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New York Times, Wednesday, January 31, 1962

19-Across : Demon of Hindu myth.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 45-Across in PDF was "Philas Fogg, for one." Changed "Philas" to "Phileas."

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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,583
Across
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Cooper's product: Abbr. : BBLS
5
About: Lat. abbr. : CIRC
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Horns of the new moon. : CUSPS
14
Bring up. : REAR
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Eurasian range. : URAL
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Ready for use. : ONTAP
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Retinue. : ENTOURAGE
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Demon of Hindu myth. : ASURA
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Month: Abbr. : DEC
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Teen-ager. : LAD
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Cheese dish. : RAREBIT
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Olympics contestant. : ATHLETE
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Goods: Abbr. : MDSE
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I love: Lat. : AMO
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Cough drops. : LOZENGES
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Serenade accompaniment. : GUITAR
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Unique thing: Colloq. : ONER
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Stepson of Thor. : ULL
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Narrow strip of land: Abbr. : ISTH
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Insect. : ANT
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Feminine title. : DAME
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Retainer. : FEE
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Inside info. : DOPE
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Inept. : CLUMSY
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Phileas Fogg, for one. : TRAVELER
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Arctic bird. : AUK
48
Remote. : AFAR
49
General pardon. : AMNESTY
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Ruler in Teheran. : PAHLEVI
56
Important. : BIG
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Likewise. : TOO
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Derived from oil. : OLEIC
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Conversation. : TABLETALK
62
Minimum. : LEAST
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Public hero. : IDOL
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Hebrides isle. : SKYE
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A suitor of Lydia Languish. : ACRES
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The inevitable. : FATE
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Say. : TELL
Down
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Netherlands city. : BREDA
2
Poet of Civil War narrative. : BENET
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Gate fastening. : LATCH
4
Broadway sign. : SRO
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Museum director. : CURATOR
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Sultan's edict. : IRADE
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Kind of paper. : RAG
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Fulton's steamboat. : CLERMONT
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Of rougher texture. : COARSER
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Hidden. : UNSEEN
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Cigar end. : STUB
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Equal: Prefix. : PARI
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Quarrel. : SPAT
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Body of Moslem scholars. : ULEMA
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Axlike tool. : ADZE
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Plaster base. : LATH
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Very independent one. : LONER
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American base in the Pacific. : GUAM
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New Haven's forte. : ELMS
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Weaver's reed. : SLEY
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Talent. : GIFT
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Consumer. : USER
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Willow genus. : ITEA
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Preprandial drink. : APERITIF
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Noble. : DUKE
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Forsakes a cause or party. : DEFECTS
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Haakon's successor. : OLAV
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Garbo role. : CAMILLE
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Thrust in fencing. : LUNGE
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Piece of luggage. : VALISE
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Father Superior. : ABBOT
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Gamble. : STAKE
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Chemical from coal tar. : TOLYL
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Rustic. : YOKEL
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Yugoslav port. : POLA
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Actor Guinness. : ALEC
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Learn. : HEAR
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Oklahoma city. : ADA
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Sibilant sound. : TST

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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