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New York Times, Tuesday, December 29, 1964

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 23.0
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,630
Across
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Exclamations. : HAHS
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Flooded. : AWASH
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Form of folk dance. : TROT
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Musical instrument. : OBOE
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Card game. : MONTE
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Form of competition. : RACE
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First name in detective fiction. : NERO
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One way to travel. : UNDERWATER
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Circulates. : ISSUES
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Saroyan, for one. : ARMENIAN
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New York island. : ELLIS
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Well-known four. : SEASONS
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Monetary abbreviation. : CTS
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Fastener. : SNAP
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Runner. : SKI
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Huzzas. : RAHS
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One of Yuma's rivers. : GILA
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Girls' names meaning "little." : ETTAS
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One way to read. : ALOUD
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Ad ___. : LIB
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TV term. : RERUN
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Well-known naturalist. : BEEBE
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Burn. : SEAR
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Results of research. : DATA
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Future date. : MML
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Short distance. : STEP
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Beverage. : NOG
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Goes off the track. : DERAILS
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___ Park. : ESTES
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Another way to travel. : OVERLAND
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Meddle (with). : TAMPER
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Locally. : REGIONALLY
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Cause emotion. : MOVE
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Asiatic country. : IRAN
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Type of window. : ORIEL
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Uninteresting. : ARID
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Since, in Scotland. : SYNE
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Seven, in Italy. : SETTE
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French town. : STLO
Down
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"___ soit ... " : HONI
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Namesakes of a president. : ABES
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U-shaped object. : HORSESHOE
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City north of Inchon. : SEOUL
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Entertaining. : AMUSING
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Was first. : WON
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"With a Smile ___ Song." : ANDA
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Endings for song or ring. : STERS
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Greek god. : HERMES
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Passed through. : TRANSITED
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Proportion. : RATIO
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Indian, for one. : OCEAN
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Sea birds. : TERNS
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More ineffectual. : WEAKER
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Certain trains. : ELS
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Goes by water. : SAILS
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With 3 Down, a sea animal. : CRAB
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Saga. : TALE
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Travels a fixed course. : PLIES
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See 18 Across. : SUBMARINE
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Ease up. : ABATE
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Entrance. : TRANSPORT
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Means of travel. : AUTO
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Hitch. : SNAG
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Venus ___. : DEMILO
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Remodel. : RESTYLE
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S.A. plains. : LLANOS
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School assn. : PTA
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One of the Days. : DORIS
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Each. : EVERY
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Shakespearean role. : REGAN
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Catch. : SNARE
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Namesakes of Miss Woodhouse. : EMMAS
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Advanced degree. : DLIT
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Ungodly. : EVIL
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Fix over. : REDO
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Tennis term. : LET

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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