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New York Times, Saturday, October 27, 1962

24-Down : Levels.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,852
Across
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Ranchero's garb. : CHAPARAJOS
11
Fly alone. : SOLO
15
Iron horse. : LOCOMOTIVE
16
Roman poet. : OVID
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Factory employes. : OPERATIVES
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Jenny of song. : LIND
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Nuisances. : PESTS
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Shows eager interest: Colloq. : ENTHUSES
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Famous name in North Carolina. : ASHE
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Chimney grime. : SOOT
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Having a sabbatical. : ONLEAVE
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Social event. : SOIREE
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Box office sign. : SRO
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Lived. : DWELT
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Lack of conviction. : DOUBT
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Parcel's partner. : PART
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Canine sound. : SNARL
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Gubernatorial nickname. : NELS
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Slangy designation for dad. : OLMAN
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Declivitous. : STEEP
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502. : DII
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Join forces. : TEAMUP
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Tempts. : ENTICES
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Mathematical sign. : PLUS
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In ___ (entirely). : TOTO
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Portuguese navigator. : MAGELLAN
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Bowling set-up. : FRAME
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Southwest wind. : AFER
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Informal discussion: Fr. : POURPARLER
66
Dies ___. : IRAE
67
Entwines. : INTERLACES
68
Gare du ___, Paris station. : NORD
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Make into mosaic. : TESSELLATE
Down
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Street sound. : CLOP
2
One of a Biblical trio. : HOPE
3
Holes in one. : ACES
4
Imposing entrance. : PORTAL
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Accumulated. : AMASSED
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Twaddle. : ROT
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Philippine aborigine. : ATI
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Jargon of jazz. : JIVE
9
Baking units. : OVENS
10
Locale of Hero-Leander legend. : SESTOS
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Denouement. : SOLUTION
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Genus of sheep. : OVIS
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Succession. : LINE
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"What's the ___?" : ODDS
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Oregon's highest mountain. : HOOD
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Red berries of a shrub. : HAWS
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Levels. : EVENS
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Papal cape. : ORALE
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Bellini heroine. : NORMA
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Put in high spirits. : ELATE
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___ Rivoli. : RUEDE
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Moslem Satan. : EBLIS
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And yet: Lat. : ETSI
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What X marks. : SPOT
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Nottingham's river. : TRENT
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Meddled. : TAMPERED
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Mother of Apollo. : LETO
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Void. : NULL
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Trap. : PITFALL
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Type of raised platform. : PULPIT
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Ranch pen. : CORRAL
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Rhone tributary. : SAONE
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Well-known street. : MAIN
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Combining form for a continent. : AFRO
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Trappings. : GEAR
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Sundae topping. : NUTS
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Genus of auks. : ALCA
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Proper. : MEET
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Gaelic. : ERSE
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Domicile: Abbr. : RES
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Grand ___, Evangeline's home. : PRE

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

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