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New York Times, Saturday, September 9, 1961

65-Across : Vizier's superior.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 26.6
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,439
Across
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Treat stingily: Colloq. : SKIMP
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Yemeni. : ARAB
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Slight shake. : JOG
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Like Poe's stories. : EERIE
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Wagon tongue. : POLE
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Vinegary. : SOUR
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Soul: Lat. : ANIMA
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Biblical Canaan. : PALESTINE
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Guiding light. : LODESTAR
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Therefrom. : THENCE
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Be out of sorts. : AIL
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Level. : FLATTEN
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Top of a wall. : COPING
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Stadium section. : TIER
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Cohan song. : OVERTHERE
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Old-hat. : PASSE
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Large shark. : MAKO
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Part of a sedan. : TRUNK
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Climb sharply. : ZOOM
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Mixture. : BLEND
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Very ancient. : OLDASADAM
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Old Hickory. : ANDY
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Regional. : ZONARY
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Tecumseh was one. : SHAWNEE
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In honor of. : FOR
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Certain space travelers. : COMETS
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Improvement. : PROGRESS
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Source of pippins. : APPLETREE
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Wives, concubines, etc. : HAREM
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Canasta play. : MELD
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Attraction. : LURE
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Fuse. : UNITE
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Boston cream ___. : PIE
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Vizier's superior. : EMIR
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Hawthorne's home. : MANSE
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Fur animal. : SEAL
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Game like bingo. : KENO
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The crocus is one. : IRID
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Clown. : MIME
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Son of the soil. : PEASANT
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Dismay. : APPAL
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Boom out. : ROAR
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Quite. : ALL
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Coleopterist's topic. : BEETLE
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___ Chiefs of Staff. : JOINT
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Small portion. : OUNCE
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Untrained. : GREEN
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Opposite of "dele." : STET
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Caustic. : SHARP
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Close-fitting. : TIGHT
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Evil spirit. : FIEND
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Purse article. : COMB
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Rounded shape. : OVAL
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Dog, for short. : PEKE
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Ferrum. : IRON
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In fact. : TRULY
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Eat away. : ERODE
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Moslem's call to prayer. : AZAN
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Beverage. : SODA
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See 39 Across. : SOAR
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TV prize. : EMMY
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Musical toy. : KAZOO
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Author of an epic. : DANTE
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Forage plant. : SORGHUM
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Cuddle up. : NESTLE
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Rascal. : SCAMP
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Peking's province. : HOPEI
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Copious. : AMPLE
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See 63 Across. : WELD
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Art gallery in Washington. : FREER
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Beautiful woman. : PERI
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Hindu ruler's title. : RANA
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Banshee land. : ERIN
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Circles. : SETS
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Pintail duck. : SMEE
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Card game. : RUM

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

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