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New York Times, Wednesday, May 8, 1963

1-Down : Ambushed.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,029
Across
1
Clean. : WASH
5
Certain baseball leagues. : MINORS
11
Midshipman. : SAILOR
13
Quarantine. : ISOLATE
15
Chic. : STYLISH
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Muddy deposits. : SLUDGES
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Diminutive of Henry. : HAL
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Salivary enzyme. : PTYALIN
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Fuel. : GAS
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Genus of ducks. : ANAS
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Band. : STRAP
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Strewn, in Heraldry. : SEME
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Weaves. : KNITS
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Exclamation of surprise. : HEY
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Worn. : JADED
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Weapons. : SIDEARMS
31
Fauns' companions. : SATYRS
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"A thousand ___ in thy sight ... " : AGES
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Island near Java. : BALI
34
Lost. : ASTRAY
37
Chief support. : MAINSTAY
41
Diamond star. : MARIS
42
State. : SAY
43
Glowing. : AFIRE
44
Cereal food. : BRAN
45
Loving: Suffix. : PHILE
47
Desires: Colloq. : YENS
48
Cut. : LOP
49
Orientals. : BURMESE
51
American writer. : POE
52
Slum, for one. : EYESORE
54
Pardons, old style. : ASSOILS
56
Shaved. : RAZORED
57
Prolific. : FECUND
58
City on the Loire. : NEVERS
59
Six, in Spain. : SEIS
Down
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Ambushed. : WAYLAID
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Affect with discomfort. : AIL
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Piece of lingerie. : SLIP
4
Armies. : HOSTS
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Lose. : MISLAY
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Long Island town. : ISLIP
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Substantive. : NOUN
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Used. : OLD
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___ Man. : RAGGEDY
10
Vessel. : STEAMER
11
Containing tin: Prefix. : STANNI
12
Beats. : RHYTHMS
14
Ancient chariots. : ESSEDS
15
Literary light: Abbr. : SHAKS
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Son of Zeus. : ARES
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Fatty substance. : STEARIN
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Fulfill. : SATISFY
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Long stories. : SAGAS
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Locale of Mazo de la Roche novels. : JALNA
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King, in Spain. : REY
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Brazilian monkey. : SAI
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Herb. : BAYLEAF
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Man of mysteries. : AMBLER
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"Human Comedy" author. : SAROYAN
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Circus equipment. : TRAPEZE
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Injure. : MAIM
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Articles of jewelry. : TIEPINS
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English poet. : ARNOLD
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Affirmatives. : YESES
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Pieces. : SHREDS
45
Clearer. : PURER
46
Letters. : ESSES
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Long-winded one. : BORE
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Inceptive verb suffix. : ESCE
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British coin: Abbr. : SOV
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Relative of 40 Down. : OUI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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