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New York Times, Thursday, December 31, 1964

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 36.0
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,632
Across
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Radar signal. : BLIP
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Jokes. : GAGS
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First, in Italy. : PRIMA
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Prefix with mat or crat. : AUTO
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So be it. : AMEN
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Encumbered. : LADEN
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End of a drought. : RAIN
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Asian bird. : MYNA
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Businessman. : AGENT
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Prominent statesman. : BUNCHE
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Encroach. : TRESPASS
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Wise to. : HEP
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Andean animal. : LLAMA
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Harold Wilson, for example. : LABORITE
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Start of a basketball game. : TAPOFF
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Hawaiian baking pit. : IMU
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Satellite of Mars. : DEIMOS
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In any case. : EVER
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Necessities. : MUSTS
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___ Jongg. : MAH
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Part of a bowling game. : FRAME
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Repeat. : ECHO
43
Refutation. : DENIAL
45
Pshaw! : TUT
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Jet's milieu. : SKYWAY
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Provision searchers. : FORAGERS
50
Lariat. : RIATA
52
Age of innocence. : TWO
53
Early form of flute. : RECORDER
56
Line on a weather map. : ISOBAR
60
Open-mouthed. : AGAPE
61
Book of the Bible. : AMOS
63
Accomplished. : DONE
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Not in the least. : NEVER
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See 44 Down. : SERT
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Raised. : BRED
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Sheath. : DRESS
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Work units. : ERGS
69
Evergreens. : YEWS
Down
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Sharpness. : BARB
2
Lanai feast. : LUAU
3
Drummer's concern: Abbr. : ITIN
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Blanket cloak. : PONCHO
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Gourmet's dish. : GAMEPIE
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March girl. : AMY
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Eisenhower, for example. : GENTLEMANFARMER
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Canine sound. : SNARL
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Blood bank item. : PLASMA
10
Writing surface. : RAGPAPER
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Fancy. : IDEA
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Mind: Lat. : MENS
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Aardvark's diet. : ANTS
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Cattle. : HERDS
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Emulates Jack Horner. : EATS
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Fruits. : LIMES
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In a raging manner. : AMUCK
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Like some hairdos. : BUSHY
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Famous Father. : TIME
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Egg-shaped. : OVATE
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Thighbone. : FEMUR
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Is nervous. : FRETS
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Louisville's river. : OHIO
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Nautical gear. : TOWROPES
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Cracks. : FLAWS
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A pair. : DYAD
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Marin and others. : ARTISTS
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Frames for drying. : AIRERS
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Parting word. : GOODBY
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Pester. : TEASE
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Strip of shoe leather. : RAND
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River into the Elbe. : EGER
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Bruin's home. : CAVE
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Humdrum one. : BORE
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Over again. : ANEW
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Burgundies. : REDS
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NATO, for one. : ORG

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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