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New York Times, Friday, September 28, 1962

21-Across : Arranged in sequence.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 63-Across was "___ Shah Pahl-lavi." Corrected it to "___ Shah Pahlavi."

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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,823
Across
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Porous rock. : TUFF
5
Circus performer. : TAMER
10
Porridge. : SAMP
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Spoken. : ORAL
15
Sacred: Prefix. : HIERO
16
Violin, cello, piano. : TRIO
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American document of 1796. : FAREWELLADDRESS
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Hearts' companions. : FLOWERS
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Arranged in sequence. : SERIATE
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Perfect. : IDEAL
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Nautical pin. : FID
25
Playground gear. : SWINGS
28
Especially. : ABOVEALL
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Dispatch. : HASTE
34
Con ___. : AMORE
35
Shame! : FIE
36
Norway's capital. : OSLO
37
___ cat. : SKINA
38
Lollobrigida. : GINA
39
Greek letter. : ETA
40
Fictional ship. : CAINE
41
Went astray. : ERRED
42
Flour by-product. : SEMOLINA
44
Links places. : GREENS
45
Decaliter: Abbr. : DAL
46
Spaniard's trowel. : LLANA
48
Place of exile. : SIBERIA
52
Where Asmara is. : ERITREA
56
Ave atque vale. : HAILANDFAREWELL
58
Eye. : OGLE
59
Succinct. : TERSE
60
Indigo. : ANIL
61
Laureate. : POET
62
Beginning. : ONSET
63
___ Shah Pahlavi. : RIZA
Down
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Dandy: Brit. slang. : TOFF
2
River into the Caspian. : URAL
3
Game of chance. : FARO
4
Had a violent outburst of. : FLEWINTO
5
"Where ___ a will ... " : THERES
6
Name akin to Adelaide. : AILSA
7
Ott. : MEL
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Times. : ERAS
9
___ fall (courted danger). : RODEFORA
10
Walk. : STRIDE
11
Vicinity. : AREA
12
Water vapor. : MIST
13
Sit. : POSE
18
Force (in). : WEDGE
19
Get up and go. : DRIVE
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Arranged in layers. : LAMINAL
25
Companions of "ships and sealing wax." : SHOES
26
Desolate area. : WASTE
27
Moslems. : ISLAM
29
Humerus. : BONE
30
Burning. : AFIRE
31
Fine stationery. : LINEN
32
Principal roles. : LEADS
34
Related. : AKIN
37
Begin with vigor: Colloq. : SAILINTO
38
Subject of "The Guns of August." : GREATWAR
40
Miss Barton. : CLARA
41
A Ford. : ERNIE
43
Short poem. : ODELET
44
Attic. : GARRET
47
Rent. : LEASE
48
Business establishment. : SHOP
49
Classic villain. : IAGO
50
Bitterness of spirit. : BILE
51
Arabian region. : ADEN
53
Italian painter. : RENI
54
Girl's name: Abbr. : ELIZ
55
To the: It. : ALLA
57
Foreign currency: Abbr. : FRS

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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