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New York Times, Thursday, November 15, 1962

33-Down : One or so.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both left-right and up-down symmetry.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,871
Across
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Slender: Var. : SVELT
6
Legumes. : PEASE
11
Printers' plates. : STEREOS
13
Stable weight. : BALLAST
15
Authorization. : WARRANT
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Practical value. : UTILITY
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Puts ___ calls. : AND
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Inhabited. : PEOPLED
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Drink like a dog. : LAP
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Runs swiftly. : SCUDS
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Mountain pass. : COL
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Inspirit. : ELATE
26
Roll-call response. : HERE
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"___ for Cinderella," Barrie play. : AKISS
29
Olympian. : ARES
30
Part of a password. : SESAME
32
Tocsins. : ALARMS
34
Saucy member of the fair sex. : MINX
35
Now: Lat. : NUNC
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Undynamic. : STATIC
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Least sweet. : DRYEST
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Raggedy. : TORN
42
Golden shiners, squawfish, etc. : CHUBS
44
Ancient temple. : NAOS
46
French port. : BREST
48
Primate. : APE
49
Lissome lass. : SYLPH
50
Conjunctions. : ORS
51
Search. : RANSACK
54
Truth, in Chinese philosophy. : TAO
55
Making a profit. : NETTING
57
Cash in (on). : REALIZE
59
Plane curve. : ELLIPSE
60
___ cap for. : SETONES
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Purport. : SENSE
62
Anthroponomical differentiations. : SEXES
Down
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Postures. : STANCES
2
Greenery. : VERDURE
3
Transgress. : ERR
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Entrechats. : LEAPS
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Sound quality. : TONE
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Appetizer. : PATE
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Leave out. : ELIDE
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Nothing but. : ALL
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Whip of a windmill. : SAILARM
10
Landed properties. : ESTATES
11
Bluster about. : SWASH
12
Trade center. : STOCKEXCHANGE
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Traders at above. : BULLSANDBEARS
14
Roman and others. : TYPES
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Taro tidbit. : POI
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Molelike animals. : DESMANS
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Felonious act. : LARCENY
27
Of a river. : AMNIC
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Calumnies. : SLURS
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River isle. : AIT
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One or so. : ANY
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Bay horses. : SORRELS
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Sawhorse. : TRESTLE
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Soup cracker. : SALTINE
40
Gem stones. : TOPAZES
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Cut of beef. : TBONE
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Prosperous states. : UPS
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Pumps. : SHOES
47
Moves nimbly. : TRIPS
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Enjoy the ice. : SKATE
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Handle: Fr. : ANSE
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Alphabet soup items. : CEES
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Mineral. : TIN
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Smoked salmon. : LOX

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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