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New York Times, Friday, September 28, 1962

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 38.5
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 63-Across was "___ Shah Pahl-lavi." Corrected it to "___ Shah Pahlavi."

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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,823
Across
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Porous rock. : TUFF
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Circus performer. : TAMER
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Porridge. : SAMP
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Spoken. : ORAL
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Sacred: Prefix. : HIERO
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Violin, cello, piano. : TRIO
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American document of 1796. : FAREWELLADDRESS
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Hearts' companions. : FLOWERS
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Arranged in sequence. : SERIATE
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Perfect. : IDEAL
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Nautical pin. : FID
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Playground gear. : SWINGS
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Especially. : ABOVEALL
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Dispatch. : HASTE
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Con ___. : AMORE
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Shame! : FIE
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Norway's capital. : OSLO
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___ cat. : SKINA
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Lollobrigida. : GINA
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Greek letter. : ETA
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Fictional ship. : CAINE
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Went astray. : ERRED
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Flour by-product. : SEMOLINA
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Links places. : GREENS
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Decaliter: Abbr. : DAL
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Spaniard's trowel. : LLANA
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Place of exile. : SIBERIA
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Where Asmara is. : ERITREA
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Ave atque vale. : HAILANDFAREWELL
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Eye. : OGLE
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Succinct. : TERSE
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Indigo. : ANIL
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Laureate. : POET
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Beginning. : ONSET
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___ Shah Pahlavi. : RIZA
Down
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Dandy: Brit. slang. : TOFF
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River into the Caspian. : URAL
3
Game of chance. : FARO
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Had a violent outburst of. : FLEWINTO
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"Where ___ a will ... " : THERES
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Name akin to Adelaide. : AILSA
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Ott. : MEL
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Times. : ERAS
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___ fall (courted danger). : RODEFORA
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Walk. : STRIDE
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Vicinity. : AREA
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Water vapor. : MIST
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Sit. : POSE
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Force (in). : WEDGE
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Get up and go. : DRIVE
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Arranged in layers. : LAMINAL
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Companions of "ships and sealing wax." : SHOES
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Desolate area. : WASTE
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Moslems. : ISLAM
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Humerus. : BONE
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Burning. : AFIRE
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Fine stationery. : LINEN
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Principal roles. : LEADS
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Related. : AKIN
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Begin with vigor: Colloq. : SAILINTO
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Subject of "The Guns of August." : GREATWAR
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Miss Barton. : CLARA
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A Ford. : ERNIE
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Short poem. : ODELET
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Attic. : GARRET
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Rent. : LEASE
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Business establishment. : SHOP
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Classic villain. : IAGO
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Bitterness of spirit. : BILE
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Arabian region. : ADEN
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Italian painter. : RENI
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Girl's name: Abbr. : ELIZ
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To the: It. : ALLA
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Foreign currency: Abbr. : FRS

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

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