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New York Times, Friday, September 6, 1963

27-Across : Assume control.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { B F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,150
Across
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Strip of wood. : LATH
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Birettas. : CAPS
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Utter confusion. : CHAOS
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Lovelorn Greek nymph. : ECHO
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Fail to mention. : OMIT
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Brahman. : HINDU
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Swing off course. : VEER
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A making of amends. : REPARATION
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Mlle. La Douce. : IRMA
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Strict chaperon. : DRAGON
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Wine cask. : TUN
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Ginkgo tree of Japan. : ICHO
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Arm of the sea. : ESTUARY
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Assume control. : TAKEOVER
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Fault. : SIN
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Anger, in Spain. : IRA
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New Zealand timber trees. : RATAS
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Juniper. : CEDAR
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Son. : LAD
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Submarine tube. : SNORKEL
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Compass point. : ENE
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Region of anc. Asia Minor. : TROAD
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River into Pamlico Bay. : NEUSE
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Type of truck. : VAN
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5-centime piece. : SOU
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Resembling a marathon. : RACELIKE
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___ Ferry. : HARPERS
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City on the Oka. : OREL
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Group aiding refugees. : IRO
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Loan shark. : USURER
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Where Mt. Rushmore is: Abbr. : SDAK
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Sunday, for one. : REVIVALIST
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Beverage. : SODA
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Close by: Poet. : ANEAR
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The "shrew." : KATE
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Auspices. : EGIS
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Châlons' river. : MARNE
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Cutter's relative. : SLED
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Girl's name. : ESME
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Jacob's third son. : LEVI
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The maples. : ACER
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Popular stage offering. : THEMIKADO
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Roman odist. : HORACE
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Leather. : CORDOVAN
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Yankee: Abbr. : AMER
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Smoker's item, in Spain. : PIPA
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Vehicle of early days. : STAGE
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Rooster in medieval tales. : CHANTICLEER
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Light upon. : HIT
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Novelist Loos. : ANITA
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Perfume, in London. : ODOUR
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Jerome Kern show. : SUNNY
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Flagmaker Betsy. : ROSS
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Something to eat. : HORSDOEUVRE
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French article. : UNE
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Awning. : TILT
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Tree of Morocco. : ARAR
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Thames town. : ETON
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More exceptional. : RARER
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Northern sea bird. : SKUA
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Marines. : DEVILDOGS
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Biblical giant. : ANAK
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Lesage's middle name. : RENE
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Squired. : ESCORTED
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"Worm of the Nile." : ASP
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The Bear: Astron. : URSA
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Tenant. : LESSEE
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U. S. Grant's original first name. : HIRAM
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Scene. : ARENA
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"Rolling stone." : ROVER
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Pouts. : SULKS
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100 dinars. : RIAL
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Museum town near Padua. : ESTE
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Take ___ view of. : ADIM
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Cheese, in Germany. : KASE
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Relative of Sean. : IAN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 12 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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