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New York Times, Wednesday, August 23, 1961

62-Across : Seasonal sounds.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { J K Q W X }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,422
Across
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Predicaments. : PLIGHTS
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TV necessity. : CAMERA
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Flourished exceedingly. : RANRIOT
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Summaries. : RESUMES
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One of the Wrights. : ORVILLE
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Old-time warnings. : ALARUMS
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Great inventor's monogram. : TAE
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Rent payers. : TENANTS
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Gehrig or Boudreau. : LOU
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Give out. : EMIT
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Forum wear. : TOGAS
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Rural place. : FARM
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Glimpse. : SIGHT
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Billfish. : GAR
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Sound judgment. : SENSE
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Giggles. : TEHEES
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Curved in and out. : SINUATED
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Tart. : ACID
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Affected manners. : AIRS
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Ivy League trio. : BIGTHREE
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Strip of wood nailed on a hatchway. : BATTEN
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Abrasive. : EMERY
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Gen. Power's men. : SAC
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Succinct. : TERSE
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Knowledge. : LORE
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Brief excerpt. : SCRAP
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Facts and figures. : DATA
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Generation. : AGE
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Type of varnish. : SHELLAC
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Golfer's goal. : PAR
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Strain. : TENSION
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A. A. U. member. : ATHLETE
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New member. : ENTRANT
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Seasonal sounds. : SNEEZES
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Baba's "opener." : SESAME
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Most laborious. : HARDEST
Down
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Objection. : PROTEST
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Site of U. of Wyoming. : LARAMIE
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Rail (against) bitterly. : INVEIGH
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Gypsy's horse. : GRI
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Part of a sword. : HILT
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Realtor's sign. : TOLET
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Office worker: Colloq. : STENOG
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Highlanders. : CELTS
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Namesakes of a king of Judah. : ASAS
10
Wall: Fr. : MUR
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Rival. : EMULANT
12
Compunction. : REMORSE
13
Hypothetical. : ASSUMED
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Froggeries. : RANARIA
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Turkish titles. : AGAS
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Part of ANTA. : THEATRE
25
Wined and dined. : FEASTED
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Irritable. : TECHY
29
Bombay city. : SURAT
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Term of address. : SIR
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Pen part. : NIB
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Lineage. : DESCENT
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Delays. : BELATES
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Comedienne Coca. : IMOGENE
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Rulers. : GERENTS
40
Warren. : EARL
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Swing of a sort. : TRAPEZE
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Mount Vernon and Monticello. : ESTATES
44
Next. : NEAREST
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Light carriage. : CALASH
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Excelled. : SHONE
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City on the Ganges. : PATNA
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Mongkut's land. : SIAM
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Mon ___ ami. : CHER
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Mrs., in Spain. : SRA
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Was ahead. : LED

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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