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New York Times, Wednesday, April 12, 1961

25-Across : Late.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
David Steinberg notes:

Original clue for 24-Across had "Gettsyburg"; corrected it to "Gettysburg."

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C
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A
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S
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K
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L
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E
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A
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S
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E
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S
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K
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E
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G
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A
G
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E
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A
A
R
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T
H
A
R
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P
R
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T
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T
Y
P
A
S
S
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E
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P
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H
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O
N
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U
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N
A
B
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Y
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L
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M
E
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D
E
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R
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C
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D
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I
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T
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A
D
O
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K
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R
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S
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I
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D
U
M
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P
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S
A
K
E
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S
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S
A
A
R
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A
C
E
R
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B
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N
A
R
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W
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S
L
O
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R
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A
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L
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L
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S
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S
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O
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R
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P
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D
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H
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S
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O
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P
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A
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S
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V
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E
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E
L
M
O
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N
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M
A
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R
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G
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,289
Across
1
Barrel. : CASK
5
Let. : LEASE
10
Part of a keel. : SKEG
14
Pulitzer Prize author. : AGEE
15
Spokesman for Moses. : AARON
16
Desert in Pakistan. : THAR
17
Difficult situation: Colloq. : PRETTYPASS
19
Fictional Jane. : EYRE
20
Westminster Abbey, for example. : PANTHEON
21
Inefficiently. : UNABLY
23
Tardy. : LATE
24
Gettysburg commander. : MEADE
25
Late. : RECENT
28
Deject. : DISPIRIT
31
Commotion. : ADO
32
Horn: Comb. form. : KERAT
34
Seven: Comb. form. : SEPTI
35
Unload. : DUMP
37
Benefits. : SAKES
39
___ Basin. : SAAR
40
Sharp. : ACERB
42
Polish river. : NAREW
44
Shortened road sign. : SLO
45
Merchant. : RETAILER
47
Ropes. : LASSOS
49
Man's nickname. : OLLIE
50
Combing form for a continent. : AFRO
51
Teacher's concern. : PUPILS
53
Temptresses. : DELILAHS
57
Scene of Camus' "The Plague." : ORAN
58
Ignores. : PASSESOVER
60
Sum, ___, fui, futurus. : ESSE
61
St. ___ fire. : ELMOS
62
St. Philip ___. : NERI
63
State: Abbr. : MASS
64
Tools. : RASPS
65
Large: Fr. : GROS
Down
1
Creator of Sen. Phogbound. : CAPP
2
City on the Jumna. : AGRA
3
Espied. : SEEN
4
Container for fish. : KETTLE
5
Infants' wear. : LAYETTES
6
Signature of Dupin's creator. : EAPOE
7
Islands in Galway Bay. : ARAN
8
Call for help. : SOS
9
Follows. : ENSUES
10
Boy friends. : STEADIES
11
W. Pakistan-Afghanistan border feature. : KHYBERPASS
12
Noble. : EARL
13
Lady Jane ___. : GREY
18
Express appreciation to. : THANK
22
Dozes. : NAPS
24
Joint. : MITER
25
F. A. A. concern. : RADAR
26
Draw out. : EDUCE
27
Occur. : COMETOPASS
28
Senegalian city. : DAKAR
29
European country: Comb. form. : ITALO
30
Satellite name. : TIROS
33
Eastern princess. : RANEE
36
Nut candies. : PRALINES
38
Altruistic. : SELFLESS
41
Memorable song from "Showboat." : BILL
43
"___ hell." : WARIS
46
Childish speaker. : LISPER
48
Familiar farewell. : SOLONG
50
Fabulist. : AESOP
51
"The Gift Outright," for one. : POEM
52
Heavenly bear. : URSA
53
Decorations: Abbr. : DSMS
54
Assert. : AVER
55
Man of the hour. : HERO
56
Hindu titles. : SRIS
59
___ king. : ALA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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