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New York Times, Monday, November 19, 1962

50-Down : One's fundamental nature.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,875
Across
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Strip of wood. : SLAT
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Feminine version of Charles. : CARLA
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Unsubstantial. : SLIM
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Port of Eire. : COBH
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Abdul, the Bulbul ___. : AMEER
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Buckwheat tree. : TITI
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"Death in the Family" author. : AGEE
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Famed Virginian. : ROBERTELEE
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Window. : DORMER
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Follower of a Dutch humanist. : ERASMIAN
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Church denomination: Abbr. : EPISC
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Veer off course. : YAW
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Wailing Irish ghost. : BANSHEE
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Porch. : VERANDA
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Gulf State: Abbr. : ALA
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Symbol of luxury. : ORCHID
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Fish delicacies. : ROES
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Tale of ancient Troy. : ILIAD
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Bitter herb. : RUE
40
Shoulders of roads. : BERMS
41
Source of obsidian. : LAVA
42
Sawbuck. : TENNER
44
___ Juana. : TIA
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Dessert. : SHERBET
47
Mischievous. : NAUGHTY
49
Goddess: Lat. : DEA
50
Do a sewing job. : BASTE
51
Cosmos. : UNIVERSE
55
Dweller. : TENANT
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Useful plant. : POTATOVINE
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Esau's heritage. : EDOM
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Having wings. : ALAR
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Rancheria man. : SENOR
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Web of a feather. : VANE
65
Chinese export. : SILK
66
Bridge builders: Abbr. : ENGRS
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Prayer's word. : AMEN
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Fish. : SCAD
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Word: prefix. : LOGO
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But: Ger. : ABER
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School papers. : THEMES
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Floating air base. : CARRIER
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Latin verb form. : AMO
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Ancient violin. : REBEC
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Sinister look. : LEER
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Decked out. : ARRAYED
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Goblets. : STEMWARE
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Leslie Caron role. : LILI
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Willow shrub. : ITEA
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Bearing. : MIEN
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Muscovy despot. : TSAR
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Priestly robe. : EPHOD
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Confidential. : SECRET
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Pail handles. : BAILS
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Object of Moslem worship. : ALLAH
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Ingenuous. : NAIVE
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City on the Danube. : VIENNA
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Part of the U. S. (with "the"). : NORTH
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Resign. : DEMIT
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Testing. : ASSAY
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4th cen. savage. : HUN
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African anteater. : AARDVARK
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Caesar's last word. : BRUTE
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Garden hybrid. : TEAROSE
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Spring times. : EASTERS
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Source of sugar. : BEET
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Famous meeting place. : GENEVA
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One's fundamental nature. : BEING
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Antiar tree. : UPAS
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___ me tangere. : NOLI
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European republic: Abbr. : ITAL
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Norse name. : SVEN
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Eden name. : ADAM
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Mother Hubbard's dog's ration. : NONE
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Washington agents. : TMEN
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Hide ___ hair. : NOR

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

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