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New York Times, Friday, November 9, 1962

23-Down : Southern poet.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { G J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,865
Across
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Maidenly reactions. : BLUSHES
8
Decisive. : FATAL
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Proofreader's item. : EYESHADE
14
White linen vestments. : AMICES
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Aardvark. : ANTEATER
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Rope. : LARIAT
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Easy mark. : PATSY
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Land body: Abbr. : ISL
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Norse saga. : EDDA
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Cockney's flat. : OME
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Escape accidentally. : LEAK
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Fastener. : STUD
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Spooky. : EERY
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Finally. : ATLAST
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Finial. : EPI
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Top-notch. : AONE
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Up ___ point. : TOA
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Masculine nickname. : STU
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Giant who lives in Doubting Castle. : DESPAIR
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International group. : EURATOM
41
Compass point. : ENE
42
Byrd or Byrd: Abbr. : SEN
43
Cold ___. : SNAP
44
Greek letter. : ETA
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Surveyor's stand. : TRIPOD
47
Weather item: Abbr. : TEMP
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He who pays. : PAPA
53
Summer acquisitions. : TANS
54
Patriotic group. : SAR
55
Water deposit. : SILT
56
Branch of physics: Abbr. : HYD
57
Old German duchy. : HESSE
59
Tennyson heroine. : ELAINE
61
Like a wallflower. : DATELESS
64
Succulent. : TENDER
65
Scrutinizes. : EXAMINES
66
Exploits. : DEEDS
67
"Long count" victim. : DEMPSEY
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67 Across, for one. : BYNAME
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Y or H. : LETTER
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Applications. : USES
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Dobbin drew it. : SHAY
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Chapeau. : HAT
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Dutch commune. : EDE
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___ number. : SERIAL
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Occur. : FALL
9
"I ___ man of destiny." : AMA
10
Wears out. : TIRES
11
Final analysis. : ACIDTEST
12
Prepare the way for. : LEADUPTO
13
Literary signature. : EAPOE
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Connie Mack or Palmer. : STADIUM
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___ thin ice. : SKATESON
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Southern poet. : LANIER
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Forever. : ETERNITY
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Pet shop sound effect. : YAP
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Dives. : SOUNDS
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Irish village. : TARA
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Kiln. : OAST
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Firmly established. : DEEPSET
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Necessitated. : ENTAILED
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Aircraft. : SEAPLANE
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Tending. : APT
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Overlong, as a book. : PADDED
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Early monastic. : ESSENE
49
Alias Abe Lincoln. : MASSEY
50
Throng. : PRESS
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"There is ___ in the affairs ... " : ATIDE
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Towel word. : HERS
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Nettle plant. : HEMP
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Men of Yale. : ELIS
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Edward's cousin. : NED
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Item for grinding. : AXE
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Headgear. : TAM

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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