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New York Times, Friday, May 22, 1964

11-Down : C'est ___.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 16.4
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,409
Across
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Obscure. : BEFOG
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Asian monk. : LAMA
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Pal: Slang. : PARD
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Convex molding, : OVOLO
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State: Abbr. : ALAS
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Sachet. : ODOR
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Star in Cygnus. : DENEB
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Indian princess in "Peter Pan." : TIGERLILY
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Omega. : END
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Building material. : ADOBE
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Buenos ___. : AIRES
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Part of an opera. : SCENA
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Contents of a pot. : ANTES
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Early spring forest growth. : SKUNKCABBAGE
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Kind of moth. : LUNA
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Seaport of Israel. : ACRE
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Luau item. : POI
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Fat. : ADIPOSE
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Genesis character. : SERPENT
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Except. : BUT
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Idlers: Colloq. : BUMS
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Oil tree. : EBOE
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Begonias. : ELEPHANTEARS
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Spread out. : SPLAY
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Ancient theater. : ODEON
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View halloo. : SHOUT
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Pounce (upon). : SWOOP
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Cave dweller. : BAT
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Weed. : DANDELION
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Cheer. : ELATE
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Der ___. : ALTE
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His: Fr. : ALUI
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Fate, in Buddhism. : KARMA
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Sheep-killing parrots. : KEAS
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Companion of dashes. : DOTS
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Precept. : AXIOM
Down
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Presage. : BODE
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Fair. : EVEN
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Affectionate. : FOND
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See 52 Across. : OLE
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Return. : GOBACK
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Diana's mother. : LATONA
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Fictional woodcutter. : ALIBABA
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Wizard, old style. : MAGE
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Suffix in chemistry. : ASE
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Cultured. : POLITE
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C'est ___. : ADIRE
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Hero and heroine. : ROLES
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Prohibition proponents. : DRYS
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Spacecraft. : RANGER
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Companion of Jan. : DEC
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Grasp eagerly (with "at"). : SNAP
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Central European river. : AARE
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Thick slice. : SLAB
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Antelope. : KUDU
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___ rule. : UNIT
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Science degree. : BCS
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Armadillo. : PEBA
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___ about (approximately). : ONOR
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Believers in: Suffix. : ITES
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Flattened at the poles. : OBLATE
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Chop ___. : SUEY
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High title: Abbr. : EMP
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Part of a hammer head. : PEEN
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Lead to the door. : SHOWOUT
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Side-steps. : ELUDES
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Handsome fellow. : ADONIS
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Recent: Prefix. : NEO
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City in Kansas. : TOPEKA
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Rock. : SHALE
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___ Delgada. : PONTA
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Northern state: Abbr. : SDAK
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Farm building. : SILO
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Italian seaport. : BARI
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Vapor: Prefix. : ATMO
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Group. : TEAM
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Young one. : LAD
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Easy. : LAX

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

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