEPSET
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Decks of old-time ships. : POOPS
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Sister of Ares. : ERIS
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Man's name meaning rich. : OTTO
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Trunks. : TORSI
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Declaim violently. : RANT
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Ancient garment. : TOGA
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Leading industry. : STEEL
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Baseball stadium. : SHEA
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Particular place. : SPOT
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Members of Oriental households. : AMAHS
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Early stringed instrument. : REBEC
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Stock market phrase. : ATPAR
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Ladies. : MESDAMES
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Waiting to bat. : ONDECK
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Cut one's incisors. : TEETHE
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Part of the British Isles: Abbr. : IRE
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Find by chance. : COMEUPON
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Of the highest quality. : CLASSIC
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Wickerwork. : RATTAN
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Prefix with fix or type. : ANTE
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Look over. : SCAN
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Shepherd's concern. : HERD
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Be pre-eminent. : STAR
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Came about. : AROSE
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At right angles to ship's keel. : ABEAM
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Type of lift, in skiing. : TBAR
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Exude slowly. : OOZE
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Disturb: Colloq. : FAZE
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Offend: Colloq. : MIFF
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Air. : ARIA
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Metallic element. : ZINC
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Naive one: Slang. : SCHMO
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Soap and water. : CLEANERS
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Slot machine prizes. : JACKPOTS
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Domestic implement. : UTENSIL
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Former coin of India. : PICE
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Slip away. : ELAPSE
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Water nymph. : UNDINE
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Nap. : SIESTA
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Bar, by law. : ESTOP
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Cast off: Naut. : LETGO
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Weasel. : STOAT
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Chooses. : OPTS
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Carrot. : ROOT
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Tapering piece of cloth. : GORE
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Part of a cheer. : RAH

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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