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New York Times, Wednesday, August 8, 1962

9-Down : Lace trimming.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F Q Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,772
Across
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Out of harmony. : AJAR
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Fawn of fiction. : BAMBI
10
Entente. : PACT
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Fair to middling. : SOSO
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Father of the Centaurs. : IXION
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Caliph's name. : OMAR
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Millet masterpiece. : THEANGELUS
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Actor's task. : ROLE
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Advocate of revolt. : ANARCH
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Social hour, in Britain. : TEATIME
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Particles. : IOTAS
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___ publicas (in matters of state). : REI
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Hides. : SKINS
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Followed in time. : POSTDATED
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Secret society. : TONG
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Gambler. : BOOKIE
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Yellow bugle. : IVA
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Statute: Abbr. : ORD
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The sun. : SOL
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Cyclades isle. : IOS
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Earthlings. : MEN
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Little: Fr. : PEU
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Presidential middle name. : CALVIN
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Outlet. : VENT
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Canadian city. : SASKATOON
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Jellylike candy. : PASTE
49
Letters. : ELS
50
Shoelace tip. : AGLET
52
Baubles. : GEWGAWS
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Article of hors d'oeuvres. : OLIVES
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Old English coin. : RYAL
61
Staff member. : AIDEDECAMP
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Impulse. : URGE
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Making angry. : IRING
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___ mater. : ALMA
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Bock. : BEER
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Courage. : NERVE
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Adroit. : NEAT
Down
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Fictional terrier. : ASTA
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Mr. Doe. : JOHN
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On a cruise. : ASEA
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Sound from the Big Top. : ROARING
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Loop in a rope. : BIGHT
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Chopping tool. : AXE
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Wire measure. : MIL
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Contest. : BOUT
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Lace trimming. : INSERTION
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Shakespearean lady. : PORTIA
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Mine: Fr. : AMOI
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Unruffled. : CALM
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Magnolia. : TREE
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Army men: Abbr. : NCOS
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Yellow fever mosquito. : AEDES
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Artemis' twin. : APOLLO
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___ Canal, the Saulte Ste. Marie. : SOO
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Intercepts. : STOPS
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Peninsula of the Orient. : KOREA
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River of Kashmir and Pakistan. : INDUS
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Sun Valley sport. : SKIING
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Occasions. : TIMES
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Outcome. : EVENT
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Florentine poet. : DANTE
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Warrant officer. : BOATSWAIN
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Milan opera house. : SCALA
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Initials of radio group. : VOA
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Roman landmark. : VATICAN
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Bowling fan. : KEGLER
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Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes. : PELE
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Small house. : LODGE
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Drudge. : GRUB
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"Jane ___." : EYRE
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Carry on. : WAGE
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"Majesty." : SIRE
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Farewell: Lat. : VALE
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Mme. Bovary. : EMMA
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Quarrel. : SPAT
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Manager: Abbr. : DIR
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Office item: Abbr. : ENV

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

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