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New York Times, Tuesday, November 3, 1964

33-Across : Important event in the U. S.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 25.2 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,574
Across
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Expert in an ancient language. : ARABIST
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Antifreeze. : ALCOHOL
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Member of a ball team. : SENATOR
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Cut: Fr. : COUPURE
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Florida cape. : KENNEDY
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Truncated signature of White House fame. : HTRUMAN
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Chilled. : ICED
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Few: Fr. : PEU
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Certain cities: Abbr. : SPTS
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Govt. agency: Abbr. : NHA
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Some tires. : SPARES
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Farm implement. : HOE
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"Arizona Portraits" man. : GOLDWATER
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Lawyers: Abbr. : BARRS
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Age: Lat. : AETAS
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Conserves. : SAVES
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Important event in the U. S. : ELECTIONDAY
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Handle of a scythe. : SNATH
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Auto races: Slang. : DRAGS
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Massenet opera. : THAIS
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Desk. : SECRETARY
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Circular border. : RIM
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Thicker. : DENSER
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Book of the Bible: Abbr. : LEV
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"___ penny ... " : ONEA
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Leaf cutter. : ANT
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Small dog of tropical America. : ALCO
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Chaucer's "The ___ Tale." : MILLERS
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Lexicographer of 1755. : JOHNSON
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Place of honey cache. : BEETREE
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American sculptor. : EPSTEIN
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Missions. : ERRANDS
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Name again. : RETITLE
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Inviting. : ASKING
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Reverberate. : REECHO
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Temper. : ANNEAL
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Parade group. : BAND
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Native of: Suffix. : ITE
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Turf. : SOD
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Strive. : TRY
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"Give ___ for the team." : ACHEER
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Egyptian symbol. : LOTUS
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Pound dog. : CUR
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Musical work. : OPUS
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First name of movie fame. : HUMPHREY
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Bryan and others. : ORATORS
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Spectacle parts. : LENSES
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Last word of Henry Clay aphorism. : PRESIDENT
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Desserts, in England. : SWEETS
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Mend. : PATCH
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Rat-___. : ATAT
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___ Lama. : DALAI
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Symbol of Wisconsin. : BADGER
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Stop: Naut. : AVAST
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Trap. : SNARE
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Painter of a sort. : ENAMELER
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Sea animals. : ORCS
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More glowing. : SHINIER
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Organ stops imitating trumpet tones. : TROMBE
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Realizes. : SENSES
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Ready. : ALLSET
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Spring back. : RECOIL
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French girl's name. : YVONNE
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Took a chance. : DARED
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High: Lat. : ALTA
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Against. : ANTI
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Sea bird. : ERN
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Book of the Bible: Abbr. : JER
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Poetic word. : OPE
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See 18 Across. : HST

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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