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New York Times, Wednesday, April 5, 1961

5-Down : Mrs. Grundys.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,282
Across
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Governor of Maine. : REED
5
One of the media. : PRESS
10
Director of the Budget. : BELL
14
Annul. : UNDO
15
Networks, in anatomy. : RETIA
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Opinion. : IDEA
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Seethe. : STEW
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Secretary of the Interior. : UDALL
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Tear. : REND
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Attorney General. : KENNEDY
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Inscription on a nickel. : LIBERTY
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Kilmer poem. : TREES
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Manufacturers' group. : NAM
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Loathes. : ABHORS
30
Intelligentsia, modern style. : EGGHEADS
35
Sketches. : DRAWS
36
Hotel employe in the clothes line. : VALET
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Light collation. : TEA
38
Forsaken. : LORN
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Sedate. : SOBER
40
Chacun à son ___. : GOUT
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Respect. : AWE
42
Athenian lawgiver. : SOLON
43
Smooth in performance, in music. : DOLCE
44
Stimulator. : INSPIRER
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C. I. A. head. : DULLES
47
"Cakes and ___." : ALE
48
Medieval union. : GUILD
50
The V. P. : LYNDONB
54
Speaker of the House. : RAYBURN
58
Was under obligation. : OWED
59
Indian antelope. : SASIN
61
Small case. : ETUI
62
Branch of biology: Abbr. : ECOL
63
VIP at a banquet. : EMCEE
64
Distinction. : RANK
65
Grow dim. : WANE
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Symbol of hardness. : NAILS
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Indian butter. : GHEE
Down
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Secretary of State. : RUSK
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Grafted, in heraldry. : ENTE
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English statesman. : EDEN
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Business section of a city. : DOWNTOWN
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Mrs. Grundys. : PRUDES
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Color again. : REDYE
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Greek letter. : ETA
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Horizontal timber. : SILL
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Press Secretary. : SALINGER
10
Ancient ship propelled by oars. : BIREME
11
Tributary of the Fulda. : EDER
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Time of fasting. : LENT
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Feminine title. : LADY
21
Misstates. : ERRS
23
Coin of Bangkok. : BAHT
25
New A. E. C. chairman. : SEABORG
27
U. N. name. : ADLAI
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Governor of California. : BROWN
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Rodents. : HARES
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Valley. : GLEN
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Type of island. : ATOLL
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Card. : DEUCE
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Gratifies. : SATES
36
Rodent. : VOLE
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Special counsel to President Kennedy. : SORENSEN
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Secretary of Labor. : GOLDBERG
42
Farm building. : SILO
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At the right time. : DULY
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Short oar. : PADDLE
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Namesakes of Mme. de Poitiers. : DIANES
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Archangel in "Paradise Lost." : URIEL
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Famous name in "show biz." : LOEW
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Women's organization. : YWCA
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Sign light. : NEON
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Southern state, for short. : BAMA
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Gov. Clyde's state. : UTAH
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Mystery. : RUNE
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Army missile. : NIKE
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Course of study: Abbr. : SCI

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

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