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New York Times, Friday, November 9, 1962

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { G J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 23.8
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,865
Across
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Maidenly reactions. : BLUSHES
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Decisive. : FATAL
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Proofreader's item. : EYESHADE
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White linen vestments. : AMICES
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Aardvark. : ANTEATER
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Rope. : LARIAT
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Easy mark. : PATSY
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Land body: Abbr. : ISL
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Norse saga. : EDDA
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Cockney's flat. : OME
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Escape accidentally. : LEAK
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Fastener. : STUD
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Spooky. : EERY
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Finally. : ATLAST
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Finial. : EPI
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Top-notch. : AONE
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Up ___ point. : TOA
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Masculine nickname. : STU
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Giant who lives in Doubting Castle. : DESPAIR
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International group. : EURATOM
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Compass point. : ENE
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Byrd or Byrd: Abbr. : SEN
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Cold ___. : SNAP
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Greek letter. : ETA
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Surveyor's stand. : TRIPOD
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Weather item: Abbr. : TEMP
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He who pays. : PAPA
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Summer acquisitions. : TANS
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Patriotic group. : SAR
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Water deposit. : SILT
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Branch of physics: Abbr. : HYD
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Old German duchy. : HESSE
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Tennyson heroine. : ELAINE
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Like a wallflower. : DATELESS
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Succulent. : TENDER
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Scrutinizes. : EXAMINES
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Exploits. : DEEDS
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"Long count" victim. : DEMPSEY
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67 Across, for one. : BYNAME
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Y or H. : LETTER
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Applications. : USES
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Dobbin drew it. : SHAY
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Chapeau. : HAT
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Dutch commune. : EDE
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___ number. : SERIAL
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Occur. : FALL
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"I ___ man of destiny." : AMA
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Wears out. : TIRES
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Final analysis. : ACIDTEST
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Prepare the way for. : LEADUPTO
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Literary signature. : EAPOE
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Connie Mack or Palmer. : STADIUM
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___ thin ice. : SKATESON
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Southern poet. : LANIER
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Forever. : ETERNITY
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Pet shop sound effect. : YAP
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Dives. : SOUNDS
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Irish village. : TARA
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Kiln. : OAST
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Firmly established. : DEEPSET
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Necessitated. : ENTAILED
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Aircraft. : SEAPLANE
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Tending. : APT
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Overlong, as a book. : PADDED
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Early monastic. : ESSENE
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Alias Abe Lincoln. : MASSEY
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Throng. : PRESS
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"There is ___ in the affairs ... " : ATIDE
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Towel word. : HERS
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Nettle plant. : HEMP
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Men of Yale. : ELIS
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Edward's cousin. : NED
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Item for grinding. : AXE
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Headgear. : TAM

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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