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New York Times, Tuesday, August 20, 1963

68-Across : Thirteen popes.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { B J Q }, Scrabble score: 318 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,133
Across
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Grant. : CARY
5
Concoct. : MAKE
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Not in excess of. : UPTO
13
Gallimaufry. : OLIO
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___ the moon. : MANIN
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Companion of "a bone and a hank of hair." : ARAG
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Prolix. : LONGWINDED
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Streamlet. : RILL
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Donor of a sort. : INDIANGIVER
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Passing grade. : CEE
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Abbreviation in physics. : CGS
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Shift. : VEER
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Chop up. : DICE
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Unmanageable child: Colloq. : TERROR
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Distributed. : DOLED
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Lung membrane. : PLEURA
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Snooze. : NAP
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Eight furlongs. : MILE
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Modernize. : RESTYLE
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Prophesy. : FORESEE
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Hep. : ONTO
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Word ending: Abbr. : SUF
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Q., E., or D. : LETTER
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Endures. : WEARS
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Florid and tasteless. : ROCOCO
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Churchman: Abbr. : MSGR
51
Clothesline. : ROPE
52
"___ my brother's keeper?" : AMI
55
Where the Cubs play: Abbr. : CHI
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Venerable. : TIMEHONORED
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Part of an address. : ZONE
62
Demolish as by bombing. : COVENTRIZE
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Tip. : APEX
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All possible. : EVERY
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Cutting tool. : ADZE
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By ___ (by memory alone). : ROTE
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Sapless. : SERE
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Thirteen popes. : LEOS
Down
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Baby's discomfort. : COLIC
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Together (with). : ALONG
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Outer coverings. : RINDS
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Berra. : YOGI
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Feature of a crèche. : MANGER
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Firedog. : ANDIRON
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City on the Dnieper. : KIEV
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Closed. : ENDED
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Nasser's realm. : UAR
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Catalog. : PRICELIST
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Conte. : TALE
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Amorous glance. : OGLE
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Platinum and others. : MINERALS
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Flickering. : WAVERY
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Disencumber. : RID
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Awaken. : COMETO
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Coaches. : TUTORS
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British service group. : RAF
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Robt. ___. : ELEE
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Source of venison. : DEER
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Stem of a vessel. : PROW
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Smooth, phonetically. : LENE
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Café. : ESTAMINET
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Sporting animal. : POLOPONY
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Continent: Abbr. : EUR
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Modern. : RECENT
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Sempiternally. : FOREVER
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An NCO. : SGT
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Stick together. : COHERE
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Bearded cereals. : RICES
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Take for ___ (deceive). : ARIDE
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Opera singer. : MEZZO
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French notions. : IDEES
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Monarch. : CZAR
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___-my-thumb. : HOPO
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Play, in a game. : MOVE
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Viva-voce. : ORAL
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River to the English Channel. : EXE

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1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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