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New York Times, Saturday, August 19, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 13, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,418
Across
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This time of year. : DOGDAYS
8
Spaniard. : CATALAN
15
Red-yellow. : APRICOT
16
Cupidity. : AVARICE
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Too young to vote, in 47 states. : TEENAGE
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Favorite remedy. : NOSTRUM
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At all. : ANY
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Service club. : KIWANIS
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Peak in P. I. : APO
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Young socialite. : DEB
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___ roses. : BEDOF
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Concept: Prefix. : IDEO
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Potato buds. : EYES
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Wyatt. : EARP
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Polite. : WELLBRED
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Underground area. : CELLAR
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Out of the rain. : INDOORS
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Game fish. : WALLEYE
41
Mountain range. : SIERRA
42
Wife's allowance. : PINMONEY
43
Long-eared animal. : HARE
44
Leslie Caron role. : GIGI
45
Takes a spouse. : WEDS
46
Disdain. : SCORN
49
En tout ___ (in any case). : CAS
51
___ Harbor. : SAG
54
Snobbery. : HAUTEUR
56
0.001 inch. : MIL
59
Fabled animal. : UNICORN
61
Where Gadsen is. : ALABAMA
63
Describing some lawns. : UNRAKED
64
Early Italians. : SABINES
65
Belgian town. : MALMEDY
66
Opportunities of a sort. : TRYOUTS
Down
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Statistics. : DATA
2
In business. : OPEN
3
Author Zane. : GREY
4
Clangor. : DIN
5
Pat-___. : ACAKE
6
A Yankee. : YOGIBERRA
7
One-dish meal. : STEW
8
Riviera resort. : CANNES
9
Escape. : AVOID
10
Italian poet. : TASSO
11
Paintings. : ART
12
100 centisimi. : LIRA
13
"We'll tak ___ o' kindness yet ... " : ACUP
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No one: Lat. : NEMO
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Retired. : ABED
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Girl's name meaning "sorrows." : DOLORES
25
Associates. : FELLOWS
26
"___ I was in Dixie!" : IWISH
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Seaport near Valencia. : DENIA
28
Box ___. : ELDER
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What is more. : YES
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Coeur d'___, Idaho. : ALENE
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Shone forth. : RAYED
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___ on (pillages). : PREYS
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Part of N. Y.: Abbr. : BOR
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Of the 1 Across. : CANICULAR
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Hardwood. : ELM
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Theatrical accessory. : WIG
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Twice 13 Down. : PINT
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Mrs. ___. : GRUNDY
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Engine valve. : CHOKE
48
Having sweeps. : OARED
50
Sheik's land. : ARABY
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___ cuique (to each his own). : SUUM
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Grandma Moses. : ANNA
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Gibson ___. : GIRL
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Eurus' realm. : EAST
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By hand: Prefix. : MANU
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"___ a man with seven wives." : IMET
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Bairn. : LASS
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Eccentric gear. : CAM
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Life: Prefix. : BIO

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

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