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New York Times, Wednesday, September 11, 1963

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: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 38.2 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,155
Across
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He wrote "Harold the Dauntless." : SCOTT
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"You'll be ___, my son!" : AMAN
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Intestinal fortitude. : GUTS
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Saladin's city. : CAIRO
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By hand: Prefix. : MANU
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In another form. : ANEW
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Improvise. : ADLIB
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Consanguineous. : AKIN
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"Old gray" equine. : MARE
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Dauntless ones. : RESOLUTES
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Above: Lat. : SUPRA
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A single thing. : UNIT
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To the ___ end. : BITTER
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Medusa, for one. : OGRESS
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Repairs. : HEALS
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Be charged an unreasonable price. : PAYTHEDEVIL
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Secondary: Colloq. : SUB
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Surface extent. : AREA
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Expose to scorn. : LIBEL
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Swinging stride. : LOPE
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Dieter's abbreviation. : LBS
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Indomitable. : NEVERSAYDIE
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Harbor mouths: Sp. : BOCAS
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Heaps and heaps. : OCEANS
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With full vigor. : ALLOUT
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Keyed up. : TAUT
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Compass faces. : DIALS
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Courage. : FORTITUDE
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Keenly desirous. : AVID
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Challenge. : DEFI
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Courage. : VALOR
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"A pretty ___ is like a melody ... " : GIRL
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A.F.B. on Cape Cod. : OTIS
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Birds of prey. : ERNES
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Sea swirl. : EDDY
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Apportion. : METE
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Jump. : START
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Duelist's badge. : SCAR
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Herring keg. : CADE
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Olive and others. : OILS
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Part of a full house. : TRIO
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"Full many a flower is born ___ unseen ... " : TOBLUSH
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Strad's rival. : AMATI
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Take in good part. : MAKETHEBESTOFIT
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Blackbirds. : ANIS
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Religious. : NUN
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Melodic ranges. : GAMUTS
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Not skilled. : UNAPT
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Pied à ___. : TERRE
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Vow. : SWEAR
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Not choice. : UNSELECT
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Threshold beam. : SILL
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Hits the silk. : BAILSOUT
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Gem stone. : OPAL
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Habiliment. : GARB
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Certain grasses. : RYES
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Greek letter. : ETA
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Constantly. : EVER
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Star of a sort. : DIVA
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Fizz water. : SODA
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___ arms. : UPIN
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Décor for bonnets. : BEES
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Caustic. : LYE
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Entre ___ (in confidence). : NOUS
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Participating ones. : ACTIVES
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With confidence. : BOLDLY
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Saw. : ADAGE
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Black and blue. : LIVID
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Scots squire. : LAIRD
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Stand up. : ARISE
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Gala. : FETE
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Caustic. : TART
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Armbone. : ULNA
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Active one. : DOER
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Former word for formerly. : ERST
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Spanish title. : DOM

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

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