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New York Times, Saturday, October 6, 1962

48-Across : European blackbird.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F K W Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,831
Across
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Dominate. : POSSESS
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Student's concern. : LESSONS
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Quotation. : EXCERPT
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Court evidence. : EXHIBIT
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Airedale. : TERRIER
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Rural diversion. : HAYRIDE
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Mate's assent. : AYE
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Of the nerves. : NEURAL
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Bit of news. : ITEM
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Sediment. : LEES
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Dickens character. : CARTON
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Sulky. : POUTY
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Fearsome creatures. : OGRES
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Wrestling technique. : JUJITSU
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Bad: Prefix. : MAL
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___ loss. : ATA
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One more. : ANOTHER
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Metallic element. : IRIDIUM
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"Princess ___." : IDA
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Compass point. : ESE
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Serbian queen. : NATALIE
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Of a part of the ear. : LOBAR
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European blackbird. : OUSEL
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Fashionable garment. : TSHIRT
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Gremlins. : IMPS
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Shaded walk. : MALL
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Vipers. : ADDERS
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Gold: Sp. : ORO
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Uniform. : EQUABLE
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Arena principal. : MATADOR
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Horizon scenes. : SUNSETS
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K-2's higher-up. : EVEREST
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Most pungent. : HOTTEST
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Irritates. : NETTLES
Down
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Part of a corolla. : PETAL
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Daisylike plant. : OXEYE
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Detritus. : SCREE
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Type of talk: Abbr. : SER
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Thomas Moore's land. : ERIN
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German vice-admiral, W. W. I. : SPEE
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Arrangement of parts. : STRUCTURE
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Hungarian composer. : LEHAR
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Praise. : EXALT
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Distrustful. : SHY
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Begetting. : SIRING
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Newspaper notice. : OBIT
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Nest of pheasants. : NIDE
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Part of a word. : STEM
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Skate. : RAY
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Cooking device. : SPIT
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Limestone composed of grains. : OOLITE
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Pronoun. : OTHERS
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Consumes. : USES
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Fence. : RAIL
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Container of a sort. : ETUI
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Equivalent. : SAME
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Confine. : JAIL
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Open. : UNDO
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Nephew of David. : JOAB
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Certain ICBM's. : MINUTEMEN
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Macaws. : ARAS
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Spanish painter in U. S. : DALI
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Finally. : ATLAST
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Command: Abbr. : ORD
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Hesitates. : HALTS
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Useful Latin phrase. : IDEST
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VIP in the fashion world. : MODEL
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Ordinary language. : PROSE
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Out of ___. : SORTS
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Network. : MESH
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From which: Lat. : AQUO
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American actor. : LUNT
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Cousin of a blurb. : RAVE
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Printer's sign. : STET
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Letter. : BEE
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Cunning. : ART

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

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