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New York Times, Friday, November 2, 1962

40-Down : City on the Ohio.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,858
Across
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Chatters: Colloq. : GABS
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Kingdom of ancient Arabia. : SABA
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Petty one: Slang. : PIKER
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Levantine port. : ACRE
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Fine cheese. : EDAM
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Counterpart. : IMAGE
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Cottage cheese. : SMEARCASE
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___ Minor. : CANIS
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Music, ballet, drama. : PERFORMINGARTS
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___ de Sevres. : RUE
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Set of twenty. : SCORE
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Taxes of a sort. : IMPOSTS
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Like days of yore. : OLDTIME
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Chile con ___. : CARNE
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Like certain locks. : CURLY
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Teachers' group: Abbr. : NEA
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Send forth. : EMIT
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Deever. : DANNY
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Froth. : SUDS
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Pony. : NAG
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Thick soup. : PUREE
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Carousal. : SPREE
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Seat. : INSTALL
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Tire. : RETREAD
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Loafed. : IDLED
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Neckline shape. : VEE
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School subject. : INDUSTRIALARTS
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Phlegmatic. : STOIC
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Distributed. : HANDEDOUT
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Leaf around a floret. : PALEA
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Similar. : AKIN
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Heating lamp. : ETNA
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Sound of lapping waves. : PLASH
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Head: Fr. : TETE
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Bring up the ___. : REAR
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Breathy sound. : GASP
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Peak. : ACME
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___ Fox. : BRER
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Coast. : SEAFRONT
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Undercover. : SECRET
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"Madam, I'm ___." : ADAM
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Foundation. : BASIS
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Section of some churches. : AMENCORNER
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Region of northern France. : PICARDY
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Turkish hostelry. : IMARET
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German philosopher. : KANT
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Protection. : EGIS
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Home: Abbr. : RES
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Stir up. : ROUSE
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Oradell's shout for Schirra, "___, Wally!" : GOLLY
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Ancient tribe of Britons. : ICENI
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Jeune fille's parent. : MAMAN
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Prudes. : PRIGS
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Cardinal's symbol. : SCARLETHAT
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Take effect. : INURE
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Greek sorceress. : MEDEA
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Let up. : EASED
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French article. : UNE
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Blunts. : DULLS
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Dinner table item. : SPREADER
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City on the Ohio. : PADUCAH
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Carved pillar. : STELE
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Straightens (up). : TIDIES
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Faithful wife of Greek legend. : EVADNE
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English admiral. : DRAKE
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Type: Abbr. : ITAL
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Felix Arndt tune. : NOLA
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Letter: Abbr. : INIT
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Routine. : ROTE
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Food fish. : TUNA
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Spica. : STAR
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Species: Abbr. : SPP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 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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