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New York Times, Friday, December 18, 1964

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 25.0
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,619
Across
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Man of South Pacific. : FIJI
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Himalayan goats. : TAHRS
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Relative of Ham. : SHEM
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Furniture style. : ADAM
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___ propre. : AMOUR
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Blood: Prefix. : HEMO
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Office item. : CLIP
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Relative of gobbledygook. : MUMBOJUMBO
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Slippery fellow. : EEL
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Farewell: Lat. : VALE
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Fabric. : SATEEN
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Certain containers. : BOILERS
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Joins together. : BINDS
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Finch. : LINNET
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Religious work of art. : ICON
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Vegetable dish. : PUREE
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Knitting term. : CASTSOFF
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German connective. : UND
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Boxing maneuver. : FEINT
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French ruler. : ROI
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Church building. : BASILICA
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Cognizant. : AWARE
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Close by. : NIGH
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Very wise one. : SAVANT
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Praises highly. : LAUDS
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Broadway event. : OPENING
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Early job for Julius Caesar. : AEDILE
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Colonial patriot. : OTIS
55
Raises. : UPS
58
Salesman's appurtenances. : PRICELISTS
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Minute quantity. : ATOM
61
Measure used in 30 Down. : PINT
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Short title of Rousseau novel. : EMILE
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Sound. : SANE
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Understands. : SEES
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Wins at chess. : MATES
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Understood. : KNEW
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Look toward. : FACE
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Frivolous. : IDLE
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Cell dwellers. : JAILBIRDS
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Gremlin. : IMP
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Highly seasoned dish. : TAMALE
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Charm. : AMULET
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Winslow of art. : HOMER
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Burnish. : RUB
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Rialto signs. : SROS
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Some invalids. : SHUTINS
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Western stars. : HEMEN
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Plant firmly. : EMBED
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Wanders about listlessly. : MOONS
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Ruffle. : JABOT
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Honeysuckle. : VINE
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Individual. : ONE
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Chinese city. : SIAN
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Silver, in alchemy. : LUNA
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Timetable abbreviation. : CST
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Where to buy a mild-and-bitter. : PUB
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U. S. agency. : CIA
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Simian. : ORANGUTAN
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Knox, for one. : FORT
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Archaic exclamation. : FIE
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Fruit. : FIG
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Satellite. : ECHO
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Accuses. : INDICTS
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Kind of fabric. : LISLE
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Rara ___. : AVIS
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Ill-looking. : WAN
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Decide. : SETTLE
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Herbaceous plants. : ANISES
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Northern Europeans. : LAPPS
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Nest. : AERIE
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City NE of Venice. : UDINE
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Assume as a fact. : POSIT
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Kind of school: Abbr. : ELEM
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Corn bread. : PONE
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Saw-billed duck. : SMEW
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Honshu town. : IMA
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Invite. : ASK

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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