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New York Times, Wednesday, September 23, 1964

46-Down : Driving force.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,533
Across
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Attention-getting sound. : PSST
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Move swiftly. : SCUD
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Energy. : VIGOR
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Husband of Siguna. : LOKI
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"A Hard Day's Night," for one. : TUNE
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Subtle sarcasm. : IRONY
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Sphinxian. : ENIGMATIC
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Fight. : SETTO
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Puffed up (as with conceit). : ASTRUT
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Part of Caesar's boast. : VICI
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Peppery. : HOT
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Grandfather of Priam. : ILUS
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Out-of-date bonnets. : MOBCAPS
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See 17 Across. : INSCRUTABLE
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G.I. ___. : JOE
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Masculine title. : HERR
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Counterman. : SERVER
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Aquatint. : ETCH
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Profitable. : FAT
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Unctuous. : OILY
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Suppose. : TAKEIT
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Golf shot. : CHIP
48
Simple sugar. : OSE
49
Above all price. : INESTIMABLE
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Forceful person: Slang. : BEARCAT
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Incite. : SPUR
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Cheer. : RAH
57
Jewish month. : ELUL
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Runs away. : ELOPES
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Partner of time. : AGAIN
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Cudgel. : FUSTIGATE
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56 Across et al. : CRIES
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Partner of 32 Across. : FRAU
69
British composer. : ARNE
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___ Haute. : TERRE
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Trees. : YEWS
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Where Grand Forks is: Abbr. : NDAK
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Request. : PLEA
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Part of S. A. R. : SONS
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Comic sketch. : SKIT
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Bagdad's river. : TIGRIS
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Height. : STATURE
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Sharp stroke. : CUT
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Oxford: Abbr. : UNIV
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Tenth. : DECIMA
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Manifest. : VISIBLE
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Displeasure. : IRE
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City in Germany. : GOTHA
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Sitting pretty, in a way. : ONTOP
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Tillers of the soil in India. : RYOTS
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Gardener's concern. : MULCH
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Certain horses. : COBS
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Combers. : SURF
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Large food fish. : CERO
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Small quantity. : IOTA
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Goblet part. : NECK
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Leaflet. : TRACT
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Flying machine. : JET
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Bass ___. : VIOL
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Somebody ___. : ELSE
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Harvest. : RYE
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Man with prospects. : HEIR
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Pronoun. : THIS
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Pleasing odor. : INCENSE
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River duck. : TEAL
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Driving force. : IMPETUS
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Emperor of Russia (1796-1801). : PAULI
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Old-fashioned: Colloq. : STUFFY
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Shoe. : BROGAN
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Floral leaf. : BRACT
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Tidal flow. : EAGRE
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Not turn ___. : AHAIR
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Cunning device. : LURE
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Side-kick. : PARD
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Sight from Taormina. : ETNA
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Resort to. : SEEK
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Adjectival suffix. : IER
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Tool. : SAW

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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