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New York Times, Monday, October 12, 1964

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 52.0
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,552
Across
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Fescue and others. : GRASSES
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Uffizi, for one. : PALACE
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Highest. : MAXIMAL
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Indulged in idle talk. : VAPORED
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Explorer of 1499. : AMERIGOVESPUCCI
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Nothing. : NIL
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Historic naval battle, 1571. : LEPANTO
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Light upon. : HIT
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Iron: Fr. : FER
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Maiden-lady-like. : STAID
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Beguiling tricks. : WILES
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Prefix in chemistry. : ACI
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Toffs. : NOBS
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Maple genus. : ACER
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Processes of growth. : EVOLUTIONS
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Asian gulf. : SIAM
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Hindu classics. : VEDAS
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Brace and bit. : TOOL
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Deep-rooted. : INVETERATE
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Pisgah's summit. : NEBO
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The knee: Lat. : GENU
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Stage of life. : AGE
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Morgan or barb. : HORSE
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One hundred million: Prefix. : TREGA
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Inclement. : RAW
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___ masqué. : BAL
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Imaginary creature. : GREMLIN
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Toreador's Mrs. : SRA
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1492 name. : ISABELLAOFSPAIN
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Delicatessen buy: Colloq. : BALONEY
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Firmly adheres. : CLEAVES
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Equine sounds. : SNORTS
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Greek. : HELLENE
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Special agent. : GMAN
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Branches, in biology. : RAMI
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Conrad hero. : AXEL
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Title. : SIR
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Expressions. : SMILES
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Ardent. : EAGER
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Mud puddle. : SLOP
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Italian noodles. : PASTA
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Fix by decree. : APPOINT
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Dangerous Dan's gal. : LOU
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Roguish. : ARCH
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This: Fr. : CECI
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Alter, adapt, etc. : EDIT
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Air. : VENTILATE
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Explorer of 1498. : VASCODAGAMA
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State of unrest. : FERMENT
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Go-getter's motto. : DOITNOW
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"Where ___?" : WASI
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Sweet stuff. : ICING
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Liberty. : LEAVE
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Fairly. : AVERAGELY
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Frustrated fan. : BOOER
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Boston Brahmins. : SNOBS
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"From noon to dewy ___." : EVE
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___ No Hooks. : USE
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Wild plum. : SLOE
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Pompous: Rare. : TURGENT
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Opera role. : HANSEL
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Gardner and others. : ERLES
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Ransack and rob. : RIFLE
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Parts of garments. : BIBS
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Wise ___ owl. : ASAN
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French composer. : LALO
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___ Lomond. : LOCH
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Except. : SAVE
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See 18 Across. : RIEN
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Handle: Fr. : ANSE
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Town: Abbr. : BOR
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Crony. : PAL

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

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