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New York Times, Monday, April 20, 1964

4-Down : ___ a pin.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,377
Across
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Fruitless. : VAIN
5
Sharp-tongued. : ACRID
10
Hilarity. : GLEE
14
River into the Aar. : EMME
15
Golfer's specialty. : DRIVE
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Brooklet. : RILL
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East Indian palm. : NIPA
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Decorative glassware. : VASES
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Title in Yemen. : IMAM
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Hurry. : TROT
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Poetic time. : EVE
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Rich silk fabric of Middle Ages. : SAMITE
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Berra. : LAWRENCEPETER
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Decisive time. : CRISIS
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Bohemian. : ARTY
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Panama. : HAT
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"___ to the Marines." : TELLIT
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Relative of 59 Down. : EDGE
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Proverbially lucky people. : IRISH
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Scull. : OAR
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Utopian. : IDEAL
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School of a sort, for short. : TECH
43
Togaed. : GOWNED
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Combined with. : CUM
46
Famous name in Westerns. : EARP
48
Affidavit taker. : NOTARY
50
Stengel. : CHARLESDILLON
55
Crumbling stone fragments. : RUBBLE
56
Prefix with corn or form. : UNI
57
Egyptian deity. : PTAH
60
"Winnie ___ Pooh." : ILLE
61
Friction and others. : TAPES
63
Wife of Hercules. : HEBE
64
Where the money goes. : SLOT
65
Wield. : EXERT
66
Taro, for one. : ARUM
67
Loud sounds: Colloq. : POWS
68
Ceases from action. : RESTS
69
Sibilant signals. : TSTS
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Opening. : VENT
2
Afghan noble. : AMIR
3
Unwise. : IMPOLITIC
4
___ a pin. : NEATAS
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Anthony of fiction. : ADVERSE
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Implore. : CRAVE
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Towered up. : RISEN
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Common suffix. : IVE
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Part of a feast. : DESSERT
10
Of stem aspect. : GRIMEYED
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Utmost extent. : LIMIT
12
Delight. : ELATE
13
Lewis hero. : ELMER
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To the point. : APT
25
In favor of. : WITH
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Scottish terrier. : CAIRN
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Pert, saucy girl. : CHIT
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Valuable to a degree. : RARE
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Ring-shaped fasteners. : LOOPS
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Canon. : LAW
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Ornamental glass bottles. : DECANTERS
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East Indian wild ox. : GAUR
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Abounding in certain trees. : ELMY
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Ices. : SHERBETS
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Loved one. : IDOL
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Receptionist, for one. : GREETER
44
Joins up. : ENLISTS
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Partner of good. : ALL
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Stovepipe. : TOPHAT
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Bracing. : CRISP
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Exclamation of greeting. : HULLO
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Storming. : ABLOW
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Easy marks. : DUPES
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Slothful. : INERT
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Touch at one end. : ABUT
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Margins. : HEMS
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Tool. : AXE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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