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New York Times, Wednesday, April 17, 1963

10-Across : Ball of thread.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
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F
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U
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R
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O
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R
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W
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A
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I
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F
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C
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L
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E
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W
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A
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O
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C
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H
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N
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M
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D
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M
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R
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E
S
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G
L
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J
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W
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V
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E
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S
T
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N
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H
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R
O
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B
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A
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T
A
A
N
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S
A
N
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K
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R
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I
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T
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L
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R
O
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B
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S
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E
A
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A
D
M
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I
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U
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S
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V
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R
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B
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S
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N
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E
R
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C
T
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Y
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O
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K
L
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Y
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T
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A
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F
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R
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L
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O
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B
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A
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A
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N
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L
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R
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E
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D
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,008
Across
1
Craze. : FUROR
6
Gamin. : WAIF
10
Ball of thread. : CLEW
14
Electrical pole. : ANODE
15
Whenever. : ONCE
16
Burrow. : HOLE
17
Titled. : NAMED
18
Sea: Ger. : MEER
19
Relative of "etre." : ESSE
20
Boxer's handicap. : GLASSJAW
22
Proficient. : VERSED
24
Benumb. : STUN
25
Heroine of old Greek tale. : HERO
26
Part of Luzon. : BATAAN
29
Language of India. : SANSKRIT
33
French pronoun. : LUI
34
Hale. : ROBUST
36
Repose. : EASE
37
Concede. : ADMIT
39
In the last (month): Abbr. : ULT
40
Divide. : SEVER
41
Well: Sp. : BIEN
42
Tacit. : SILENT
44
See 42 Down. : ERR
45
Without latitude. : STRICTLY
47
Famous Annie. : OAKLEY
49
Snug. : TAUT
50
Spruce. : PINE
51
Ratify. : AFFIRM
54
Mere nonsense. : FALDERAL
58
Type of jar. : OLLA
59
Enticement. : BAIT
61
River in Venezuela. : APURE
62
Snug. : NEAT
63
Lively tune. : LILT
64
Adjust again. : RESET
65
Brink. : EDGE
66
"Little" Dickens charater. : EMLY
67
Outfit. : DRESS
Down
1
Magistrate in "Oliver Twist." : FANG
2
Not twofold. : UNAL
3
City on the Tevere. : ROMA
4
Black Sea port. : ODESSA
5
Eye-catching warbler. : REDSTART
6
Grownup. : WOMAN
7
Freshly. : ANEW
8
Dessert. : ICE
9
Glowing. : FERVENT
10
American Indian. : CHEROKEE
11
Deprivation. : LOSS
12
Besides. : ELSE
13
Dodder. : WEED
21
Stately, regal woman. : JUNO
23
Common suffixes. : ERS
25
"___ thee, nymph ... " : HASTE
26
Gossips. : BLABS
27
Attend (a class) as a listener. : AUDIT
28
Kitchen gadget. : TIMER
29
Tarnish. : SULLY
30
French composer. : RAVEL
31
Department in SE France. : ISERE
32
Kind of cloth. : TERRY
35
Established. : BUILT
38
Set going. : INITIATE
40
Erstwhile N. Y. newspaper. : STANDARD
42
Blunder. : STUMBLE
43
Knot of wool. : NOIL
46
Diner. : CAR
48
Guardian. : KEEPER
50
Cookbook item. : PATTY
51
First-class. : AONE
52
Took to one's heels. : FLED
53
Ensign. : FLAG
54
Occupy. : FILL
55
Trick. : RUSE
56
Olympian deity. : ARES
57
___ go! : LETS
60
Design. : AIM

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

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