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New York Times, Wednesday, August 1, 1962

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 5.23, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 54, Cheaters: 16, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 30.0
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,765
Across
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Covered walk. : STOA
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Horn of a crescent moon. : CUSP
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Produces, as fish eggs. : SPAWNS
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Draft control. : DAMPER
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Resinous substance. : SHELLAC
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Antelopes with lyrate horns. : IMPALAS
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Goblet parts. : NECKS
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Beasts of burden. : ASSES
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German pronoun. : ICH
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Site of ancient Olympics. : ELIS
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Long cuts. : SLITS
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I know: Lat. : SCIO
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Child saved by Uncle Tom. : EVA
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Flood. : SPATE
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Desist. : CEASE
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Pertain (to). : RELATE
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Early Greeks and Romans. : ANCIENTS
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Pièce de résistance. : ROASTDUCK
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City south of the Sahara. : TIMBUKTU
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Sewed. : BASTED
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Goose. : IDIOT
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Over. : ENDED
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Compass point. : ENE
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Limerick man. : LEAR
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Las ___. : VEGAS
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Seasoning. : SAGE
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Cap. : TAM
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Cheekbone. : MALAR
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Swift. : RAPID
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___ over on (cheat). : SLIPONE
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Sea snails. : TRITONS
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Cruised. : SAILED
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Descendant of Shem. : SEMITE
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Trawls. : NETS
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Small rooms. : DENS
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Type of TV program. : SPECIAL
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Confers. : TALKS
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Wise birds. : OWLS
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Sayings: Suffix. : ANA
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Lead bars in stained glass windows. : CAMES
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Diamond VIP's. : UMPS
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Health resort. : SPA
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Bird of Louisiana. : PELICAN
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Postpone indefinitely. : SHELVE
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La ___. : SCALA
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Expand by pressure from within. : DISTEND
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Apartheid exponent. : RACIST
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Scoff. : SNEER
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Oxfords. : SHOES
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Rare antelope of Central Africa. : SITATUNGA
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Discourse. : SPEAK
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Tries to find. : SEEKS
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Valiant. : STOUT
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Harvest fly. : CICAD
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Bower. : ARBOR
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Raises to the third power. : CUBES
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Made resolute. : STEELED
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Jousts. : TILTS
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High standards. : IDEALS
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Resident of a southern city. : MIAMIAN
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Beverage vessels. : TEAPOTS
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Diesel. : ENGINE
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Actions. : DEEDS
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Popular English game. : DARTS
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Webs of feathers. : VANES
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Rich material. : SATIN
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Shed. : MOLT
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Hoarfrost. : RIME
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Eskimo ___. : PIE
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Blushing. : RED

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

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