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New York Times, Saturday, May 4, 1963

62-Across : Abbreviation in grammar.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,025
Across
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Jargon. : CANT
5
Sternward. : ABAFT
10
Commander of David's army. : JOAB
14
Sailor's term. : ALEE
15
Montague man. : ROMEO
16
Burning: Prefix. : IGNI
17
Extinct American species. : PASSENGERPIGEON
20
Iota. : TITTLE
21
Without constraint, in France. : SANSGENE
22
Currency. : CASH
24
Let slip by. : LOSE
25
Deals with. : TREATSOF
29
Gymnast. : TURNER
33
Gym appurtenance. : HORSE
34
Outline. : TRACE
36
Eggs, in biology. : OVA
37
Fictional Jane. : EYRE
38
School. : TEACH
39
Certain agents. : TMEN
40
Freeze. : ICE
41
Prize. : VALUE
42
Common verbal contraction. : ARENT
43
Nearly extinct American species? : REDCAP
45
Investigates. : DIGSINTO
47
Great name in opera. : ALDA
49
California city. : NAPA
50
___ Bars. : STARSAND
54
Melba. : NELLIE
58
Nearly extinct American species? : PASSENGERTRAINS
60
Scheming: Colloq. : UPTO
61
More like a doll. : CUTER
62
Abbreviation in grammar. : NEUT
63
Type of sign. : NEON
64
E. B. White specialty. : ESSAY
65
Great name in the theater. : DUSE
Down
1
Nemo, for one: Abbr. : CAPT
2
Mountain range in Asia. : ALAI
3
Homely spot. : NEST
4
Item for the courts. : TESTCASE
5
Matt Dillon. : ARNESS
6
Quagmire. : BOG
7
City SE of Fort Dodge. : AMES
8
Wild. : FERAL
9
Best. : TOPNOTCH
10
Measure of a sort. : JIGGER
11
S-shaped curve. : OGEE
12
At another time. : ANON
13
Twining stem. : BINE
18
Make proud. : ELATE
19
Matter in question. : ISSUE
23
Resting place. : HOTEL
25
"___ Finest Hour." : THEIR
26
Harvard philosopher. : ROYCE
27
Strayed from truth. : ERRED
28
Artifice. : FRAUD
30
Name, in Latin. : NOMEN
31
Consequence. : EVENT
32
___ earth. : RANTO
35
___ the hole. : ACEIN
38
Variety show number. : TAPDANCE
39
___ error. : TRIALAND
41
French dance. : VALSE
42
Old Turkish coin. : ASPER
44
Frémont's guide, 1842-44. : CARSON
46
Crane support. : GANTRY
48
Character in "Macbeth." : ANGUS
50
Told, as yarns. : SPUN
51
Ribbon. : TAPE
52
Concerning. : ASTO
53
Troop units: Abbr. : DETS
55
Stead. : LIEU
56
"Truth is not ___." : INUS
57
East: Sp. : ESTE
59
Part of Agriculture: Abbr. : REA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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