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New York Times, Friday, August 14, 1964

1-Across : Pokes.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,493
Across
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Pokes. : JABS
5
Irish playwright. : SHAW
9
"___ of God." : ANACT
14
Lily plant. : ALOE
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Apiece. : EACH
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Kind of rocket. : RETRO
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Essential thing. : MUST
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In every respect. : THROUGHOUT
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Wineshop. : BISTRO
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Make out. : ESPY
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In ___. : USE
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Half-mask. : LOUP
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Sluggish ones. : SLOTHS
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Fails. : COMESTOGRIEF
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Improper. : AMISS
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Get rid of. : SHED
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Table bird. : FOWL
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Group. : BAND
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Undivided. : ATONE
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Impression. : IDEA
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Constellation. : ARGO
43
Continue. : LAST
44
Disdain. : SCORN
45
Good-natured. : WELLTEMPERED
48
Ale or beer: Slang. : STINGO
51
Hamlet. : DORP
52
Title of courtesy: Abbr. : HON
53
Polishes. : RUBS
56
African lake. : NYASSA
60
Correct. : ONTHETRACK
63
German river. : RUHR
64
Telegraphs. : WIRES
65
Chills and fever. : AGUE
66
Run. : TROT
67
Barges. : SCOWS
68
High in flavor. : GAMY
69
Slangy assents. : YEPS
Down
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Door or window part. : JAMB
2
C'est ___ (it is his): Fr. : ALUI
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Foreman. : BOSS
4
Subsides. : SETTLESDOWN
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Start. : SETOUT
6
Exclamation of triumph. : HAH
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Israeli seaport. : ACRE
8
"___ on first?" : WHOS
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Knitting pattern. : ARGYLE
10
O. T. book: Abbr. : NEH
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___ prix (at any price): Fr. : ATOUT
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Crowded mass. : CRUSH
13
Lugs (around). : TOTES
19
Top part. : UPSIDE
21
American flag-maker. : ROSS
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Kind of card. : POSTAL
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Type of social event. : OFFICEPARTY
28
Woman's work basket. : CABA
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Famous quatrainist. : OMAR
30
Chinese dynasty. : MING
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TV reception problem. : GHOST
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Hired. : RENTED
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Bouquet. : ODOR
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"If I ___ King." : WERE
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Catch. : LAND
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Wholeheartedly. : ALLOUT
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Agile. : SPRY
46
Way out. : EGRESS
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Meddle (with). : MONKEY
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Carnivals. : SHOWS
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Hair application. : TONIC
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First part of a pop tune. : INTRO
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Vaunt. : BRAG
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Heroic tale. : SAGA
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Reliable. : SURE
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Bootery. : SHOP
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Branches of learning. : ARTS
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Hack. : HEW
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___ laude. : CUM

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

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