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New York Times, Tuesday, July 2, 1963

1-Down : Prison of the "Bridge of Sighs."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
David Steinberg notes:

A solver notes that the 61-Across answer, VOA, should not have been clued as a "Well-known radio station," pointing out that VOA is not a station but rather an agency, organization, outfit, or group. Left clue as in the original.

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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,084
Across
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Kind of school: Colloq. : TECH
5
Man from Belgrade. : SERB
9
Capacious. : AMPLE
14
Genus of Old World trees. : OLEA
15
Breakwater. : PIER
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Vive ___! : LEROI
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Propriety personified. : MRSGRUNDY
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Embellish. : ADORN
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Small piece. : BIT
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Spheres of action. : ARENAS
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St. ___. : IVES
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Not well rinsed. : SOAPY
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Noted Rumanian composer. : ENESCO
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Gave support to. : ASSISTED
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Ad ___. : LIB
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Dukhobers, for example. : SECT
37
German "us." : UNS
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Money of a sort. : PAYOLA
40
Vain person. : PEACOCK
42
Comprehended. : TAKENIN
43
Sweetly musical. : ORPHIC
44
Razorback. : HOG
45
Lake formed by Hoover Dam. : MEAD
46
Nautical rope. : TYE
47
People of Beirut. : LEBANESE
50
Pitcher, for one. : VESSEL
52
Hillock. : KNOLL
56
Zenith. : APEX
58
Big-game expedition. : SAFARI
61
Well-known radio station. : VOA
62
Moral strength. : FORCE
64
Awaits anxiously: Colloq. : SWEATSOUT
66
Standish spokesman. : ALDEN
67
New Mexico tourist town. : TAOS
68
Suffix in names of acids. : OLIC
69
News ___. : REELS
70
Last word of New Year's toast. : SYNE
71
Falderal. : BOSH
Down
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Prison of the "Bridge of Sighs." : TOMBS
2
The Amazon, to South Americans. : ELRIO
3
Basket used in jai alai. : CESTA
4
Old witch. : HAG
5
Branch railroad line. : SPUR
6
German "one." : EINE
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Brilliance of color. : REDNESS
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American poet. : BRYANT
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Where Birmingham is: Abbr. : ALA
10
Man in white. : MEDIC
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Italian cheese. : PROVOLONE
12
Folk tales. : LORE
13
German numeral. : EINS
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Arms of a starfish. : RAYS
22
Oozing. : SEEPAGE
25
Eye covering. : PATCH
27
State: Abbr. : SDAK
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Prosperity. : SUCCESS
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Product of nutgall. : INK
32
Dorsal bones. : ILIA
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Part of a parade. : BAND
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Location. : SPOT
35
Ghostly. : EERY
36
Portuguese islands W. of Dakar. : CAPEVERDE
39
Red Sea country. : YEMEN
41
Louvre displays. : OILS
42
Style: Fr. : TON
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Partial. : HALFWAY
48
Quadrupeds. : BEASTS
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Revue offering. : SKIT
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Outdo. : EXCEL
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Quarter-round molding. : OVOLO
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Armstrong. : LOUIS
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___ onto (get hold of) : LATCH
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___ cry. : AFAR
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Wagon tongue. : POLE
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Measureless time. : AEON
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Demolish. : RASE
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Recent Annapolis graduate: Abbr. : ENS
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Cry. : SOB

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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