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New York Times, Monday, July 15, 1963

5-Across : Leading.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,097
Across
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Deep tone. : BASS
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Leading. : AHEAD
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Orientals. : RUGS
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Latin beginner's word. : AMAT
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Concealed. : PERDU
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Song from "Le Coq d'Or." : ARIA
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City traditionally saved by geese. : ROME
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Deluxe transportation of 19th cen. : PALACECARS
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Heavy tools. : CROWBARS
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Bell sounds. : KNELLS
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Kentucky Derby winner, 1946. : ASSAULT
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Something out of this world. : STAR
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Man's name: Abbr. : ROL
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Tragic king. : LEAR
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Musical direction. : PPP
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Pal. : BUDDY
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Trust. : BELIEVEIN
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Dyestuff. : ANIL
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Patio fixture. : GRILL
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Dissimilar: Prefix. : ALLO
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Service mascots. : NAVYGOATS
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Hymn. : PSALM
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Pool adjunct. : CUE
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___ Hashana. : ROSH
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___ de Calais. : PAS
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Cut. : GASH
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Other names. : ALIASES
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Imagine. : IDEATE
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Popular ballet. : SWANLAKE
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Mountain range in N. Spain. : CANTABRIAN
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"Take ___ from me." : ATIP
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American outpost. : ATTU
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Other: Fr. : AUTRE
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Ibsen character. : GYNT
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Ponce de ___. : LEON
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Agreements. : YESES
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Work units. : ERGS
Down
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Hannibal's family name. : BARCA
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Cupids. : AMORS
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Aegean island. : SAMOS
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Careful or frugal. : STEWARDLY
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Horrify. : APPALL
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Courage. : HEART
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English nobility, old style. : ERLS
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Actress Rehan. : ADA
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Current hair-do. : DUCKTAIL
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Black snake. : RACER
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River into the Caspian. : URAL
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Damsel. : GIRL
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Stewed fruit: Dial. : SASS
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Finnish lake. : ENARE
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Marine aid. : BUOY
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Disposes of. : SELLS
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Part of Edinburgh. : LEITH
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Chinese wax. : PELA
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Pellet. : PILL
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___ Penh. : PNOM
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Judicial seat. : BANC
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Two-toed sloth. : UNAU
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Jackknife. : DIVE
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Impetuous: Colloq. : BRASH
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Serfdom. : VASSALAGE
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Labrador settlement. : GOOSEBAY
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Persona ___. : GRATA
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Bread, in France. : PAIN
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Birdman's concern. : PLANES
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Canal Zone lake. : GATUN
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Cognizant. : AWARE
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Demigod. : SATYR
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Making (out). : EKING
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Clans. : SEPTS
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Adjective suffix. : ICAL
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Boy meets girl. : DATE
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Within: Prefix. : ENTO
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Takes it easy. : SITS
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French thoroughfare. : RUE

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

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