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New York Times, Thursday, July 19, 1962

61-Across : Pivotal point.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,752
Across
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Oriental country. : SIAM
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Transvaalers. : BOERS
10
The team to watch. : METS
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Vagabond's cousin. : HOBO
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Jargon. : ARGOT
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Buttery oil. : OLEO
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Is obliged for. : OWES
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Cheroot. : CIGAR
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Allow use of. : LEND
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Coach and four. : TALLYHO
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Actual: Lat. : DEFACTO
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Quits. : EVEN
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Leather punchers. : AWLS
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"Desert Fox" of 1941-43. : ROMMEL
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Doubter. : AGNOSTIC
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"But ___ on forever." : IGO
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Amiens' river. : SOMME
36
What "Margaret" means. : PEARL
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Brief autobiographical sketch. : VITA
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Song of a sort. : ROUND
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German naval commander. : SPEE
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City of Old Castile. : AVILA
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Group of eight. : OCTAD
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___ spot. : INA
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Part of Paris. : LEFTBANK
49
Humdinger. : ROUSER
51
Sea birds. : ERNS
52
Shopping bag contents: Abbr. : PKGS
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Big bird. : OSTRICH
56
Pasqueflower. : ANEMONE
60
Reliable. : SURE
61
Pivotal point. : HINGE
63
Señorita's name. : INES
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Trudge doggedly. : SLOG
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Dutch physicist, Nobelist of 1913. : ONNES
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Geographical location: Abbr. : NLAT
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Sedan. : AUTO
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Section of an orchestra. : REEDS
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"Is one with Nineveh and ___!" : TYRE
Down
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Small pellets. : SHOT
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Where Sioux City is. : IOWA
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W. H. Hudson hero. : ABEL
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Islamite. : MOSLEM
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No lady's man. : BACHELOR
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Mythical hunter. : ORION
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Humpty Dumpty. : EGG
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Highwayman. : ROADAGENT
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Scattered about. : STREWN
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Sorghum. : MOLASSES
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Source of power: Abbr. : ELEC
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Marquee. : TENT
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"And ___ I." : SODO
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Actor Montand. : YVES
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Broadway tragedy. : FLOP
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Antagonist. : RIVAL
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Pointed arch. : OGIVE
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Theme, in art. : MOTIF
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Run ___. : AMUCK
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Carpet: Fr. : TAPIS
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Netherlands princess. : IRENE
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Weather forecast. : CLEAR
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Mountain spirits. : MOONSHINE
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Boon companion. : ALTEREGO
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Nightfall. : DARKNESS
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Hillside dugout: Fr. : ABRI
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Dignitary of old Venice. : DOGE
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Marine's insignia. : ANCHOR
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Money-making establishment. : USMINT
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Summoned by intercom. : PAGED
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Greek peak. : OSSA
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Moro tribesman. : SULU
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Hambletonian gait. : TROT
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Sole. : ONLY
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Approach. : NEAR
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Town near Padua. : ESTE
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Compass reading. : NNE

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1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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