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New York Times, Thursday, July 26, 1962

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 36.4
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,759
Across
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Dr. Jonas. : SALK
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Snake. : COBRA
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Break suddenly. : SNAP
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Lily plant. : ALOE
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Willow. : OSIER
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Ballgame of a sort. : POLO
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Alpha Centauri. : STAR
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Twangy. : NASAL
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Control. : REIN
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Joseph P. : KENNEDY
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Forfeit. : PENALTY
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Twilight. : EVE
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Poetically sufficient. : ENOW
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Kitchen gadget. : COLLANDER
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Moved furtively. : SLUNK
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Ones: Sp. : UNOS
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Part of RSVP. : SIL
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___ one's oars. : RESTON
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W. W. II ship. : LST
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Former Army missileman. : MEDARIS
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Sodbuster's tool. : HOE
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Spaceship peril. : METEOR
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Pewter ingredient. : TIN
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Singer Horne. : LENA
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Pilfer. : STEAL
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Changed costume. : REATTIRED
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Tokyo beverage. : SAKE
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Charged particle. : ION
52
Snare of a sort. : RATTRAP
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Door appurtenance. : KNOCKER
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Farm unit. : ACRE
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Hebrew month: Var. : SEBAT
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Spanish pot. : OLLA
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Four: Ger. : VIER
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Cuba's neighbor. : HAITI
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Spare. : LEAN
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Sir Anthony. : EDEN
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Former V. P. : ALBEN
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Maine, Vermont, etc.: Abbr. : NENG
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Part of Canada: Abbr. : SASK
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Der ___. : ALTE
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Banking function. : LOAN
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Centers. : KERNELS
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Electronic component. : CONDENSER
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"___, can you see ... " : OSAY
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Twice, in music. : BIS
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Farmer's need. : REAPER
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"Green Hat" novelist. : ARLEN
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Sits awkwardly. : SPRAWLS
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Christmas. : NOEL
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Landed. : ALIT
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See 16 Across. : PONY
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Little ___. : EVA
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Roman and others. : NOSES
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Hollow stems of grasses. : CULMS
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Beginning. : ONSET
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Singer Lehmann. : LOTTE
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Solved. : DID
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Make happy. : ELATE
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King Arthur's father. : UTHER
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Not a soul. : NOONE
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Prepare dough. : KNEAD
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Old-time movie star. : RINTINTIN
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Tooth. : MOLAR
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Inlet: Sp. : RIA
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___ Star. : EASTERN
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Famous N. Y. C. center. : LINCOLN
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1933 event. : REPEAL
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As well. : TOO
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Fine wool fabric. : KASHA
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Talk wildly. : RAVE
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Corrosive. : ACID
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Kilmer subject. : TREE
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"Kiss Me, ___." : KATE
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Modern artist. : KLEE
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Verve. : ELAN
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Chimed. : RANG
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Apron part. : BIB

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

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