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New York Times, Friday, August 9, 1963

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,122
Across
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Coagulated milk. : CURD
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Bluegrasses. : POAS
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Constrain. : IMPEL
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Numbers. : ONES
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Small distance. : INCH
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Opposite of all. : NOONE
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Unstable. : OFFCENTER
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American playwright. : ODETS
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Rest. : LIE
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Hebrew lyre. : ASOR
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Liqueurs. : CREMES
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Contend. : STRIVE
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Didappers. : BIRDS
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Akin. : NEAR
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Congregation. : MEETING
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Cousin of a hail-fellow-well-met. : BACKSLAPPER
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Fish dish. : ROE
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Friend. : ALLY
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Pronoun. : YOU
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Jot. : IOTA
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Mead. : LEA
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Leader. : FRONTRUNNER
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Cite. : MENTION
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Centuries. : EONS
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Unequal: Prefix. : ANISO
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Says. : UTTERS
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Evening dress. : FORMAL
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Caesar's "I came." : VENI
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Constellation. : LEO
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Perfect model. : IDEAL
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Merchants. : MIDDLEMEN
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Village near Amiens. : NESLE
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Two-toed sloth. : UNAU
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Flock. : BEVY
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Palm fruit. : DATES
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Part of THI: Abbr. : TEMP
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Tar: Sp. : BREA
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Moderates. : COOLS
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Disqualified. : UNFIT
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Allude (to). : REFER
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Medal: Abbr. : DSC
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Leather. : PINSEAL
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Aware of: Slang. : ONTO
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Bitter. : ACERB
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Wall Street abbreviation. : SHR
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Neat. : INORDER
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Retiring. : MODEST
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Lyric. : POEM
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Grafted: Her. : ENTE
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Smaller. : LESS
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Roof component. : EAVES
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Indian. : CREE
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Black. : INKY
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Ascribe. : IMPUTE
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Synthetic fibers. : RAYONS
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Golf club. : IRON
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Remark. : NOTE
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Apparel. : GEAR
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Ointment. : BALM
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Nautical term. : ALEE
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Tackle. : CLAN
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"___ my word!" : PON
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Business abbreviation. : INST
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Endings. : FINALES
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Disturb. : ROIL
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Cowboy activity. : ROUNDUP
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Preposition. : UNTIL
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Mexican dish. : TAMALE
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Sheeplike. : OVINE
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Gantry. : ELMER
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Bailiff. : REEVE
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Russian girl's name. : SONYA
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Happen on. : FIND
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Ancient concert halls. : ODEA
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Vacation objective. : REST
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Cheese. : EDAM
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Egyptian goddess. : MUT
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Decline. : EBB

Answer summary:
7 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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