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New York Times, Friday, July 26, 1963

42-Down : Fly away.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,108
Across
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Thumb to little finger. : SPAN
5
Single. : UNAL
9
Separate. : APART
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Hour: Sp. : HORA
15
Bridal shower. : RICE
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Mr. Law of England, M.P. and P.M. : BONAR
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Tree trouble. : ELMBLIGHT
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Cheer up. : ELATE
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Political epithet for the imitator. : METOO
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Big moment. : HIGHLIGHT
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Prohibit. : BAN
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Kentucky bluegrass. : POA
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Angel Clare's wife. : TESS
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Virginia river. : RAPIDAN
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Sailor's abbreviation. : NNE
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Cleo's maid. : IRAS
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Car clinic. : GARAGE
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"Came ___ dawn." : THE
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Describing a dancer. : LIGHTASAFEATHER
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Part of Gelderland. : EDE
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Line on a map. : ISOBAR
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Danish island. : AERO
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"Brave Bulls" author. : LEA
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Parts of chairs. : ROCKERS
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Besides. : ALSO
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Krazy ___. : KAT
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Born. : NEE
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A-one. : TOPFLIGHT
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"___ King in Babylon ... " : IWASA
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Third: Prefix. : TRITO
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Publicity. : LIMELIGHT
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Curved. : ARCED
67
___ even keel. : ONAN
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One way to keep a house. : NEAT
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Aptly named author. : READE
70
Go (one's way). : WEND
71
Prized things. : GEMS
Down
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Relative of Ham. : SHEM
2
End of the earth. : POLE
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Weaponry: Abbr. : ARMT
4
High and mighty. : NABOBISH
5
Part of Switzerland. : URI
6
Close. : NIGH
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Have ___ on one's shoulder. : ACHIP
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Release. : LETGO
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"Green Mansions" character. : ABEL
10
Saying "Sir" and "Ma'am." : POLITE
11
"He was not of ___, but for all time." : ANAGE
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Jabberwocky word. : RATHS
13
Waste allowances. : TRETS
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Armful, for one. : LOAD
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Sycophant. : HANGERON
24
Bay of Honshu. : NAGASAKI
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Irritate: Colloq. : RILE
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Dry. : ARID
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Youthful attendant. : PAGE
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One of Ovid's names. : NASO
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Ed. Assn. : NEA
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Faithful dog of fiction. : RAB
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From a distance. : AFAR
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"I ___ wed." : THEE
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Man's title. : HERR
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Aphrodite's son. : EROS
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String or bow. : TIE
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Fly away. : TAKEWING
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Describing a chip shot. : LOFTED
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Wainscot. : CEIL
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Flower product. : ATTAR
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Actor Peter. : LORRE
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Star in Virgo. : SPICA
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Like embers. : AGLOW
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"___ is the kingdom ... " : THINE
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Deposit of ore. : LODE
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Government agent. : TMAN
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To one side: Dial. : AGEE
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Bolster cover. : SHAM
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Lawyers: Abbr. : ATTS
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The very last word. : END

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

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