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New York Times, Monday, October 29, 1962

29-Down : Mimes.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,854
Across
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Masculine title. : SAHIB
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Another masculine title. : PAPA
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French friends. : AMIS
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Once ___ time. : UPONA
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Winged. : ALAR
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Mailed. : SENT
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"Blushing crow" for "crushing blow." : SPOONERISM
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Ille, ___, illud. : ILLA
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Points of view. : ATTITUDES
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Not now. : LATER
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Part of a trip. : LEG
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Descendant of Esau. : EDOMITE
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Mother Superior: Abbr. : ABB
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Paper measure. : REAM
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One-eyed god. : ODIN
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Outrigger canoes. : PROAS
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Child's bowl. : PORRINGER
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Business center. : TOWN
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Columbus's birthplace. : GENOA
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Vision: Prefix. : OPTO
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People who say "he don't." : SOLECISTS
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About 19 cents in Sweden. : KRONA
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College subject: Abbr. : ECON
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Spike, for one. : HEEL
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Color. : TAN
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Slightly scarlet. : REDDISH
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1917 initials. : AEF
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Withdrawn. : ALOOF
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Sizes up. : APPRAISES
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Washington's business: Abbr. : GOVT
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Pitch pipe's relative. : TUNINGFORK
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Sword: Fr. : EPEE
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Put ___ (pretend). : ITON
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Vive ___! : LEROI
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Words made from others: Abbr. : DERS
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Size of paper. : DEMY
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Prevent, legally. : ESTOP
Down
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Ancient city of Elam. : SUSA
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Calendar entry: Abbr. : APPT
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Bird's cry. : HOOT
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How sardines are packed. : INOIL
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Teases playfully. : BANTERS
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Chum: Slang. : PARD
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"I cannot tell ___." : ALIE
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Démodé. : PASSE
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Relative of 22 Across. : ARM
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Formerly Anatolia. : ASIAMINOR
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The United States, figuratively. : MELTINGPOT
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Estuary. : INLET
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Gaze. : STARE
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Well done!: Lat. : EUGE
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N. J. town, near Oradell. : LODI
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Dickens girl. : DORA
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Certain homes: Abbr. : APTS
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Scotch broth. : BROO
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Flabbergasted. : BOWLEDOVER
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Mimes. : APES
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March. : MONTH
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Short stories. : ANECDOTES
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Girl in a song. : ROSE
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Rival of Vesuvius. : ETNA
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Sorrel's relative. : ROAN
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Wins at rummy. : GINS
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Cap. : COIF
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Big man in Ku Klux Klan. : KLEAGLE
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Gain. : EARN
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Behaved like a maenad. : RAGED
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Abscond. : ELOPE
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Terre ___. : HAUTE
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Musical instruments. : FIFES
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___ Penh. : PNOM
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Like some woods. : PINY
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Kind. : SORT
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Slangy suffix. : EROO
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Light jump. : SKIP
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Thrice a day: Lat. abbr. : TID

Answer summary:
10 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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