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New York Times, Thursday, November 15, 1962

16-Across : Practical value.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both left-right and up-down symmetry.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,871
Across
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Slender: Var. : SVELT
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Legumes. : PEASE
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Printers' plates. : STEREOS
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Stable weight. : BALLAST
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Authorization. : WARRANT
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Practical value. : UTILITY
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Puts ___ calls. : AND
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Inhabited. : PEOPLED
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Drink like a dog. : LAP
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Runs swiftly. : SCUDS
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Mountain pass. : COL
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Inspirit. : ELATE
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Roll-call response. : HERE
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"___ for Cinderella," Barrie play. : AKISS
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Olympian. : ARES
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Part of a password. : SESAME
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Tocsins. : ALARMS
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Saucy member of the fair sex. : MINX
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Now: Lat. : NUNC
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Undynamic. : STATIC
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Least sweet. : DRYEST
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Raggedy. : TORN
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Golden shiners, squawfish, etc. : CHUBS
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Ancient temple. : NAOS
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French port. : BREST
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Primate. : APE
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Lissome lass. : SYLPH
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Conjunctions. : ORS
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Search. : RANSACK
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Truth, in Chinese philosophy. : TAO
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Making a profit. : NETTING
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Cash in (on). : REALIZE
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Plane curve. : ELLIPSE
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___ cap for. : SETONES
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Purport. : SENSE
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Anthroponomical differentiations. : SEXES
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Postures. : STANCES
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Greenery. : VERDURE
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Transgress. : ERR
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Entrechats. : LEAPS
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Sound quality. : TONE
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Appetizer. : PATE
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Leave out. : ELIDE
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Nothing but. : ALL
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Whip of a windmill. : SAILARM
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Landed properties. : ESTATES
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Bluster about. : SWASH
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Trade center. : STOCKEXCHANGE
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Traders at above. : BULLSANDBEARS
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Roman and others. : TYPES
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Taro tidbit. : POI
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Molelike animals. : DESMANS
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Felonious act. : LARCENY
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Of a river. : AMNIC
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Calumnies. : SLURS
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River isle. : AIT
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One or so. : ANY
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Bay horses. : SORRELS
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Sawhorse. : TRESTLE
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Soup cracker. : SALTINE
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Gem stones. : TOPAZES
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Cut of beef. : TBONE
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Prosperous states. : UPS
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Pumps. : SHOES
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Moves nimbly. : TRIPS
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Enjoy the ice. : SKATE
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Handle: Fr. : ANSE
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Alphabet soup items. : CEES
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Mineral. : TIN
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Smoked salmon. : LOX

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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