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Marvin Aledort
Marvin Aledort

New York Times, Saturday, December 28, 1963

65-Across : ___ libre.

Author:
Marvin Aledort
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Marvin Aledort has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,263
Across
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Relatives of assns. : ORGS
5
Animal family. : BROOD
10
Equitable. : JUST
14
Debatable. : MOOT
15
Close again. : REBAR
16
Brightly colored fish. : OPAH
17
Historic isle. : ELBA
18
"West Side Story" girl. : ANITA
19
Town in Normandy. : STLO
20
Day's great success. : LIFEWITHFATHER
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Marsh. : FEN
24
Set of steps. : STILE
25
TV personality. : PANELIST
30
Musical term. : STEREO
33
Vexed. : IRED
34
College in N. C. : ELON
36
Make wavy. : CRIMP
37
Month: Abbr. : NOV
38
Clean in advance. : PREWASH
40
Neckline shape. : VEE
41
Eastern title. : EMEER
43
Mourned. : WEPT
44
State: Abbr. : PENN
45
Clementine, in a manner of speaking. : DARLIN
47
Dancers' apparel. : LEOTARDS
49
French city. : NIMES
51
Deteriorate. : ROT
52
Wycherly play, 1673. : THECOUNTRYWIFE
58
Charmed: Fr. : RAVI
59
River of China. : TARIM
60
Part of a church. : NAVE
62
Aid. : ABET
63
Heath plant. : ERICA
64
Verily. : AMEN
65
___ libre. : VERS
66
Cordelia's sister. : REGAN
67
Transmit. : SEND
Down
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Cockney's flat. : OME
2
Turn over. : ROLL
3
Desert. : GOBI
4
Provided aides. : STAFFED
5
Stronger. : BRAWNIER
6
Italian painter. : RENI
7
Newspaper item. : OBIT
8
Courtroom proceedings. : OATHS
9
Sketches. : DRAFTS
10
Pusher. : JOSTLER
11
Serving time. : UPTHERIVER
12
Store sign. : SALE
13
God of thunder. : THOR
21
Lamprey. : EEL
22
Letter. : AITCH
25
Yearned (for). : PINED
26
Scent. : AROMA
27
Fictional land. : NEVERNEVER
28
A lot: Colloq. : SLEW
29
Kitchen item. : TOWEL
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Correct. : EMEND
32
Certain golf matches. : OPENS
35
Part of the neck. : NAPE
38
___ de Rivera, Spanish general. : PRIMO
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Second ___ (burglar). : STORYMAN
42
Evokes. : ELICITS
44
Films on bronze. : PATINAS
46
Gender. : NEUTER
48
Pull. : TOW
50
Kind of drum. : SNARE
52
Man on the road: Abbr. : TRAV
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Belongings: Ger. : HABE
54
Spruce. : TRIG
55
Costa ___. : RICA
56
Glory. : FAME
57
Smooth. : EVEN
61
Ultimate. : END

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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