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New York Times, Wednesday, August 1, 1962

20-Across : Site of ancient Olympics.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 5.23, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 54, Cheaters: 16, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,765
Across
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Covered walk. : STOA
5
Horn of a crescent moon. : CUSP
9
Produces, as fish eggs. : SPAWNS
11
Draft control. : DAMPER
13
Resinous substance. : SHELLAC
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Antelopes with lyrate horns. : IMPALAS
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Goblet parts. : NECKS
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Beasts of burden. : ASSES
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German pronoun. : ICH
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Site of ancient Olympics. : ELIS
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Long cuts. : SLITS
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I know: Lat. : SCIO
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Child saved by Uncle Tom. : EVA
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Flood. : SPATE
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Desist. : CEASE
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Pertain (to). : RELATE
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Early Greeks and Romans. : ANCIENTS
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Pièce de résistance. : ROASTDUCK
32
City south of the Sahara. : TIMBUKTU
35
Sewed. : BASTED
39
Goose. : IDIOT
40
Over. : ENDED
42
Compass point. : ENE
43
Limerick man. : LEAR
44
Las ___. : VEGAS
45
Seasoning. : SAGE
46
Cap. : TAM
47
Cheekbone. : MALAR
48
Swift. : RAPID
49
___ over on (cheat). : SLIPONE
51
Sea snails. : TRITONS
53
Cruised. : SAILED
54
Descendant of Shem. : SEMITE
55
Trawls. : NETS
56
Small rooms. : DENS
Down
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Type of TV program. : SPECIAL
2
Confers. : TALKS
3
Wise birds. : OWLS
4
Sayings: Suffix. : ANA
5
Lead bars in stained glass windows. : CAMES
6
Diamond VIP's. : UMPS
7
Health resort. : SPA
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Bird of Louisiana. : PELICAN
9
Postpone indefinitely. : SHELVE
10
La ___. : SCALA
11
Expand by pressure from within. : DISTEND
12
Apartheid exponent. : RACIST
13
Scoff. : SNEER
15
Oxfords. : SHOES
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Rare antelope of Central Africa. : SITATUNGA
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Discourse. : SPEAK
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Tries to find. : SEEKS
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Valiant. : STOUT
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Harvest fly. : CICAD
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Bower. : ARBOR
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Raises to the third power. : CUBES
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Made resolute. : STEELED
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Jousts. : TILTS
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High standards. : IDEALS
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Resident of a southern city. : MIAMIAN
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Beverage vessels. : TEAPOTS
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Diesel. : ENGINE
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Actions. : DEEDS
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Popular English game. : DARTS
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Webs of feathers. : VANES
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Rich material. : SATIN
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Shed. : MOLT
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Hoarfrost. : RIME
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Eskimo ___. : PIE
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Blushing. : RED

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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