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New York Times, Wednesday, September 4, 1963

36-Down : More pungent.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { B F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.32)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,148
Across
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Lively. : CRISP
6
Entangling situation. : MORASS
12
Cold and hard. : GLACIAL
14
Native of Asia. : IRANIAN
16
Car gear. : REVERSE
17
Composite picture. : MONTAGE
18
Oriental nobles. : AMIRS
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Literary form. : ODE
21
Home: Lat. : DOMUS
22
Residence rooms. : DENS
23
Growls. : GNARS
25
Cleverly done. : NEAT
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Suffix in chemistry. : ENE
27
Contradict. : GAINSAY
29
Sellout sign. : SRO
30
Former European ruler. : TSARINA
32
Visitor from outer space. : METEOR
34
Silent. : MUTE
35
Stretch over. : SPAN
36
Wisconsin city. : RACINE
39
Wreck. : SHATTER
42
Nigerian tribesman. : ARO
43
Atomic nuclei. : TRITONS
45
Legion member. : VET
47
Pick over. : CULL
49
Winter's trademarks. : SNOWS
50
Remove from copy. : DELE
51
Creek. : INLET
53
Business group. : NAM
54
Noted watercolorist. : MARIN
55
Light-colored mineral. : EDENITE
57
Food. : ALIMENT
59
Systems of rule. : REGIMES
60
Just punishments. : NEMESES
61
Glass pieces. : LENSES
62
Early morning phenomena. : MISTS
Down
1
Merciful. : CLEMENT
2
Gorges. : RAVINES
3
Cold storage devices. : ICERS
4
Noted Englishmen. : SIRS
5
Dance step. : PAS
6
Buffoons. : MIMERS
7
___ y Plata, Montana's motto. : ORO
8
Transvaal region (with "the") : RAND
9
Chekhov. : ANTON
10
Orientals. : SIAMESE
11
Arizona cactus. : SAGUARO
12
Rate of ascent. : GRADE
13
Like a certain beast. : LEONINE
15
Man of wisdom. : NESTOR
20
"Two Years before the Mast" author. : DANA
23
Footwear item. : GAITERS
24
Oriental boats. : SAMPANS
27
Fish equipped with sound effect. : GRUNT
28
1923 Nobelist in literature. : YEATS
31
"Who ___?" : AMI
33
Explosive. : TNT
35
Barnum, for one. : SHOWMAN
36
More pungent. : RACIER
37
Castle of the dukes of Norfolk. : ARUNDEL
38
Cardinals' group. : COLLEGE
39
Greek portico. : STOA
40
Symbol of highness. : EVEREST
41
Does tailoring work. : RELINES
44
American painter. : INNESS
46
Abodes. : TENTS
48
Soviet hero. : LENIN
50
Titled ones. : DAMES
52
Namesakes of a Dickens lad. : TIMS
54
Opera role. : MIMI
56
Golfer's place. : TEE
58
Nickname for Gulliver. : LEM

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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