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New York Times, Friday, August 3, 1962

50-Down : Hoosier poet.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,767
Across
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Polite term of address. : MAAM
5
Region in Jordan. : MOAB
9
Gratuities. : TIPS
13
Husband of Gudrun. : ATLI
14
Together: Mus. : ADUE
15
Nocturnal bird. : OWLET
17
Musial of St. Louis. : STAN
18
Title in India. : RANA
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Newsboy's course. : ROUTE
20
Hollywood street. : SUNSETSTRIP
23
Peak: Abbr. : MTN
24
Attempt. : TRY
25
Author of "Essays." : EMERSON
27
Kind of corundum. : EMERY
30
Rub off. : ABRADE
32
___ en scène. : MISE
33
Shut out. : BAR
34
People on the Corso. : ROMANS
38
Common suffix. : ICAL
39
Exalt. : RAISE
41
Tree of Central America. : EBOE
42
___ ride (hitchhike). : THUMBA
44
College in Cambridge. : MIT
45
Very small sum. : MITE
46
Wilde hero. : ERNEST
48
Steel girder. : HBEAM
49
Windward island. : GRENADA
52
Spruce. : FIR
53
Fortunate chance. : HIT
54
Noted French prophet. : NOSTRADAMUS
60
Audibly. : ALOUD
62
Round trip. : TOUR
63
Mother's double plea. : NONO
64
Succinct. : TERSE
65
State: Abbr. : OREG
66
Wind. : COIL
67
Over there: Poet. : YOND
68
Las Vegas activity. : FARO
69
Diminutive suffix. : ETTE
Down
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___ meeting. : MASS
2
Aleutian island. : ATTU
3
Man's name. : ALAN
4
Troubadours. : MINSTRELMEN
5
Award-winning movie. : MARTY
6
Harem rooms. : ODAS
7
Charley's Brazilian visitor. : AUNT
8
Safari member. : BEARER
9
Small firework. : TORPEDO
10
___ Jima. : IWO
11
Choice of objects. : PLUMS
12
Begin. : SETTO
16
State: Abbr. : TENN
21
Noun suffix. : ERY
22
Inn in Turkey. : IMARET
26
Souvenir. : REMEMBRANCE
27
Send forth. : EMIT
28
State: Abbr. : MICH
29
Biblical twin. : ESAU
30
Gov't. agency. : AAA
31
Hat parts. : BRIMS
33
Actor from Omaha. : BRANDO
35
Memorable Broadway role. : ABIE
36
___ little (very much). : NOTA
37
Appear to exist. : SEEM
40
Be located. : SIT
43
Marked. : BRANDED
47
"___ Eden." : EASTOF
48
Kept secret. : HID
49
Mountain range of India. : GHAT
50
Hoosier poet. : RILEY
51
Kurile island. : ETORO
52
Pony express man. : FARGO
55
Law of Moses. : TORA
56
Remorseful one. : RUER
57
Debatable. : MOOT
58
Military group. : UNIT
59
Fish. : SOLE
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Sea-going initials. : USN

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

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