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New York Times, Wednesday, December 23, 1964

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J X Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 19.5
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,624
Across
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Mailed. : SENT
5
Heights. : ALPS
9
Sea of the East Indies. : BANDA
14
Tenor's forte. : ARIA
15
Chops. : MEAT
16
Seething. : ABOIL
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Degree of quality. : RANK
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Drink. : SODA
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Reader's choice. : NOVEL
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Bear witness. : ATTEST
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Omnipresence. : UBIQUITY
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Expression of ennui. : HOHUM
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Wood. : WALNUT
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Elegant: Brit. slang. : POSH
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Ties. : EVENSUP
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That: It. : CHE
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Equipment. : GEAR
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Immediately. : ATONCE
38
Weather prediction. : COLD
40
Improve. : AMEND
42
Determination. : WILL
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Moves slowly. : CREEPS
45
Ocean (with "the"). : DEEP
47
Timely. : PAT
48
Nullified. : INVALID
50
Stole. : WRAP
52
Parts of pedestals. : DADOES
54
Praises. : LAUDS
58
Environs. : PURLIEUS
61
Prepared. : ALLSET
62
Word on an air letter. : AVION
63
Thermal units. : BTUS
65
Product of Mauna Loa. : LAVA
66
Respond. : REACT
67
Bound. : LEAP
68
Stravinsky. : IGOR
69
Discourses. : TALKS
70
Slips up. : ERRS
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Impression. : DENT
Down
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Name meaning princess. : SARAH
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Helicon dweller. : ERATO
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Beethoven's ___. : NINTH
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Become interested in. : TAKEUP
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European city: Abbr. : AMST
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Constellation. : LEO
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Italian city. : PADUA
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Manger's place. : STABLE
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Christmas dinner. : BANQUET
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Almost at this moment. : ABOUTNOW
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Date, before Election Day. : NOVI
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Tokyo assembly. : DIET
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Associate. : ALLY
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Weather word. : SMOG
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Intruder. : INVADER
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Bang. : WHAM
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Shore. : SEASIDE
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Cut. : SNIP
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Western campus. : UCLA
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Fur. : PELT
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4th cen. date. : CCCI
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Noisemaker. : HORN
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Height: Abbr. : ELEV
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Light color. : RED
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Complete standstill. : DEADLOCK
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Newport ___. : NEWS
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Objections. : PLAINTS
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Become insipid. : PALL
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Bridge term. : DOUBLE
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Ashy. : PALLID
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Chemical compound. : ESTER
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Custom. : USAGE
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River in Scotland. : DEVON
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Jump. : START
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Section. : PART
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Eye structure. : UVEA
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100 dinars. : RIAL
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Snakes. : ASPS
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Nasser's concern. : UAR

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

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