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New York Times, Tuesday, September 11, 1962

50-Down : Upholstery braid.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,806
Across
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Parody. : SKIT
5
Architectural structure. : APSE
9
Tabula ___ (clean slate). : RASA
13
A lick ___ promise. : ANDA
14
Sulks. : POUTS
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Waves: Sp. : OLAS
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"Iolanthe" character. : PEER
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Gambling device. : PUNCHBOARD
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Show off. : SWAGGER
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Man from Indiana. : HOOSIER
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Periods. : ERAS
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District of London. : PUTNEY
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Conspirator against Caesar. : BRUTUS
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Kind of thread. : LISLE
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Saucy speech: Slang. : LIP
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Biblical repeater. : BEGAT
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Golf stroke. : DRIVE
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Perfumes. : ODORS
39
Prayer. : AVE
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City in Germany. : ESSEN
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Doctrine. : TENET
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Island west of New Guinea. : TIMOR
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Even: Poet. : EEN
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Hiding place. : CACHE
47
Vipers. : ADDERS
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Kansas city. : TOPEKA
52
Guy rope. : STAY
53
Laundry workers. : IRONERS
55
Device for measuring current. : AMMETER
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Bar connecting two bitts. : CROSSPIECE
61
Isle off Scotland. : IONA
62
Prefix meaning 1000. : KILO
63
Sawfish's saw. : SERRA
64
___ Sad, Yugoslavia. : NOVI
65
Nieuport's river. : YSER
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A science: Abbr. : GEOL
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Sentimental English novelist. : GLYN
Down
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Gullible ones. : SAPS
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Was sure of. : KNEW
3
Supposition. : IDEA
4
Clay pigeon. : TARGET
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Pacify. : APPEASE
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Rains cats and dogs. : POURS
7
Parhelion. : SUN
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Do art work. : ETCH
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Gamecocks. : ROOSTERS
10
Lesage's first name. : ALAIN
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Hindu garment: Var. : SAREE
12
___ as a bone. : ASDRY
15
Booteries, bakeries, etc. : SHOPS
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Former name of Black Canyon project. : BOULDERDAM
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Finances a prospector. : GRUBSTAKES
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Escutcheon's stain. : BLOT
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Harass: Slang. : RIDE
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Above. : UPON
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C'est ___! : LAVIE
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Piece of news. : ITEM
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Birthplace of Goliath. : GATH
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Conversational cliché. : ISEE
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Change. : VEER
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River into Danube. : ENNS
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Criticize again. : RECENSOR
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Breakfast dish. : OATMEAL
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Cavils. : CARPS
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Textile process. : DYEING
49
Full of mites. : TICKY
50
Upholstery braid. : ORRIS
51
Author of "The Harbor." : POOLE
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Consecrated: Prefix. : SACRO
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Victory: Ger. : SIEG
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Jack, for example. : TOOL
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Grudge. : ENVY
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Shower. : RAIN
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Cockney's "Present!" : ERE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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