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New York Times, Tuesday, May 26, 1964

49-Down : Have ___ to pick.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 36.2
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,413
Across
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London district. : SOHO
5
Military times. : DDAYS
10
Flemish painter. : HALS
14
Park vehicle. : PRAM
15
Crystalline compound. : IODOL
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To one side: Dial. : AGEE
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French pronoun. : ELLE
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Gallery event. : ONEMANSHOW
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Swerves. : DEFLECTS
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Hydrocarbon. : CETANE
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Former Czech VIP. : BENES
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Former German VIP. : KAISER
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Glides. : SKATES
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Tête-___. : ATETE
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Kind. : ILK
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Theatrical VIP. : MERMAN
32
Army men. : SGTS
36
Wary: Slang. : LEERY
38
Painting. : OIL
39
Condescend. : STOOP
40
Mother of Castor. : LEDA
41
Legal list. : DOCKET
43
"Three ___ match." : ONA
44
Choleric. : IRATE
46
Egyptian VIP. : NASSER
48
Circus VIP. : BARNUM
51
Chemical compound. : AMINE
52
Domiciles. : ABODES
53
Simple wind instruments. : OCARINAS
56
Alaskan prospectors. : SOURDOUGHS
58
Throw things at. : PELT
59
Look ___. : INTO
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Nostrils. : NARES
61
Outside: Prefix. : ECTO
62
Ooze. : SEEP
63
Gustavus VI. : SWEDE
64
Gambol. : SKIP
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Dashed. : SPED
2
Heraldic band. : ORLE
3
Not well planned. : HALFBAKED
4
Spanish item. : OMELET
5
Bishop's concern. : DIOCESE
6
Prohibitions. : DONTS
7
Noun suffixes. : ADES
8
Hebrew day. : YOM
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Let up. : SLACKEN
10
Most rash. : HASTIEST
11
Oriental rulers. : AGHAS
12
Sierra ___. : LEONE
13
Drain. : SEWER
19
Wonderful, in current lingo. : NEAT
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"An ___ of the People." : ENEMY
25
Horizontal timber. : SILL
26
Swiss painter. : KLEE
27
Vestment. : AMICE
28
Rumor. : TALK
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Partner of branch. : ROOT
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Kind of lamp. : GOOSENECK
34
A flat, for one. : TONE
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Box. : SPAR
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Part of a shower. : RAINDROP
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One step of a series. : STAIR
41
Plums. : DAMSONS
42
All together. : ENMASSE
45
Felt regret. : RUED
47
Takes pot shots (at). : SNIPES
48
Fundamental principle. : BASIS
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Have ___ to pick. : ABONE
50
Way. : ROUTE
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Longed. : ACHED
53
Cyclops' cousin. : OGRE
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High: Prefix. : ALTI
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Block. : STOP
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Labor group. : UAW

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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