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New York Times, Thursday, December 6, 1962

9-Down : Handled.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,892
Across
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High: Lat. : ALTA
5
Nicholas, for one. : SAINT
10
Garden growth. : MOSS
14
Quantity of paper. : REAM
15
Greek official. : EPHOR
16
Mrs. John Glenn. : ANNA
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Wind. : GALE
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Black figure. : SPADE
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Galley mark: Abbr. : ITAL
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Worked. : OPERATED
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___ VII. : AURORA
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Thought. : IDEA
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Immersed (in). : STEEPED
26
The VII's raison d'etre. : SPACETRAVEL
30
Hours: Sp. : HORAS
31
Plan again. : REDESIGN
36
Friendship VII's Shepard. : ALAN
37
Hebrew measure. : HIN
38
Zoological suffix. : IDAE
39
Bread spread. : MOLASSES
42
Bell sound. : KNELL
43
___ VII. : LIBERTYBELL
46
Beach. : SEASIDE
50
Television pet. : ASTA
51
Tempt. : INVITE
52
Four important matters. : FREEDOMS
56
Insect. : GNAT
57
Galley mark. : CARET
59
Loyal. : TRUE
60
Calliope. : MUSE
61
Collect. : AMASS
62
Run swiftly. : HARE
63
Islets: Brit. : AITS
64
"___ 66." : ROUTE
65
Members of a brotherhood. : ELKS
Down
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Southern constellation. : ARGO
2
Spring. : LEAP
3
Account. : TALE
4
Literary collection. : AMERICANA
5
Group of six. : SESTET
6
Look. : APPEAR
7
"Oh that ___ wings like a dove." : IHAD
8
Land of ___. : NOD
9
Handled. : TREATED
10
French official. : MAIRE
11
In the lead. : ONTOP
12
Catch. : SNARE
13
Incongruous mixture: Colloq. : SALAD
21
George and others. : ADES
23
African river. : UELE
25
Scandinavian name. : SVEN
26
Pillow ___. : SHAM
27
Famous Venetian. : POLO
28
Asian Sea. : ARAL
29
Originate. : ARISE
32
___ Sailor. : SINBADTHE
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___ fixe. : IDEE
34
Impudence: Slang. : GALL
35
Mrs. Jarley's friend. : NELL
37
Greek goddess. : HEBE
40
Chink. : SLIT
41
One place for a passenger. : SIDECAR
42
Stomach: Scot. : KYTE
44
Least common. : RAREST
45
Fly. : TSETSE
46
___ VII. : SIGMA
47
Boredom. : ENNUI
48
Nautical term. : AVAST
49
Building lots. : SITES
52
Berlin title. : FRAU
53
Spoken. : ORAL
54
Darkness. : MURK
55
Attends. : SEES
58
___, amas, amat. : AMO

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