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New York Times, Friday, September 14, 1962

57-Across : Embrocation.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { F J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 3, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,809
Across
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Counterfoil. : STUB
5
Bactrian. : CAMEL
10
Vacation spot. : CAMP
14
Whetstone. : HONE
15
Shade of green. : OLIVE
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Man of the second generation. : ABEL
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Sailor on the 20 Across. : AUSTRALIAN
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Italian saint. : RITA
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Challenger in 39 Across. : GRETEL
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One way to finish laundry. : DAMPDRY
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Knickknack. : TOY
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Material. : CREPE
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Aurora. : EOS
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Man at Palomar: Abbr. : ASTR
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Rural sound. : MOO
30
And so on. : ETC
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A lace, for short. : VAL
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Greek isle. : SAMOS
35
Garage mechanic. : OILER
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Notable sports event. : AMERICASCUPRACE
42
Lured. : LEDON
43
Flat. : STALE
44
___ Braun. : VON
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One of 40 Down. : EGG
47
Shade tree. : ELM
48
Ogier the ___. : DANE
49
Meet. : SEE
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Motor truck. : LORRY
54
Part of RSVP. : SIL
55
Yield. : CONCEDE
57
Embrocation. : ARNICA
60
Concerning. : ASTO
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Sails. : SPINNAKERS
64
Star in Cetus. : MIRA
65
Ancient: Poet. : OLDEN
66
Part of QED. : ERAT
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Assembly place near the Acropolis. : PNYX
68
African lake. : NYASA
69
The Abominable Snowman. : YETI
Down
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Heavy, rough nap. : SHAG
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Grand ___. : TOUR
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Changeable. : UNSETTLED
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Racing fan. : BETTOR
5
West Virginia product. : COAL
6
___ aboard. : ALL
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Year in Leif Ericson's time. : MII
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Side-step. : EVADE
9
Delaware Indian. : LENAPE
10
Pond fish. : CARP
11
Stay: Poet. : ABIDE
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Paris subway. : METRO
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"The Sea Gull," and others. : PLAYS
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King, in Spain. : REY
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Part of a Doric frieze. : METOPE
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Stupors. : COMAS
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Dawn harbinger. : ROOSTER
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Grandparental. : AVAL
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Unchanged. : SAME
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Name prefix. : MAC
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About: Abbr. : CIR
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Base hit. : SINGLE
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Like fish. : SCALY
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Neck ornament. : LAVALIERE
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College subject: Abbr. : ECON
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Descartes. : RENE
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Menu item. : ROE
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German city. : ULM
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Member of a christening group. : GODSON
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Small locomotive: Colloq. : DINKEY
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Mischievous one. : SCAMP
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Red dye. : EOSIN
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Door, hall, etc. : ENTRY
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Respond. : REPLY
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Feminine title. : SRA
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Persuade. : COAX
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Indian coin. : ANNA
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Supporter of: Suffix. : CRAT
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Italian wine center. : ASTI
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Ike's mother. : IDA
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Compass points. : NES

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

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