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New York Times, Friday, June 28, 1963

32-Down : Half: Prefix.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,080
Across
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County in Ireland. : CORK
5
Yearned. : ACHED
10
Bridge win. : SLAM
14
Island off Ireland. : ARAN
15
Unfinished. : CRUDE
16
Long walk. : HIKE
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Optimist's motto. : MAKETHEBESTOFIT
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Gratifies. : PLEASES
21
Geological period. : NEOCENE
22
Notches. : DENTS
24
Seoul soldier. : ROK
25
Where Candia is. : CRETE
27
Talked glibly. : PATTERED
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Additions to academic gowns. : HOODS
33
Hill and ___. : DALE
34
Count (on). : RELY
35
New Haven symbol. : ELM
36
Publishers' partners. : EDITORS
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Never: Ger. : NIE
40
"If seven maids with seven ___ ... " : MOPS
42
By ___ (by use of memory). : ROTE
43
Notions. : IDEAS
45
Not free from danger. : INSECURE
47
Beaver skins. : PLEWS
48
Part of a chair. : ARM
49
Architectural style. : DORIC
51
Character in Oriental tale. : ALIBABA
55
General who conquered the Vandals, 456. : RICIMER
59
S. N. Behrman play. : NOTIMEFORCOMEDY
61
Part of Saudi Arabia. : ASIR
62
Osprey's nest. : AERIE
63
Heavenly being: Fr. : ANGE
64
Watch over. : TEND
65
Volcanic earth. : TRASS
66
Dregs. : LEES
Down
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Tenting place. : CAMP
2
Spoken. : ORAL
3
Garden tool. : RAKE
4
Worked dough. : KNEADED
5
Small, dry fruit. : ACHENE
6
Phase of a wave. : CREST
7
Where the cap goes. : HUB
8
Garden of ___. : EDEN
9
Runaway. : DESERTER
10
Type of book. : SHOCKER
11
Type of book. : LIFE
12
Related. : AKIN
13
Allot. : METE
18
African fly. : TSETSE
19
Whistle sound. : TOOT
23
Quarreled in a petty way. : SPATTED
25
Punctuation mark. : COLON
26
Lively doings. : ROMPS
28
African plant. : ALOE
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Begin again. : RENEW
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Inventor Howe. : ELIAS
31
Indigo and others. : DYES
32
Half: Prefix. : HEMI
33
Fashion name. : DIOR
37
Sound in a brass band. : DRUMBEAT
38
Chemical combining form. : SILICO
41
Fulmar or mew. : SEABIRD
44
Dewey ___ System. : DECIMAL
46
Stuff. : CRAM
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Budget problems. : PRICES
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Plant with fragrant roots. : ORRIS
51
Course of study: Abbr. : ANAT
52
Win the booby prize. : LOSE
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Travel route: Abbr. : ITIN
54
Southwest wind. : AFER
56
Word in the handwriting on the wall. : MENE
57
Move sideways. : EDGE
58
Sandwich loaves. : RYES
60
Pray: Lat. : ORA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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