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New York Times, Monday, December 10, 1962

44-Down : French mountains.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
David Steinberg notes:

Puzzles from the week of Mon Dec 10 to Fri Dec 14, 1962 were republished in April 1963.

This crossword reappears on Mon Apr 1, 1963.

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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,896
Across
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Ultimate. : LAST
5
A very little. : MITE
9
Preclude. : ESTOP
14
Preposition. : INTO
15
Presently. : ANON
16
Minty herb. : THYME
17
Get going. : STEPALONG
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Proofreader's mark. : CARET
20
Cat or rug. : PERSIAN
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Spring flower. : ANEMONE
23
Ancient English city. : ELY
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Chalcedony. : AGATE
25
Respite. : TRUCE
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Alpine feature. : ARETE
29
"Just ___ am ... " : ASI
32
Rhine tributary. : RUHR
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Invite. : ASK
34
Tracks. : IRAILS
36
Let loose. : UNLEASH
38
Gondolier. : BOATMAN
39
Goal of modern seekers. : STATUS
40
Wine cask. : TUN
41
San ___, Italy. : REMO
42
With: Prefix. : SYN
43
Turkish council. : DIVAN
45
Get the better of. : WORST
46
Hardship. : RIGOR
47
Dickens hero. : PIP
48
Tilts. : CAREENS
51
Commotions. : POTHERS
55
Array on the side of. : ALIGN
56
Pictorial. : GRAPHICAL
58
Newton. : ISAAC
59
Australian lake. : EYRE
60
Beige. : ECRU
61
___ prosequi. : NOLLE
62
Cliques. : SETS
63
Whitetail. : DEER
Down
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Speak childishly. : LISP
2
Pay (up). : ANTE
3
Noun suffix. : STER
4
Classified. : TOPSECRET
5
Native of the Far East. : MALAY
6
Look ___ (visit). : INON
7
Vogue: Fr. : TON
8
Take part (in). : ENGAGE
9
More of the same. : ETCETERA
10
Something regrettable. : SHAME
11
Beginner. : TYRO
12
Presage. : OMEN
13
Man's nickname. : PETE
18
Wing: Fr. : AILE
22
U. N. member. : NATION
24
S. Central state: Abbr. : ARK
25
Fasten with skewers. : TRUSS
26
Undersized. : RUNTY
27
Mounted soldier. : UHLAN
28
Kind of blond. : ASH
29
To love: Fr. : AIMER
30
Moves noisily. : SLAMS
31
"The race ___ to the swift." : ISNOT
33
Transfer, legally. : ASSIGN
35
Wasted away. : ATROPHIED
37
Formal interview. : AUDIENCE
38
Hair-do. : BUN
40
Salt: Colloq. : TAR
44
French mountains. : VOSGES
45
Close to. : WITH
46
Splendid. : REGAL
47
Pontiffs. : POPES
48
Son of Eve. : CAIN
49
Likewise. : ALSO
50
Coin of Iran. : RIAL
51
Kind of song. : PART
52
Behold: Lat. : ECCE
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Excellent. : RARE
54
Curved mark, in music. : SLUR
57
Gypsy gentleman. : RYE

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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