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New York Times, Saturday, September 5, 1964

2-Down : Prompt.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,515
Across
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Basing of conduct on moral law. : NOMISM
7
Out of use: Abbr. : OBS
10
Kind of talk: Colloq. : PEP
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Start of a nursery rhyme. : ONETWO
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An open and ___. : SHUTCASE
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Honest person: Slang. : STRAIGHTSHOOTER
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Flattery: Colloq. : OIL
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Plaintiff. : SUER
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Pleasant rhythm. : LILT
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"___ Blue?" : AMI
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More crafty. : SLYER
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Dumbarton's river. : CLYDE
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Writes. : PENS
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Wine cask. : TUN
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Quasi-scriptural books: Abbr. : APOC
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Spigot. : TAP
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___ bell. : CLEARASA
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Give the show away. : SPILLTHEBEANS
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Companion of "O mores!" : OTEMPORA
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Post office term. : RFD
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Balsam. : TOLU
43
Pinnacle. : TOP
44
Bubbles. : SUDS
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Cry over ___ milk. : SPILT
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Pepys' signing-off. : TOBED
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Never: Ger. : NIE
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Ibn ___. : SAUD
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Bit. : IOTA
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Pullet. : HEN
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Popular testimonial expression. : LASTBUTNOTLEAST
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Pirate. : FREEBOOT
64
Job holder. : EARNER
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Pronoun: Fr. : SES
66
Youngest: Abbr. : YST
67
One at a time. : SINGLY
Down
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Nothing doing. : NOSOAP
2
Prompt. : ONTIME
3
Ancient magician. : MERLIN
4
Call ___ day. : ITA
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Dotted ___. : SWISS
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Big shot: Colloq. : MOGUL
7
Exclamations. : OHS
8
Type of inlaid work. : BUHL
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One who really can take it. : STOIC
10
Baking container. : PATTYPAN
11
Native of: Suffix. : ESE
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___ capita. : PER
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Make an exception. : STRETCHAPOINT
15
Commercial illustrations: Colloq. : COLLARADS
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Hello there! : HEY
23
___ the roost. : RULE
25
Bed or bunk: Brit. slang. : DOSS
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Govt. agency, 1948-51. : ECA
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Opposite of "bore." : STIMULATE
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State: Abbr. : NEBR
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Matterhorn. : ALP
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"The ___ thickens." : PLOT
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Initials of 1917. : AEF
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Intercept in transit. : STOP
38
Fur-adorned capes. : PELISSES
39
Run. : TROT
40
Military group. : OTS
45
Remove from a hook. : UNHANG
46
Engine. : DIESEL
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Guard. : SENTRY
49
Short and fat. : TUBBY
51
Scary sound. : BOO
52
Suffixes with major, farmer, etc. : ETTES
53
___ Lama. : DALAI
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Four-handed pieces: Mus. : DUOS
59
Baseball players: Abbr. : LFS
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Continue. : ARE
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Little one. : TOT
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Sea bird. : ERN

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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