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New York Times, Wednesday, November 14, 1962

5-Down : Solutions.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,870
Across
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Brazilian port. : BAHIA
6
Biblical prophet. : AMOS
10
Large container. : CASK
14
Astronaut. : GLENN
15
Taste: Fr. : GOUT
16
Melville novel. : OMOO
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Helots. : SERFS
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Voice. : ALTO
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Fur animal. : COON
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Progressive. : FORWARDLOOKING
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Gas: Prefix. : AER
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Pacific coast shrub. : SALAL
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Dull. : HUMDRUM
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Saltpeters. : NITERS
32
Turkish troops. : ALAIS
33
Chile's eastern border. : ANDES
35
Paddle. : OAR
37
Tight. : SNUG
38
The end. : FINIS
39
Queen of heaven. : JUNO
40
Launching site. : PAD
41
Takes on cargo. : LADES
42
Contests. : MEETS
43
Take a back seat. : RETIRE
45
Gossip. : HEARSAY
47
Horses. : ROANS
49
Jeanne d'Arc: Abbr. : STE
50
Passé. : BEHINDTHETIMES
56
Patron saint of Norway. : OLAF
57
Sea of Asia. : ARAL
58
Asinine. : SILLY
60
Strong purpose. : WILL
61
Barks. : YIPS
62
Menu item. : SALAD
63
Recent. : LATE
64
Graf ___. : SPEE
65
Cheeses. : EDAMS
Down
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Certain containers: Abbr. : BGS
2
Hebrew letter. : ALEF
3
Man of the hour. : HERO
4
Beneath one's dignity. : INFRADIG
5
Solutions. : ANSWERS
6
Seaweed substance. : AGAR
7
Shapes. : MOLDS
8
Bizarre. : OUTLANDISH
9
Informers: Slang. : STOOLIES
10
Edible shellfish. : COCKLE
11
To me: Fr. : AMOI
12
Quickly. : SOON
13
Hong ___. : KONG
21
Indonesian island group. : ARU
22
Feed. : OATS
25
Door fastening. : HASP
26
Of an arm bone. : ULNAR
27
Actress Adams. : MAUDE
28
First time out. : MAIDENTRIP
30
Don Juans. : ROUES
31
December figure. : SANTA
34
Compass point. : NNE
36
Cheerful. : ROSY
38
Electrical units. : FARADAYS
39
Tale of woe. : JEREMIAD
41
Simba. : LION
42
Henri of France. : MATISSE
44
Toy. : TRIFLE
46
Superlative ending. : EST
48
Guise. : SHAPE
50
Stadium. : BOWL
51
Lamb. : ELIA
52
Cease. : HALT
53
In addition. : ELSE
54
She, in Italy. : ELLA
55
Bridge term. : SLAM
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Gridiron measures: Abbr. : YDS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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