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Helen H. Kamerling
Helen H. Kamerling

New York Times, Tuesday, February 11, 1964

42-Across : Young African country.

Author:
Helen H. Kamerling
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F H J Q }, Scrabble score: 313 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
Helen H. Kamerling has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,308
Across
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Young African country. : MALI
5
Of a region. : ZONAL
10
Noise of surf. : ROTE
14
Roman poet. : OVID
15
One-time shopping center. : AGORA
16
Suffix in chemistry. : ENOL
17
Prying: Colloq. : NOSY
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Israel's irrigation problem. : NEGEV
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Davis and America's. : CUPS
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Dissect. : ANALYZE
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Cyprus' capital. : NICOSIA
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Floral greeting. : LEI
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Trite. : BANAL
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Friendly. : SOCIABLE
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Maine birds exchanged for 56 Across. : GROUSE
34
Soft mineral. : TALC
35
Islets. : AITS
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Misreckoned. : ERRED
38
Turkish weight. : OKA
39
Kitchenware. : GRATERS
41
Important. : BIG
42
Young African country. : KENYA
44
Further. : MORE
45
Loaf. : LAZE
46
Comes after. : ENSUES
48
Thought. : REASONED
50
Curtails. : CLIPS
52
Fashion fad. : WIG
53
N. Y.-N. J. highway. : PULASKI
56
Newfoundland animals exchanged for 30 Across. : CARIBOU
60
Came to earth. : ALIT
61
Java cotton. : KAPOK
63
Bivouac. : CAMP
64
Siberian river. : LENA
65
Pointless. : INANE
66
___ code. : AREA
67
Motive power of the Forty-Niners. : OXEN
68
___ âge (Middle Ages): Fr. : MOYEN
69
Magnifier. : LENS
Down
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With 3 Down, famous lady. : MONA
2
Warwick's river. : AVON
3
See 1 Down. : LISA
4
Like a romance. : IDYLLIC
5
Place in the headlines. : ZANZIBAR
6
Reverse curve. : OGEE
7
Eggy beverage. : NOG
8
Contest area. : ARENA
9
Washing. : LAVING
10
Dye over. : RECOLOR
11
Responsibility. : ONUS
12
Specialized hat. : TOPI
13
Mrs. Adamson's pet. : ELSA
21
Truly. : YEA
23
Worries. : CARES
25
Gamblers. : BETTORS
26
Tend the furnace. : STOKE
27
Of a certain wood. : OAKEN
28
Mackenzie and MacDonald. : CLANS
29
O'Flaherty. : LIAM
31
___ renewal. : URBAN
32
Catch. : SEIZE
33
Sidled. : EDGED
36
Dehydrated. : SERE
39
Celts. : GAELS
40
Bestir oneself again. : REAWAKEN
43
Mexican state. : YUCATAN
45
Reasonable. : LOGICAL
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Gangtok is its capital. : SIKKIM
49
Baronet's title. : SIR
51
Soft, in music. : PIANO
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___ Alto. : PALO
54
Furze. : ULEX
55
Cord. : LINE
56
Nose ___. : CONE
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Plain. : BARE
58
Sign. : OMEN
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Tree of Java. : UPAS
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Reward. : PAY

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

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