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New York Times, Tuesday, May 5, 1964

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 30.3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,392
Across
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Headquarters. : BASE
5
Works in the garden. : DIGS
9
Aspects. : SIDES
14
Asian gulf. : OMAN
15
Race track. : OVAL
16
Expunge. : ERASE
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Certain painting. : LANDSCAPE
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Mlle.'s relative. : TANTE
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Nobel prize novelist. : UNDSET
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Swells. : SEAS
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Chief lawn mower. : DAD
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Assert. : SAY
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See 23 Across. : POP
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Kind of writing. : PROSE
29
Wading bird. : SORA
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Propelled with one oar. : SCULLED
33
Home area. : BACKYARD
37
Cloth. : TOILE
38
Rake. : ROUE
39
Slightest. : LEAST
42
Pretense. : POSE
43
Entrance. : INLET
45
Horticulturist. : GARDENER
47
"___ to Know You." : GETTING
50
Surround. : GIRD
51
Outcome. : ISSUE
52
March girl. : AMY
53
A little bit. : DAB
56
Long-ago date. : CIV
58
Winter blanket. : SNOW
60
Guide. : MANAGE
62
Hokkaido port. : OTARU
64
Reckless. : DAREDEVIL
66
Dull finish. : MATTE
67
River into the Fulda. : EDER
68
Craftiness. : WILE
69
Hallow. : BLESS
70
Tastes. : SIPS
71
Plant part. : STEM
Down
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Large pill. : BOLUS
2
Iowa community. : AMANA
3
Like some soil. : SANDY
4
Objects. : ENDS
5
Type of thesis. : DOCTORAL
6
Yellow bugle. : IVA
7
Mountain passes. : GAPS
8
Naps. : SLEEPS
9
Transplants. : SETSOUT
10
Irish fighting group. : IRA
11
Lawn-makers' challenge. : DANDELION
12
This: Sp. : ESTA
13
___ catalogue. : SEED
18
Rebellion of 1857. : SEPOY
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Part of an ellipse. : ARC
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Peel. : PARE
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Angled upward. : SLOPED
29
Nautical scoops. : SKEETS
31
Instead. : ELSE
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Hoofed animals. : DEER
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Square-rigged vessel. : BRIG
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Super-duper. : AONE
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Hoe. : CULTIVATE
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Honored name at U.N. : DAG
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Norse legend. : SAGA
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Pruning shears. : TRIMMERS
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Muscles, nerves, etc. : TISSUES
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Arethusa. : DRYAD
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Sister. : NUN
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Hollow stones. : GEODES
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Lifeboat support. : DAVIT
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Quick. : AGILE
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Brazilian port. : BELEM
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Rake. : COMB
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European country: Abbr. : ITAL
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N. African valley. : WADI
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Information. : NEWS
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Certain stock market items: Abbr. : RTS
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Fabric. : REP

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

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