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New York Times, Wednesday, October 24, 1962

46-Across : Laissez ___.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J }, Scrabble score: 319 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,849
Across
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Bottle size. : QUART
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Bivouac. : CAMP
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Urban overcast. : SMOG
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Pajama top. : UPPER
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Not quite round. : OVAL
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Behest. : WISH
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Variety of quartz. : AGATE
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Fragrance. : REDOLENCE
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Speck. : DOT
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Beginner. : ABECEDARIAN
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Where the Lethe runs. : HADES
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Entertain. : DIVERT
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Where Salem is. : OREGON
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Island of the Minotaur. : CRETE
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Wand. : BATON
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Memorable movie star. : BEERY
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Sail back and forth. : PLY
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Similar. : AKIN
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Cotton pods. : BOLLS
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Members of the firm: Abbr. : BROS
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Calendar abbreviation. : DEC
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Irish green. : KELLY
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Pale tan. : BEIGE
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Stadium fixtures. : SEATS
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Range animal. : GRAZER
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Snap beetle. : ELATER
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Laissez ___. : FAIRE
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Player of a percussion instrument. : XYLOPHONIST
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Clothing mishap. : RIP
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Fiduciary official. : TREASURER
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Strong string. : TWINE
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Fissure. : RIFT
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Fish. : GARS
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Jousting gear. : LANCE
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Dissimulates. : ACTS
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Deer track. : SLOT
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Mystery prize. : EDGAR
Down
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College yard. : QUAD
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Ascend. : UPGO
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Indifferent. : APATHETIC
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Not active: Abbr. : RET
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"Don't ___ me!" : TREADON
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Fruit centers. : CORES
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With: Fr. : AVEC
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Fabricated. : MADE
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Dogged workers. : PLODDERS
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Swing off course. : SWERVE
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Civil War bullet. : MINIE
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Cinema goal. : OSCAR
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Good-news city. : GHENT
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Nonprofessionals. : LAITY
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___ Bella. : BEN
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Greek contest. : AGON
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O. T. book: Abbr. : OBAD
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Leaf gatherer. : RAKE
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Rooms of a sort. : CELLS
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Put trust (in). : RELY
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Panic and run. : BOLT
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Sports locale. : PRIZERING
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Opera vantage point. : LOGE
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Belgian river. : YSER
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Affectionate embraces. : BEARHUGS
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Carry. : BEAR
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Dungeons. : KEEPS
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Crisp candy. : BRITTLE
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Brown ermines. : STOATS
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Tank fill. : GAS
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Spare piece. : EXTRA
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Poetic. : LYRIC
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To port. : ALEFT
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Premier. : FIRST
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Spoken. : ORAL
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Famous fictional sleuth. : NERO
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Early Peruvian. : INCA
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A full equal. : PEER
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Stuff. : WAD

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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