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New York Times, Wednesday, November 11, 1964

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { F J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 17.1
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,582
Across
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___ words (pun). : PLAYON
7
Authoritative reply. : ORACLE
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Archbishop. : PRIMATE
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Serving tea. : POURING
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Do ___ (show great respect for). : HONORTO
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Strength. : POTENCE
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Exaggerate. : OVERDO
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One of a well-known trio. : TOM
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Deal in. : SELL
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Suitable moment. : TIME
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Porgy's beloved. : BESS
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Nonchalant. : COOL
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Poem. : ODE
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Very friendly. : CLOSE
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Verdun's river. : MEUSE
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Contest joiner. : ENTRANT
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Gave expression to. : VENTED
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Puritan of Charles I's day. : ROUNDHEAD
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Meal: Colloq. : SPREAD
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Interrupt, as a ball game. : RAINOUT
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Fold. : PLEAT
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Outstanding thing: Slang. : DILLY
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Stripling. : LAD
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Companion of 41 Across. : LASS
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Vivid. : LIVE
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Insect in a cocoon. : PUPA
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Westernmost of the Aleutians. : ATTU
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Siderite. : ORE
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Swiss dwelling. : CHALET
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Warehouse costs. : STORAGE
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Ready. : PREPARE
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Dissenter on dogma. : HERETIC
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Cognate. : RELATED
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Edit. : REDACT
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Gave a cheer. : YELLED
Down
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Stipulate. : PROVIDE
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Football players. : LINEMEN
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Con ___. : AMORE
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Measure. : YARD
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Palindromic man's name. : OTTO
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Recent: Prefix. : NEO
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Withstand. : OPPOSE
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Sign on a brownstone front. : ROOMS
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Or: Lat. : AUT
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Gradual increase in loudness. : CRESCENDO
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Baseball term. : LINEOUT
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Surround. : ENCLOSE
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Shot of a sort. : PHOTO
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Solidified. : GELLED
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Car-buying inducement. : TESTDRIVE
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Beethoven's birthplace. : BONN
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Slav. : CROAT
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Praise. : LAUD
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Labor leader. : MEANY
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Cherished. : TREASURED
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Bridal symbol. : VEIL
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Hero of 1776. : HALE
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Ostentatious display: Colloq. : SPLASH
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Dish. : PLATTER
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Give back. : RESTORE
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Howl. : ULULATE
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Diminished slowly. : TAPERED
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To the point. : DIRECT
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Not au courant. : DATED
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Mode of reasoning. : LOGIC
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Of the Vatican. : PAPAL
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Indian from Ontario. : CREE
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Gehenna. : HELL
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One ___ time. : ATA
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Leverage. : PRY

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