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New York Times, Tuesday, June 18, 1963

27-Across : Worn by friction.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { F J K V W Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,070
Across
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Gay color. : CORAL
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Golf shot. : CHIP
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Pioneer in socialism. : DEBS
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"Wozzeck," for one. : OPERA
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Scoring points. : RUNS
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Concerning. : INRE
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Aeries. : NESTS
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Sound. : UNDAMAGED
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Certain card or die. : TREY
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Josip Broz. : TITO
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Santa ___. : ANITA
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Pied Piper follower. : RAT
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Nautical signal. : SOS
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Method for communicating knowledge. : ORGANON
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Worn by friction. : ATTRITE
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Ovine animal. : RAM
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Navy man: Abbr. : ENS
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Easy-going. : RELAXED
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Fillip. : SNAP
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55-mile river into North Sea. : YSER
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Trees: Poet. : ASPS
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To ___. : ATEE
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Member of a resistance group. : PATRIOT
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A day: Abbr. : SAB
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O.A.S. member: Abbr. : URU
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Justly. : EQUALLY
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Muley cow, for one. : CRITTER
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Part of Yale's motto. : LUX
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Norse goddess of healing. : EIR
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"Like it ___ ... " : ORNOT
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Everest's locale. : ASIA
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Bone: Prefix. : OSTE
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Practical. : REALISTIC
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Incongruous (to). : ALIEN
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Villa d'___. : ESTE
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Adriatic port. : POLA
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Weary of pleasure. : BLASE
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Proofreader's term. : STET
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Sun god. : AMON
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External angles. : CANTS
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Obstinate. : CONTRARY
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Produces an effect. : OPERATES
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Re-establish. : RESETTLE
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Ostentatious: Colloq. : ARTY
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___ Vegas. : LAS
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Took a trip of a sort. : CRUISED
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English poet. : HUNT
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Not alfresco. : INDOORS
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Book of the Bible: Abbr. : PSA
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Goddess. : DIANA
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Diesel. : ENGINE
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Frenchman. : BRETON
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Certain chairs. : SEDANS
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In geology, molten rock. : MAGMA
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Carry along. : TOTE
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Age for Milne book. : SIX
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Moved swiftly. : RAN
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___ avis. : RARA
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East mouth of the Amazon. : PARA
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Native of Sudeten region. : SILESIAN
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Most refined. : POLITEST
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Synthetic plastics. : STYRENES
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For all, in music. : TUTTI
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Cockney "present." : ERE
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Treaty signed in Rome, 1957 : EURATOM
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Bird. : PELICAN
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Solution used in pharmacy. : AQUA
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Something to wear. : TUX
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Large groups. : SCORES
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Stop. : ARREST
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Having two parts, as a leaf. : BINATE
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House sign. : TOLET
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Fodder pit. : SILO
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Meat and vegetable dish. : OLLA
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Evian, for one. : SPA
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As easy as ___. : ABC

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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