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New York Times, Wednesday, August 22, 1962

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 39.7 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,786
Across
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Pole. : MAST
5
Famous physicist. : RABI
9
Where the Via Corso is. : ROMA
13
"Vissi d'___," Tosca aria. : ARTE
14
Bath's river. : AVON
15
Affirms. : AVERS
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Highwayman. : ROADAGENT
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Establish. : SETUP
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Beagle or boxer. : CANINE
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Garment of a sort. : BATHROBE
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Flat failure. : DUD
24
German cheer. : HOCH
25
Providing that. : SOAS
26
Sonic ___. : BOOM
28
Type of annuity. : TONTINE
30
Man's nickname. : ALF
31
Sounds at the ball park. : BOOS
32
Canadian officials. : REEVES
36
Omitted. : LEFTOUT
38
True copy. : ESTREAT
39
Inlaid work. : MOSAIC
40
Fine ___. : ARTS
41
Compass point, : SSE
42
June 14th. : FLAGDAY
44
Russian river. : STYR
45
Unhearing. : DEAF
48
Signs of recognition. : NODS
49
Peak in Nepal. : API
50
Submarine. : UNDERSEA
52
Part of an orbit. : APOGEE
55
Rocky crag. : ARETE
56
Slaughterhouses. : ABATTOIRS
58
Spanish ladies. : DONAS
59
Piece of wood. : SLAT
60
Pesters. : NAGS
61
Partner of found. : LOST
62
Products of Ceylon. : TEAS
63
Wild plum. : SLOE
Down
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Famous Roman first name. : MARC
2
Mining town near Caracas. : AROA
3
Ties, in ball games. : STANDOFFS
4
Ennui. : TEDIUM
5
Storm. : RAGE
6
Prayer. : AVE
7
Confections. : BONBONS
8
Unbroken. : INTACT
9
Reckless. : RASH
10
Supervisor. : OVERSEER
11
Familiar phrase of agreement. : METOO
12
Island off Venezuela. : ARUBA
16
Roman goddess of hope. : SPES
18
___ how! : AND
22
Parched. : THIRSTY
24
Sound of derision. : HOOT
26
Soothing stuff. : BALM
27
Kitchen staple. : OLEO
28
Tropical birds. : TOUCANS
29
Seines. : NETS
31
Seethe. : BOIL
33
Rudimentary. : VESTIGIAL
34
Simple. : EASY
35
Suffix used with mob or gang. : STER
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Dress materials. : TAFFETAS
38
Periods. : ERAS
40
Ready for summing. : ADDABLE
43
Opposite of Greeley's advice. : GOEAST
44
Golf clubs. : SPOONS
45
Two together. : DUAD
46
Sign up. : ENROL
47
Gland: Prefix. : ADENO
49
Likely. : APT
51
Musical notation. : REST
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Lawyers: Abbr. : ATTS
53
Therefore. : ERGO
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To exist: Lat. : ESSE
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Narrow shoe size. : AAA

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

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