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New York Times, Wednesday, August 22, 1962

17-Across : Highwayman.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,786
Across
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Pole. : MAST
5
Famous physicist. : RABI
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Where the Via Corso is. : ROMA
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"Vissi d'___," Tosca aria. : ARTE
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Bath's river. : AVON
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Affirms. : AVERS
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Highwayman. : ROADAGENT
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Establish. : SETUP
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Beagle or boxer. : CANINE
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Garment of a sort. : BATHROBE
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Flat failure. : DUD
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German cheer. : HOCH
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Providing that. : SOAS
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Sonic ___. : BOOM
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Type of annuity. : TONTINE
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Man's nickname. : ALF
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Sounds at the ball park. : BOOS
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Canadian officials. : REEVES
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Omitted. : LEFTOUT
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True copy. : ESTREAT
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Inlaid work. : MOSAIC
40
Fine ___. : ARTS
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Compass point, : SSE
42
June 14th. : FLAGDAY
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Russian river. : STYR
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Unhearing. : DEAF
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Signs of recognition. : NODS
49
Peak in Nepal. : API
50
Submarine. : UNDERSEA
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Part of an orbit. : APOGEE
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Rocky crag. : ARETE
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Slaughterhouses. : ABATTOIRS
58
Spanish ladies. : DONAS
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Piece of wood. : SLAT
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Pesters. : NAGS
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Partner of found. : LOST
62
Products of Ceylon. : TEAS
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Wild plum. : SLOE
Down
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Famous Roman first name. : MARC
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Mining town near Caracas. : AROA
3
Ties, in ball games. : STANDOFFS
4
Ennui. : TEDIUM
5
Storm. : RAGE
6
Prayer. : AVE
7
Confections. : BONBONS
8
Unbroken. : INTACT
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Reckless. : RASH
10
Supervisor. : OVERSEER
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Familiar phrase of agreement. : METOO
12
Island off Venezuela. : ARUBA
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Roman goddess of hope. : SPES
18
___ how! : AND
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Parched. : THIRSTY
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Sound of derision. : HOOT
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Soothing stuff. : BALM
27
Kitchen staple. : OLEO
28
Tropical birds. : TOUCANS
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Seines. : NETS
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Seethe. : BOIL
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Rudimentary. : VESTIGIAL
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Simple. : EASY
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Suffix used with mob or gang. : STER
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Dress materials. : TAFFETAS
38
Periods. : ERAS
40
Ready for summing. : ADDABLE
43
Opposite of Greeley's advice. : GOEAST
44
Golf clubs. : SPOONS
45
Two together. : DUAD
46
Sign up. : ENROL
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Gland: Prefix. : ADENO
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Likely. : APT
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Musical notation. : REST
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Lawyers: Abbr. : ATTS
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Therefore. : ERGO
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To exist: Lat. : ESSE
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Narrow shoe size. : AAA

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

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