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New York Times, Thursday, July 19, 1962

48-Down : Marine's insignia.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,752
Across
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Oriental country. : SIAM
5
Transvaalers. : BOERS
10
The team to watch. : METS
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Vagabond's cousin. : HOBO
15
Jargon. : ARGOT
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Buttery oil. : OLEO
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Is obliged for. : OWES
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Cheroot. : CIGAR
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Allow use of. : LEND
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Coach and four. : TALLYHO
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Actual: Lat. : DEFACTO
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Quits. : EVEN
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Leather punchers. : AWLS
26
"Desert Fox" of 1941-43. : ROMMEL
29
Doubter. : AGNOSTIC
33
"But ___ on forever." : IGO
34
Amiens' river. : SOMME
36
What "Margaret" means. : PEARL
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Brief autobiographical sketch. : VITA
39
Song of a sort. : ROUND
41
German naval commander. : SPEE
42
City of Old Castile. : AVILA
44
Group of eight. : OCTAD
46
___ spot. : INA
47
Part of Paris. : LEFTBANK
49
Humdinger. : ROUSER
51
Sea birds. : ERNS
52
Shopping bag contents: Abbr. : PKGS
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Big bird. : OSTRICH
56
Pasqueflower. : ANEMONE
60
Reliable. : SURE
61
Pivotal point. : HINGE
63
Señorita's name. : INES
64
Trudge doggedly. : SLOG
65
Dutch physicist, Nobelist of 1913. : ONNES
66
Geographical location: Abbr. : NLAT
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Sedan. : AUTO
68
Section of an orchestra. : REEDS
69
"Is one with Nineveh and ___!" : TYRE
Down
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Small pellets. : SHOT
2
Where Sioux City is. : IOWA
3
W. H. Hudson hero. : ABEL
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Islamite. : MOSLEM
5
No lady's man. : BACHELOR
6
Mythical hunter. : ORION
7
Humpty Dumpty. : EGG
8
Highwayman. : ROADAGENT
9
Scattered about. : STREWN
10
Sorghum. : MOLASSES
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Source of power: Abbr. : ELEC
12
Marquee. : TENT
13
"And ___ I." : SODO
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Actor Montand. : YVES
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Broadway tragedy. : FLOP
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Antagonist. : RIVAL
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Pointed arch. : OGIVE
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Theme, in art. : MOTIF
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Run ___. : AMUCK
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Carpet: Fr. : TAPIS
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Netherlands princess. : IRENE
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Weather forecast. : CLEAR
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Mountain spirits. : MOONSHINE
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Boon companion. : ALTEREGO
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Nightfall. : DARKNESS
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Hillside dugout: Fr. : ABRI
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Dignitary of old Venice. : DOGE
48
Marine's insignia. : ANCHOR
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Money-making establishment. : USMINT
52
Summoned by intercom. : PAGED
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Greek peak. : OSSA
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Moro tribesman. : SULU
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Hambletonian gait. : TROT
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Sole. : ONLY
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Approach. : NEAR
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Town near Padua. : ESTE
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Compass reading. : NNE

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

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