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New York Times, Monday, August 26, 1963

42-Down : Battle of words.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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A
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C
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,139
Across
1
Assets at cards. : ACES
5
Capable. : SMART
10
Santiago de ___. : CUBA
14
Way to cook a steak. : RARE
15
Winter: Fr. : HIVER
16
At another time. : ANON
17
Fan, Spanish style. : AFICIONADO
19
Watermelon part. : RIND
20
Item popular with litterbugs. : BEERCAN
21
Site of a famous beach. : DAYTONA
23
Fish. : EEL
24
New–fashioned. : MODERN
25
Fisherman's specialties. : CASTS
28
Sailor's concern. : FOG
29
See 28 Across. : MISTS
32
Friends: Fr. : AMIS
33
Throttle: Slang. : GUN
34
Jazz age phenomenon. : HEPCAT
35
Mantis. : BUG
36
Top man. : KINGPIN
38
Gibbon. : APE
39
Homely container. : ASHCAN
41
Diversion, for short. : REC
42
McCarthy of the racetrack. : CLEM
43
Relax. : LETUP
44
Hands. : MEN
45
Certain students. : COEDS
46
Home of some Twins fans. : STPAUL
48
___ de mer. : MAL
49
Pool item. : CUEBALL
51
Bedrock. : HARDPAN
55
Under sail. : ASEA
56
Recovered capacity for effort. : SECONDWIND
58
Italian river. : LIRI
59
In any way. : ATALL
60
High: It. : ALTA
61
Newest. : LAST
62
Colorado peak. : BALDY
63
Strong odor. : REEK
Down
1
Desert man. : ARAB
2
Eating place. : CAFE
3
Buffalo's lake. : ERIE
4
Hush-hush matters. : SECRETS
5
Shallow. : SHOAL
6
Where 46 Across is: Abbr. : MINN
7
First name in movies. : AVA
8
Card game. : REDDOG
9
Region of anc. Asia Minor. : TROAD
10
One kind of vacation. : CARTRIP
11
The going rate of pay. : UNIONSCALE
12
City on the Rhine. : BONN
13
"___ right good captain too!" : ANDA
18
Menu items. : ICES
22
Saudi Arabia's neighbour. : YEMEN
24
Dog akin to a "Pupnik." : MONGREL
25
Junto. : CABAL
26
Tickle one's fancy. : AMUSE
27
What New York is full of. : SIGHTSEERS
28
"Have ___!" : FUN
30
Recorded in a certain way. : TAPED
31
Parts of strawberries. : STEMS
33
Game for two. : GIN
34
This: Lat. : HIC
36
Greek letter. : KAPPA
37
Write. : PEN
40
"Fish or ___." : CUTBAIT
42
Battle of words. : COLDWAR
44
Matador's staff bearing a red flag. : MULETA
45
Calling ___. : CARD
47
Great horse of 1942. : ALSAB
48
Resolute. : MANLY
49
Umpire's decision. : CALL
50
Govt. agency. : USIA
51
Delay. : HOLD
52
Heap up. : PILE
53
Pot sweetener. : ANTE
54
Flickertail State: Abbr. : NDAK
57
Southern ___, UCLA's rival. : CAL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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